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Coombs on the frontpage

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mattyb.
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an article about coombs was on the frontpage of the new york times today, it was pretty sweet, it tolk backround info, then the whole story of what happened, then about remembering his soul, it was sick when i saw a picture of him skiing a line in the alps on the front page
May 17 2006 2:01PM
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cko
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here's the link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/17/sports/othersports/17ski.html?ex=1148011200&en=cc7631725e2cb8b5&ei=5087%0A
May 17 2006 5:59PM
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hollygrove
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"Last month, Coombs slipped off a cliff and fell 490 feet to his death. He was 48. He was trying to rescue Chad VanderHam, his 31-year-old protégé and skiing partner from the United States. VanderHam had gone over the same cliff moments earlier. He also died."
Oh my god, iI thought it was an avalance.
May 17 2006 6:04PM
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Kori
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what a good article. i'm glad to see that newspapers such as the new york times are writting about our sport.
May 17 2006 6:07PM
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triebby
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that is awesome, coombs was the man. its great that such a mainstream publication covers that, and puts it on the front page.
May 17 2006 6:13PM
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steezin3s
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amazing, that was his last picture,damn. Fuck ya doug!
May 17 2006 6:25PM
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Rosbif
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Shows that even the best, most experienced skiers can still lose it. Sent shivers down my spine.

RIP
May 17 2006 6:33PM
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Skipig25
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That was very good. Read the whole thing. It must be so hard for his family. My thoughts go out to them
May 17 2006 6:33PM
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BFINO13
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thats pretty kool
May 17 2006 6:51PM
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skiRay
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all for his Vanderham
Jun 12 2006 3:12PM
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Holte
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that's really cool that the NY Times took notice. Doug deserved a front page article, he was such a nice guy.
Jun 12 2006 3:31PM
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