Huck_It_Baby
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Anyone else think airlifting her out with a heli is a little extreme? Not understanding that one but I certainly don't have all the details.
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Anyone else think airlifting her out with a heli is a little extreme? Not understanding that one but I certainly don't have all the details.
The women got hurt racing, let's see you do what she has in a great career. Hope she gets better soon..!The airlifting out is a joke. For a blown knee? Sheesh.
At least in my little ski community, people are over LV. It seems she cant go a month without some drama.
The airlifting out is a joke. For a blown knee? Sheesh.
I think it is std. protocol when the skier is unable to get down the mtn. under their own power in Europe for racing. At least from what I see when I watch racing
If that is indeed the case its a pretty sickening waste of resources
US doctor was on the crash site evaluating her. He could have deemed it necessary if there was a lot of pain.Comparing alpine ski racing to the most popular spectator sport in the world is a bit of a stretch.
With deadhead on this one, its was completely unneeded.
Comparing alpine ski racing to the most popular spectator sport in the world is a bit of a stretch.
With deadhead on this one, its was completely unneeded.
Wow.Lots of desk doctors here.It possibly could have been a knee dislocation.In a severe case that can be life threatening.
US doctor was on the crash site evaluating her. He could have deemed it necessary if there was a lot of pain.
Wow.Lots of desk doctors here.It possibly could have been a knee dislocation.In a severe case that can be life threatening.
Yup, that's standard procedure at any worldcup race where the weather is safe enough for a helicopter to fly. Injuries to world class athletes in a big money sport will almost always result in a "dramatic" response to get them to appropriate care as quickly as possible. If it had been a lower level race or even a recreational skier/rider that suffered an injury where they couldn't make it down the hill on their own, then you can pretty much bet that they'd be getting a tobogan ride to the base area care center and then and ambulance ride from there to the hospital.
I'm sure in a day or two when she's comfortable enough to fly the distance, Lindsey will be on a private medical jet directly into Vail where the docs at the Steadman clinic who treat the US Ski Team athletes (and many a world class athlete from multiple sports for that matter) will perform the surgery and get her rehab started. Plus, I'm guessing that both Redbull and NBC Sports will periodically be dropping in on her to check out the progress of her rehab and shoot some video for segments to air over the next year before the Sochi games