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Candide Thovex crashes on The Big Bertha

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dr_phil
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He hit the deck, he didn't have enough speed
Apparently he hurt his back, it's not looking good ... :(
Apr 5 2007 12:44PM
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BFINO13
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such a gnarly jump
Apr 5 2007 8:36PM
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Thomson.
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that was the only thing I was thinking of when I saw this jump.
Apr 5 2007 8:40PM
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-+Siver+-
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nooo candide is god he can't get hurt at his own competition
Apr 5 2007 8:49PM
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md.
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wow, I didn't realize that was candide
Apr 5 2007 8:58PM
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dweezileast
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the sequence isn't candide i don't think. The shot of everybody huddled around someone is candide
Apr 5 2007 9:08PM
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DJSTEVEINNIAMIXX
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if you fall eny way on that jump your garenteed to get hert
Apr 5 2007 9:17PM
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KL.
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looks like giant red piss landing on the knuck
Apr 5 2007 9:26PM
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CooksCorner
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WTF Kohl, callin out mike before me?!?!
Apr 5 2007 9:35PM
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adam.
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i was thinking the exact same thing, mike would probably do wilson flip over it first hit
Apr 5 2007 9:38PM
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chairdawg
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candide invatation has the most insane features ive ever seen
Apr 5 2007 9:38PM
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dr_phil
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Yep, it's not Candide on the sequence, he crashed the same way, but much more harder. The latest news say that Candide's hip isn't broken but is vertebrae is fucked up (I don't know if it's broken or not)
And someone asked if someone had cleared the Big Bertha this year, the answer is no.
Apr 5 2007 9:45PM
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Capurnicus
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haha
Apr 5 2007 9:56PM
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*DrewT*
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my god I feel obliged to point out the obvious here. Booters ball last year didn't go so well considering someone nearly killed himself.

I could tell from the first time I saw a picture of this jump that it was a bad idea. Good luck Candide, you're the man, get well soon. Props for trying it but I can't see why you'd wanna hit that jump anyways
Apr 6 2007 3:41AM
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TWoods
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yea, I agree completely. 
I think the fact that they felt the need to rake soft snow onto the knuckle is an indicator that it probably a dangerous jump
Apr 6 2007 3:50AM
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skithedirt
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that fuckin sucks
Apr 6 2007 7:37AM
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Krish
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noooo..... http://www.skipass.com/news/Candide-Thovex-blesse.html
Apr 6 2007 8:52AM
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FartBoy05
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so he broke or fractured his lower back?
Apr 6 2007 9:17AM
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bpalmer
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at southshore soldiers camp in heavenly doing sw backflips off the side of rail lips.
Apr 6 2007 9:49AM
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theFrenchman
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yeah he broke is lower back a vertebrae to be precious but he still has control of his legs and no "large Damage" he should be off the slopes for a while tough...
Apr 6 2007 10:06AM
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*DrewT*
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it say's he's getting operated on today but the doctors are very confident. It sounds like a bad injury but not one that will change his carreer
Apr 6 2007 10:17AM
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bpalmer
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i hope he keeps going huge. candide is the best skier alive.
Apr 6 2007 10:36AM
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Rez4frederick
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uhhhhh what does that say?

And andrewT, STFU, its called having BALLS.  If you are someone who keeps pushing the limits, you are going to get hurt sooner or later.  Quit acting like you are some sort of rocket scientist when it comes to hitting jumps
Apr 6 2007 10:54AM
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pixz
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Last news:

Well Candide broke the L1 vertebra and then get operate this afternoon. Docs' are trustfully and Cand seems to be too. Hop he will be fine ...
Apr 6 2007 10:58AM
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finnafuckyobitch
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oh shit hopes he gets well soon
Apr 6 2007 11:02AM
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SnowMedic
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in tahoe
Apr 6 2007 11:36AM
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snocompton
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word
Apr 6 2007 12:20PM
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JibEarth
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i think that jump was a good idea, its just people didnt get enough speed, guys do way bigger cliff drops and stuff its called progression. but wow imust say what that pic show is like jumping off a building to pavement hope he is ok
Apr 6 2007 12:35PM
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FigmentFilmski
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hehe, he probably woulda still overshot the landing
Apr 6 2007 1:39PM
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TheQuailman
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tables too long for the jump even with enough speed and its a step down which makes it worse
Apr 6 2007 2:13PM
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Colt45er
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dam thats a ridiculous case...........
Apr 6 2007 2:18PM
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*monsterskier*
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ouch.. that must suck. hope he's ok
Apr 6 2007 2:22PM
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dr_phil
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Here's a video of him crashing (quality isn't great):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG_UwpHO8YM
Apr 6 2007 2:25PM
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vosgcone
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holy shit
Apr 6 2007 3:08PM
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InfernoHits
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I understand how pros want to go bigger and set a bar higher but some of this shit is just getting plain dumb. A jump that big isn't worth a picture on NS and 2 shots in a movie.
Apr 6 2007 3:15PM
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Gharf
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he broke is back.
just hope he gets beter.
Apr 6 2007 3:26PM
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Ryanvdonk
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at leviathan, obviously.
Apr 6 2007 3:27PM
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mr_mckee
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alright
so is the train him?
or just the other one?
Apr 6 2007 3:38PM
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STAUSS
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for real nigga.
Apr 6 2007 4:26PM
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tomekk
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https://newschoolers.com/web/content/videos/id/130945/
Apr 6 2007 5:14PM
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colin13
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that was painful to watch
Apr 6 2007 5:20PM
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dmiller
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haha, for real.
Apr 6 2007 6:16PM
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MadSteezin
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Are u new!!?? tht jump is hella dope and look at the sick snow carving on the back side of it!
Apr 6 2007 6:24PM
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Chuckless
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are you an idiot? i think jumps are bad idea when candide breaks his back and nobody has yet to clear the jump. i agree the jump looks cool... but it's just stupid to hit jumps with that kind of risk involved. I mean... candide is one of the best skiers in the world, if he comes up short and does that kind of damage to himself it's stupid.

It really says something about where skiing is going when someone of Candide's caliber breaks his back and might be permenantly injured. Jumps are getting too big.

Apr 6 2007 6:35PM
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BurgRider
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word.  that jump is ill
Apr 6 2007 6:57PM
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poofartpee
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wanna c a vid from the back of the jump yo...and personnely didnt look like he was going very fast he could have deff made it if he sat back on his skis instead of normal tucking
Apr 6 2007 7:34PM
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asfffffffffdd
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bwahahahahahahahaha
Apr 6 2007 7:41PM
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bigbuds
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First of all who is anybody to say a jump is to big... Are you going to tell somebody the plane is to high to go skydiving I don't think so. People make choices and people have to live with the consequences of those choices. I give him props for sacking up and trying to progress the sport!
Apr 6 2007 7:53PM
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Silence
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I hope it gets better soon.
Apr 6 2007 7:55PM
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slimbruddah
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Dude. Your are FUCKING stupid.

Do you know who Andrew Taylor is?

Reply fucktard.
Apr 6 2007 8:38PM
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