Kitzbuhel 2008 Downhill Crash Compilation

[snowyphil65]

there is nothing worse than chattering out of a binding, i did it once this year on ice at 40+mph these guys do it at 80+mph, 40 was a crappy ride, i cant imagine how bad it is at that speed

[arytonjames]

queer music?

[rpwVideoInstruction]

Anyone out there know what eventually happened to the first guy in the video? He looked really bad after that crash.

[spencerogden]

@rpwVideoInstruction Came back and finished Kitzbuhel in 2010

[lexmossman]

you'll see him this week in the olympics! he's amazing!!

[penguinaitor1499]

@rpwVideoInstruction he was in a coma for 13 hours. Two years later he was back racing.

[ylekiot43]

I downhil ski myself, and even do a little racing, but nothing at that spees and level. Those speeds are insane!

[KillaBeezAK]

Downhill is the event they are skiing not the type of skiing they are doin, thats called alpine.

[beeroosterm]

The first guy was going over 87 mph. Sick.

[muerteman2915]

what osng is in this video?

[bmx406]

3:04 Holy ankle break! Ouch!

[wcwfan33412]

his ankle turned compleatley around

[gymbo63]

somebody check me if i am wrong ,but the most important aspect to a good run is the light. when there is sunlight on the course terrain changes are picked up more easily. most of the crashes seem to happen in areas of "flat light', JUST an observation by someone who has never gone 80 mph on skis. these guys / gals know what there doin!!

[KillaBeezAK]

Lighting plays a huge factor, another is course conditions. But every ski racer has a big crash at some time or another and most of these guys end up coming back eventually. Look at Herman Meyer and his broken leg.

[led0zeppelin1977]

maier got his leg nearly ripped off in a motorcycle accident

wanna see a good crash, look at danny albrecht's or scott maccartney's crash at kitz. ouch

[KillaBeezAK]

he also broke his leg in the Olympics man but I said it mostly for a point.

[caffeenmachine1]

@led0zeppelin1977 or todd brookers.

[penguinaitor1499]

@gymbo63 i am a downhill racer for CVA........the lighting does make a difference, but many times if you hit the terrain wrong, you cant do much........a lot of times if their is sun on the course, it will ice up and make it worse

[ptdnet]

Some teams don't let their rookies do this race. There's a reason for this. That course is K-razy!

[F3xman]

First one : free face peeling

Second one: dont buy cheap bindings!

third: lame

4th: dont try 180° at 120 km/h

[go1988]

ever heard of empathy?

[samnelson159]

how can u empathise when u havnt been in the situation urself?

[go1988]

well thats exactly empathy: to identify yourself with someone, imagine that this happens to you, try to feel what he feels, at least try to understand what he feels. I don't have to be there to know that this must be utterly painful. Making fun of someone suffering from serious injuries (free face peeling) is the exactly opposite of empathy, something I can absolutely not share.

[samnelson159]

yea but man u need to chill down cuz yea rite it might of hurt and yea ok it u can think ouch that wud hurt but in the end of the day this was up on here for a laugh mostly i bet so yea just take it as one n get on wiv it

[c4rv3r]

McCartney - Similar mistake as Deneriaz did during the 2007 Öre finals....

[aaronroksyo]

3:00 destroyed that fence lol

[daylatedollashort]

well at least the first guy finished

[dschoenauer]

nope, Didier Couche

[SupersayajinGoku08]

ouch

[boytschuk]

It's just insane.. I love to ski only for fun but those people taking part in downhill are just crazy, it is enough to say that they're doing over 100 kilometres per hour and in case of loosing control they can't do anything to somehow soften the impact with the ground...

[RSAdiemus]

There's been already another crash on 22/01/09 in Kitzbuhel which is even worse than those crashes shown over here: watch?v=gi37d_UJ2Xg

[mattiadavi]

Ja, das ist Albrecht, der ähnlich wie MCCartney beim Zielsprung gestürzt ist

[Eltoca21]

amazing athletes.

Who sings the song?

[wankoelias]

Screaming, Jets - Better

[Lokiboy8]

The helmet is designed to minimize the twisting of the brain before it contacts the side of the skull during an impact.

No -- I don't work for POC...

I have had toooooo many hits on my head from 2car accidents and many ski crashes as a racer.

I have a POC now, as does my beloved.

That POC saved Scott's life.

And that was enough to sell me.

Happy Trails

Marc

[JohnHomann]

can tell you hit your head a few times

[hayfever1080]

ouch that got to hurt

[Lokiboy8]

Scott was wearing a helmet made by POC --Point of Contact.

It is the ONLY helmet made with stateful construction -- it is the first FULL helmet made Hard Shell-In Mold and it has an aramid honeycomb core that absorbs force and disipates it before it can act on the brain.

Scott's doctors credit the helmets ability to

"de-construct", like the crumple zones on a car, with his even surviving his crash and his fantastic recovery.

[jkf93]

why are they wearing a helmet when everytime they fall they loses it?!

[sk8nmetalpsycho]

they lose the helmet after their head "met" the ground so its important.

[kiempauliweg]

the consistence of the pist this day was inacceptable

[o0oo0oooz]

the first one WTF

[ironguy9922]

one mistake going that fast is amplified a lot

[NudIaug]

The song is called "Better" by the Screaming Jets......

I know the clip is brutal, the first fall was bad. But Scott McCartney recovered fully. Kitzbuhel is just an amazing race and crashes happen.... that's part of the big thrill

[rdovzan]

what is the name of this music the music and the video are amazing and the last fall is so unbeliveble!

[JasionLady]

the move frome miller was so amazing!!

[OwnedByMoomin]

2:35 Swede Hans Olsson crash less than a year later in late november pics up swedens first World Cup podium. 3rd in Lake Louise late november 2008! Go Vikings!

[pimpmaster007]

Nudlaug u are a fuckin bastard!

[nonodendron3]

first guy convulsing WTF

[OwnedByMoomin]

usa scott mc cartney, he recovered well but was out for some time and doctors monitored his recovery cloesly. He ad to stay calm for month before he could do any training again.. Says he doesnt remember a thing from the crash...

[mxchisi]

realy nice compilation!

i was there and i see the mccartney crash live!

[veneziablau]

This is such a brutal course.

[felixauksurfer]

out cold

savage

[NudIaug]

Screaming Jets - Better

[fuefedahoidda]

wie heistn das lied?

[XpolymerX]

These guys are brave as hell

[freeworldofskiing]

if any body finds this funny they should go hang them selves

[SkateSzeneKorntal]

Arme Skifahrer...vorallem der bei 2:54

[Mr22Hyde]

aua