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 Posted: Mon 14:46, 04 Nov 2013 Post subject: the newspaper said. A New Zealand skier |
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Safety of sports questioned after Winter X Games accidents
ASPEN, Colo., Jan. 30 () -- Caleb Moore's snowmobile crash and injuries at the Winter X Games in Aspen, Colo., have left some participants questioning the safety of their sports.The annual winter competition, this year at Aspen's Buttermilk ski area, has had a somber feel since Thursday's accident in which Moore,[url=http://www.ferragamooutletu.com/]ferragamo outlet[/url], 25, crashed his snowmobile in freestyle competition, The Denver Post reported Wednesday. Sunday it was announced his condition worsened as a cardiac injury led to a brain complication. He remained in critical condition in a Grand Junction, Colo., hospital, the newspaper said. A New Zealand skier, Rose Battersby, 19, sustained a fractured back while practicing Sunday."When is enough enough?" asked Paul Thacker,[url=http://www.guccioutletonlinen.com/]gucci outlet online[/url], 36, of Anchorage, Alaska, back at the X Games to compete in adaptive snowmobile racing after a 2010 accident left him a paraplegic. "It's kind of like you tell me I can't do something and I'll show you how I can. It's how we are wired."Thacker formerly held the world record for jumping his snowmobile 301 feet.Assessing and mitigating risk is a big part of the X Games, the newspaper noted, as athletes raise the bar with gravity-defying artistry once thought impossible."These are inherent risks in the sport, and I wouldn't do it if I didn't believe in myself," said Canadian medal-winner Kaya Turski. "Still, it is a fine line, and I've crossed that line a few times."
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