4 Skiing Deaths Caught On Tape

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1. Ulrike Maier (22 October 1967 – 29 January 1994) A two-time Super-G World Alpine Ski Champion from Austria, Maier broke her neck in a World Cup race in Garmisch and died a few days later in hospital. It was originally thought the 26-year-old Maier had hit a timing post, but a subsequent investigation found she crashed into a mound of snow that bordered the course. 2. Gernot Reinstadler (24 August 1970 – 19 January 1991) He was regarded as among the most promising young talents of the Austrian downhill team of the early 90's. During training for the Lauberhorn race, while entering the finish S (German: Ziel-S), Reinstadler lost control and crashed into safety nets at full speed, where one of his skis became trapped. Reinstadler suffered a pelvic fracture and severe internal injuries.He died later the same night at an Interlaken hospital 3. Nikola "Nick" Zoricic (19 February 1983 – 10 March 2012) At the World Cup race on 10 March 2012 in Grindelwald, Switzerland, Zoricic crashed hard head first into netting lining the course after going wide and falling on the final jump. He was knocked unconscious, suffered severe skull and brain trauma and was airlifted to a hospital in Interlaken where he was later pronounced dead. 4. Josef "Sepp" Walcher (December 8, 1954 – January 22, 1984) was an Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer. He specialized in the downhill event and won the gold medal at the World Championships in 1978 at Garmisch, West Germany, he was killed at age 29 in a skiing accident in a benefit race in 1984 at his hometown of Schladming I must state that in NO way, shape or form am I intending to infringe rights of the copyright holder. Content used is strictly for research/reviewing purposes and to help educate. All under the Fair Use law. "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use."