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Nick Zoricic dies after an horrible crash

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maximiliaan
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Nick Zoricic (ski cross) just passed away after an horrible crash at the World Championship.
heres is an Link to the actual crash video, Watch out cause this can be Shocking to you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMzQhXSuITU

as an fellow skier,
RIP

Mar 10 2012 11:22AM
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skiskate
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holy shit that was brutal, from going so fast to stopping in like 1 second.
Mar 10 2012 11:25AM
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lands11
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Anyone have any idea why all three landed so far to skiers right? I saw a lot of discussion in the youtube comments but didn't feel like reading them. Maybe someone who has some experience in skiercross have an explanation for this?
Mar 10 2012 11:27AM
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rareison
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Holy fuck that was brutal, RIP
Mar 10 2012 11:31AM
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Blurst
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Crazy shit. I am at my friends house right now who grew up skiing at the same club as Nic. We were skiing there all week but I am glad I wasnt there today because it will be a very somber mood.
Mar 10 2012 11:32AM
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hodlekve
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watched this on live tv earlier today. later, i was listening to radio while skiing, and it was pretty fucked up hearing that i actually died.
RIP
Mar 10 2012 11:34AM
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VanMelle
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damn thats horrible, just so crazy its becoming so more prevalent in our sport now, I know technology and the limits are getting pushed to their limits, but in events like pipe and skier cross its just hard to believe
Mar 10 2012 11:34AM
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ohboy
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That was brutal to even watch. I can't imagine in person. So fast, just to hit something and stop.
R.I.P.
Mar 10 2012 11:40AM
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clive_bixby
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RIP. with the utmost respect, the crash didn't look like a neck breaker. it was a bad crash but I didn't think he would have died. seemed kind of freak accident to me.
Mar 10 2012 11:58AM
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ohboy
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I respect your opinion. But we couldn't see up close what happened when he hit. You could see how fast he was going, and how fast he slowed down upon impact. With that impact, the fence could have screwed up his upper body/neck real bad if it twisted in it.
Mar 10 2012 12:00PM
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Mike-O
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I know a guy whose mom died from whiplash while waiting for the lights to change; a car came a bit too fast from behind, probably only going 20km/h at time of impact, and her neck broke.

So to me, Zoridic's crash definitely looked like a breaker. Pretty brutal to watch.
Mar 10 2012 12:09PM
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N.L.
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with three people on an inside turn like that, he just got forced of the course, horrifying.

Mar 10 2012 12:12PM
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E.C.
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RIP
Mar 10 2012 12:17PM
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BCASSASSIN
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Backcountry avalanche deaths, halfpipe deaths, and a racing death all in one year.   Combined with the absolute lack of snow this year this is the worst season I think I've had.  Vibes to Nick's family and friends, absolutely tragic.
Mar 10 2012 12:23PM
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Z-Juice
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Wow RIP
Mar 10 2012 12:26PM
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E.C.
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these videos should be taken down with respect towards the family and friends
Mar 10 2012 12:34PM
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rudager
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Well fuck. RIP man. Never thought I'd hear about a death in skier cross
Mar 10 2012 12:50PM
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ohboy
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Also, I think it may have been partly the courses fault. Notice how all 3 skiers landed to the right of the blue line. None were even close to the center of the landing. Does that show something is wrong?
I apologize if I am wrong, I am not an expert on ski-cross.
Mar 10 2012 12:52PM
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J-Neal
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devastating news, R.I.P
Mar 10 2012 1:23PM
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annex_
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RIP. This has not been a good year for the ski community.
Mar 10 2012 1:34PM
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Trawltopilot
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true. horrible crash, thoughts and prayers to his family
Mar 10 2012 1:46PM
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Blurst
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They just showed the video on TSN. What the fuck?
Mar 10 2012 1:49PM
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hoodratz47
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what lack of snow? really. you throw that in there



Mar 10 2012 1:54PM
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Stang*
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damn, RIP Nick
Mar 10 2012 1:58PM
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chuck_testa
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O shit. Rip nick. I knew his family. +vibes to his family and friends.
Mar 10 2012 2:58PM
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iffe
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The uploader of the video has the cheek to advertise a dating website in the description...

RIP. The saddest thing to me is that this looked like it would have been preventable by better course designing.
Mar 10 2012 3:01PM
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E.C.
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what the fuck really?
Mar 10 2012 3:06PM
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malonius_funk
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this is really horrible. stuff like this shouldn't happen. something must have been wrong with the course and why did they put a safety net there? there wasn't anything behind it for him to hit. RIP.
Mar 10 2012 3:36PM
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Bumblesteeze
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RIP, this is so sad.

The course looked terribly designed, they all landed way out to the left of the landing.
Mar 10 2012 4:07PM
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fucking
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if you weren't born yesterday, you'd know that they do this pretty frequently and not just TSN but other networks and shows as well. it's nothing new and i personally don't have a problem with it because it was a live televised event, shit happens and honestly everyone has a bit of morbid curiosity with it (including everyone in this thread). remember the picture widely circulated of the luge racer mid-air before striking the cement pole? it happens and no one's forcing anyone to watch it.
Mar 10 2012 5:35PM
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chicken
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RIP

Mar 10 2012 6:16PM
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cwillygood
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Thats terrrible...RIP
Mar 10 2012 6:18PM
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Parks.
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video got removed...anyway very sad that he had to go this way :(
Mar 10 2012 6:19PM
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lord-steezus
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USJM_izK-04
for those who must see.

this is horrifying.
just, damn.
Mar 10 2012 6:30PM
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cheener12
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oh man.....................................
vibes to family and R.I.P.
Mar 10 2012 7:07PM
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Goku
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FIS needs to inspect this and take this into consideration when planning courses, that fence should not have been there
Mar 10 2012 9:12PM
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meth_man
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wow why is this on youtube
Mar 10 2012 10:08PM
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.squirrely.
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too many people have left us this year... RIP
Mar 10 2012 10:21PM
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Blurst
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well they kind of are forcing me to watch it when I am watching the six o clock news and they show it. I really dont need to see it and feel like they should respect both him and his family.
Mar 11 2012 9:11AM
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tspanagel
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Wow.. Rip sip
Mar 11 2012 9:20AM
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Hoppy
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RIP.
Mar 11 2012 9:55AM
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fucking
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you got feet don't you? that's life man, it happens.
Mar 11 2012 11:14AM
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snocompton
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for those of you wondering what vid looks like: its not that bad. really surprising someone died from it. and hes moving around so its not like your looking at a dead body
Mar 11 2012 12:18PM
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hnosyalnif
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^True but it is still a pretty brutal impact/deceleration.

RIP.
Mar 11 2012 4:51PM
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Chubz.
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I'm almost afraid of the way our sport is going. There have been soo many deaths this year, such a tragic winter for the skiing community. RIP.
Mar 11 2012 4:58PM
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Mr.DarthVader
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video got deleted, any other links
Mar 11 2012 5:00PM
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Jibasaurus
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USJM_izK-04
Working link for those that our curious. I think that looked like an error in the course, but I'm not too sure. RIP
Mar 11 2012 5:15PM
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Rosbif
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So sad, not sure I want to watch the video, intrigued though.
Mar 11 2012 6:37PM
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samsquamch
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man this sucks, too many skiers lost this year, totally agree about the line painting, might just be the camera angle but it looks seriously off
Mar 11 2012 6:47PM
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Goku
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Whoever placed that fence there should be at fault. There needs to be FIS regulations about how far a fence must be from a landing ramp and to kind of angle it should be at to minimize damage should an accident occur
Mar 11 2012 8:17PM
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