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All cases in the list below are from alpine or downhill skiing activities; no skiers have been known to have died during any cross-country event, or in any major international ski jumping competitions (e.g. FIS Ski Jumping World Cup, FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup, FIS Nordic World Ski Championships, and the Olympic Games), though many ski ...
Ross Milne (19), Australia – Downhill skiing – 1964, Innsbruck. Milne died in a ski collision with a tree in practice at Innsbruck four days before the opening of the Games. [18] Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypecki (58), Britain – Luge – 1964, Innsbruck. Kay-Skrzypecki died one day after a luge crash during practice at Innsbruck, which occurred ...
In early 1955, she was the reigning national champion in the slalom, and a top prospect for a medal at the 1956 Winter Olympics, a year away. At age 18, Kinmont competed in the giant slalom at the prestigious Snow Cup in Alta, Utah, on January 30, 1955. [1] [2] [3] She suffered a near-fatal accident which resulted in paralysis from the ...
USA skier Nina O'Brien falls in the second run of the women's giant slalom during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games. (Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images) (JOE KLAMAR via Getty Images)
American alpine skier Mikaela Shiffrin was stretchered off the course following a crash while competing in the annual Alpine Skiing FIS World Cup 2024/25. Shiffrin, 29, is already the most ...
Italian skier Matilde Lorenzi has died after a crash during a training session, the country’s defense ministry announced Tuesday, Oct. 29. Lorenzi was 19 years old. Lorenzi was 19 years old.
The accident occurred on the next-to-last day of the 1992 Winter Olympics, on the morning of the speed-skiing final. Bochatay was the third athlete to die at a Winter Olympics, after British luger Kazimierz Kay-Skrzypeski and Australian skier Ross Milne who both died at Innsbruck 1964.
Austrian skier Stephanie Venier was able to master the terrain for the win, finishing 0.39 seconds ahead of Lara Gut-Behrami. Venier was 0.71 seconds ahead of the three skiers who tied for third ...