Investigation Into the Tragic Death of Nick Zoricic

[Madroch]

Tragic and sad. End of story. Hope his family finds peace- outside a courtroom. Whether they sue and prevail or not.

 

[MadMadWorld]

Of course not! Safety should be a very important factor but there is only so much that can be done. In the case of Zoricic I think the finish landing/area should have been much wider as the chances of contact, falling or being bumped off course are greater at the very end. Hindsight is 20/20 though. Also, as is often the case with extreme sports, athletes push the limits faster than safety measures and technology can catch up. That or they push the limits beyond what safety measures can provide (i.e. base jumping).

If you categorized extreme sports from least to most extreme I think football would be knocking to get in or at the lower level. I think my fellow Rutgers alumnus Eric LeGrand would argue that football is an extreme sport, dont you think?

I don't have a problem with the finish line as much as I do the giant pile of hard snow next to the finish line like that. That is pretty damn negligent. If it was added after they did training runs then they will have a strong case.