Skiing is one of those pastimes people love during a weekend to get away from it all. But it can also be pretty dangerous, no matter how seasoned you may be on the slopes.
Gold medal-winning U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn suffered torn knee ligaments and a leg fracture after a scary crash at the world championships in Austria on Tuesday. The four-time overall World Cup champion is expected to miss the remainder of the 2013 season and could be questionable for the start of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia next February...
I can only assume that ski jumping is very difficult. You go down a steep ramp...on skis...and then need to launch yourself and do flips and stuff. See...Sounds tough and, because its tough, sometimes things go wrong. This video is one of those times.