iiyamadude 6 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Wonder does the longer he stay in this state make it worse for chances of full recovery? Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I read that the induced coma and lowering body temp to 35 was to reduce brain swelling by reducing the energy (blood flow leading to swelling) need for the brain. Now in stable but still critical condition. The place: The fall: Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Come on Schumi. You can do it. Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I'm glad we have photos of the blood in the snow. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 and the middle doesn't even look gnarly. Just shows how anything could happen, even to expert skiers. Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 The rental skis have been seized by police to see if they were in any way defective. Michael Schumacher, an extremely wealthy man amongst wealthy men; an expert skier; a regular at the ski resort, where he owns his own chalet....... was using rental skis? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I've never skied Europe, but I must say what I imagined as "off-piste" wasn't just a 20m wide bit of piste with rocks that's sandwiched between two pistes and almost directly below a lift. Get well Schumi! Link to post Share on other sites
Metabo Oyaji 71 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I've never skied Europe, but I must say what I imagined as "off-piste" wasn't just a 20m wide bit of piste with rocks that's sandwiched between two pistes and almost directly below a lift. Indeed. Looks like he went skiing in a rock field, and hit... a rock. Doesn't seem like the skis could be held to blame. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 I've never skied Europe, but I must say what I imagined as "off-piste" wasn't just a 20m wide bit of piste with rocks that's sandwiched between two pistes and almost directly below a lift. Get well Schumi! Same. I was expecting some kind of valley, or serious backcountry trees and rocks. Looks like he was just unlucky. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 The rental skis have been seized by police to see if they were in any way defective. Michael Schumacher, an extremely wealthy man amongst wealthy men; an expert skier; a regular at the ski resort, where he owns his own chalet....... was using rental skis? that does seem bizarre. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 That little patch certainly looks like something anyone with experience would avoid Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 But isn't the story that he entered that area to help a friends child out? Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 I heard friend. First time I've seen child mentioned. Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 German newspaper Bild reported that just before his accident, Schumacher had stopped to help up a friend’s daughter who had fallen on the slopes. Schumacher had then set off into the area between the “biche” and “maudit” pistes at the Méribel skiing resort, where the accident occurred. Quincy told the Dauphiné Libéré: “Some rocks were visible and others weren’t. The only thing that we are sure of at this time is that Michael Schumacher lost his balance because of one of them before he fell.” Schumacher had been using a rented pair of skis and Bild speculated that his unfamiliarity with the equipment could have contributed to the accident.The impact from the fall was so great it split his helmet in two. But there seems to be different stories. The rental ski thing sounds very strange. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 It does sound strange for a guy in his position (ie: wealthy, owned a chalet at that resort, regular etc) Not impossible - maybe he was demo-ing skis, or due to light cover got some rentals to protect his own equipment... Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Don't think its strange at all. He could be trying some top skis out in mind of buying them. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 Much like you'd take a car out on a test drive Schumacher style. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 C'mon Schumi, get better. Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted January 3, 2014 Share Posted January 3, 2014 C'mon Schumi, get better. Come on Schumi? No thanks. I prefer ladeez. Link to post Share on other sites
634-maru 4 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 Can just imagine him down the rental shop, asking for a discount if he rents out some gloves as well. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 I doubt he would pay for them full stop Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 His agent might have paid for them. Full go. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 But still, get better Schumi. And Happy Birthday. Although that is not possible in your case right now. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Stable in a critical condition. On the edge. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 5, 2014 Share Posted January 5, 2014 Do you fancy him or something? Link to post Share on other sites
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