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A few vibes for Eric Pollard?

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NinetyFour
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Looks like the big man broke his leg on his first day of skiing in Russia. Nimbus posted an x-ray and this on FaceBook:

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Heal up quick buddy! Such an inspirational guy!
Feb 3 2013 3:39AM
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NotGhood
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this makes me a sad panda, vibes EP
Feb 4 2013 5:57PM
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travman39
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I'm the Travis Cordero who commented lemme say one word...first;) heal fast pollard
Feb 4 2013 9:59PM
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Schoellkopf
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Heal up quick Pollard. You are an inspiration!
Feb 4 2013 10:15PM
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snomaster
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vibes to a fellow Eric!
Feb 5 2013 2:01AM
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Holte
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What a bummer. Get better soon Pollard!! We need to see you on snow.
Feb 5 2013 2:40AM
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Abc567def
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Heal up buddy!
Feb 5 2013 4:06AM
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Mr.Huck
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Vibes man. On the positive, you get to have some quality daddy - daughter time. Enjoy it and heal up.
Feb 5 2013 1:35PM
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T-kind
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unfortunately it's true.. Salt Lake City(2002) - 1,5 billions $ Turin (2006) - 3,6 billions $ Vancouver (2010) - 4 billions $ Sochi (2014) - more than 50 billions $ and larger part was stolen by corruption of Putin's government. a sin and a shame for my country, but it's true.. thats why I call you to ignore this shitshow..
Feb 5 2013 3:30PM
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CottonPuff
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my idol. I broke my pelvis and tailbone the same day. It was meant to be
Feb 5 2013 4:23PM
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chiefbroseph
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fuck, i can't live without nimbus. hope pollard recovers soon! EP the illest
Feb 5 2013 7:25PM
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BlackcountryBill
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http://news.lineskis.com/2013/02/08/eric-pollard-injury-update/


Wait...? What the fuck were the doctors doing?
Feb 8 2013 1:20PM
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OhioDreams
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Holy crap! That sounds hectic, I mean 3 surgeries for a broken tibia? Remind me never to get injured in Russia. Definite vibes to EP, glad to hear that it sounds like he will still make a full recovery despite the setbacks.
Feb 8 2013 1:26PM
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NinetyFour
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Yeah Nimbus said there was a few complications with the surgeries on their Facebook page. Maybe because it took so long to get him out of Russia? Absolutely wild either way and I hope he's back to being 100% in no time.

Some of the other skiing pics on Chris' wall from Russia have looked phenomenal. Big snow storms and snipers... Crazy.
Feb 8 2013 1:40PM
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artrud
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"Eric’s insurance guaranteed air & rescue from anywhere in the world, but that wasn’t good enough in Russia. The amount of customs paperwork & approvals to get in & out delayed the rescue by 48 hrs with essentially no medical services in town."

AKA they needed bribes

heal up soon!!! glad you made it out alive.
Feb 8 2013 5:21PM
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rememberscott
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EP has to be one of my favorite skiers out there... sending vibes your way man!!
Feb 8 2013 5:39PM
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Ben_Mo-Fat
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Damn, hope for a quick recovery.
Feb 8 2013 6:15PM
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Lord.Quasimoto
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why the fuck would they put a cast on a freshly broke tibia?? woowwwwzzaa

heal up EP, sending positive vibes+++
Feb 8 2013 6:20PM
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phreshpow
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So scary to think he probably would have lost his leg/never skied again if his care had been left up to the doctors and medical facility in the town hosting the Olympics in a year... they had better step their fucking game up before the entire world sends their best winter athletes there
Feb 8 2013 7:02PM
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NotGhood
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i'm sorry but the spelling mistake in that article is just too much for me to handle

that is a shitty situation though, i hope nobody hurts themselves at the olympics or else they could be in a bit of a pickle
Feb 8 2013 10:27PM
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mg.
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It really makes me appreciated the level of healthcare we get in NA. I would say 95% of my second year med class would even know not to do that, and we have spend about 10 hours in the hospital so far. Lower tib fractures have the highest risk of developing compartment syndrome. which probably could of been prevented if he it was promptly, properly splinted. Heal fast! you will have some sweet scars.
Feb 8 2013 11:22PM
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rememberscott
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EP is one of my favorite skiers and his videos are just filthy....

but I think this shows that to go that big and slay shit you have to be a little bit out of control? of course most of the time he is in total control, but that one time that he goes for it all I think he might leave his comfort zone and I'm going to take that as a lesson of my own.

Lindsay Vonn and Eric Pollard both break their legs in the same month.. proof that no one is invincible and we all have our limits. I wish them both the best and a full recovery. I love going fast and hitting every bank on the mountain :D
Feb 10 2013 7:37PM
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Inline.
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Bummer for Pollard. He is the smoothest non-park skier I've ever seen.
Feb 10 2013 8:44PM
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last_tango
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Broken leg=down time(other than PT)=tons of art maybe?
Feb 10 2013 9:02PM
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jackf
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yeah that sucks
Feb 10 2013 9:23PM
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.SeaStar
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Lolz. Vibes to nimbus
Feb 10 2013 9:43PM
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Barmski
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get well soon sir!
Feb 11 2013 3:01AM
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MAPLE_SYRUP
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Classically good skier, Heal up soon Pollard!
Feb 11 2013 3:24AM
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LEATH
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Vibes. Hands down my favorite rider.
Feb 12 2013 10:15AM
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Mr_pretzel
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The new update is awful.

Really hoping pollard gets through this and back to 100%

My favorite rider ever and such a huge inspiration.
Feb 12 2013 5:42PM
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NinetyFour
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Video is two years old now, but still completely relevant. Maybe Eric needs some... erhm, a 'special' sort of healing if ya know what I mean ;D Or he could just keep reading Powder.

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Feb 14 2013 8:25PM
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