Tag: skier
Skier dies after crashing into wall
A 66-year-old skier died on Monday at the Pasteur hospital in Nice, reports Provence. She had been hospitalized and plunged into a coma on December 27 after a skiing accident…
A 55-year-old skier dies in an avalanche in Vars
This is the third fatal accident in a week in the Alps, proof that the snowpack is currently very unstable. A 55-year-old skier died on Saturday in an avalanche in…
A 55-year-old skier dies in an avalanche in the Hautes-Alpes
This Saturday, December 10, an avalanche was triggered in Vars, in the Hautes-Alpes, carrying a 55-year-old skier, who was evolving off-piste. The risk of avalanche is particularly high at the…
World Cup in Lillehammer: Cross-country skier Hennig comes second: “Not thought of in life”
World Cup in Lillehammer Cross-country skier Hennig comes second: “Not thought of in life” Third place in Lillehammer: cross-country skier Katharina Hennig. photo © Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/dpa Katharina Hennig is already…
Nordic skiing: cross-country skier Hennig is third in Finland
Nordic skiing Cross-country skier Hennig is third in Finland Went on the podium in Finland: Katharina Hennig. photo © Gian Ehrenzeller/KEYSTONE/dpa Cross-country skiing Olympic champion Katharina Hennig made it onto…
Race in Finland: cross-country skier Klaebo wins at the start of the World Cup
Race in Finland Cross-country skier Klaebo wins at the start of the World Cup The Norwegian Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo won in Ruka. photo © Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/AP/dpa Sprint Olympic champion Johannes…
After an accident in the Himalayas: US skier Nelson’s body recovered
Status: 09/28/2022 1:16 p.m US ski mountaineer Nelson has been found dead two days after her accident on Mount Manaslu in Nepal. The 49-year-old had been missing since Monday. Poor…
Rescue operation in the Himalayas: US skier Nelson missing on Manaslu
Status: 09/27/2022 4:16 p.m Veteran US skier Hilaree Nelson has gone missing on one of the world’s highest mountains in the Himalayas. She is said to have fallen into a…
British skier falls to death near Chamonix
A British skier who was skiing off-piste with a friend in the La Flégère area, in Chamonix (Haute-Savoie) had a fatal fall on Saturday, AFP learned from the high mountain…
Heroes from Austria: skier Johannes Strolz and music star Falco – Panorama
There are traditionally two ways to achieve the greatest veneration in Austria: you are either dead or a ski racer. In this respect it is a very good week, because…