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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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ForeverYung
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Ow.
Mar 11 2012 8:30PM
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nCrow
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RIP
Mar 11 2012 10:06PM
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Funnel
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RIP. The video has been taken down now but it sounds as if he died due to poor course planning rather than skiing. All of these deaths certainly make me more nervous. My condolences go out to his family and friends.
Mar 12 2012 12:13AM
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Silence
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Wow RIP

To those talking about course design etc, agree in some parts however there is always course inspection and practice runs to familiarise with turns etc.

Devastating.
Mar 12 2012 4:16AM
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Pipe_Munky
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stop posting the fucking video!! what the fuck is wrong with you people?

i knew nik personally and the fact that the video is/was up on youtube and being showed on news channels is absolutely disgusting! please show some respect for his family!

that course should never have been signed off on because of the lack of spill zone going off that jump. freak accident or not, there needs to be full investigation into that track and the TD has a hell of alot of explaining to do.
Mar 12 2012 9:12AM
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artrud
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Mar 12 2012 1:03PM
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Goku
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FIS really needs to take a good hard look at this for future events
Mar 12 2012 6:23PM
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DayMan
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RIP. Anyone have a working link to the video?
Mar 12 2012 6:29PM
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DayMan
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If anyone really wants to see it heres the whole news story.- http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/nick-zoricic-dies-ski-accident-15896372
Mar 12 2012 6:31PM
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SpliffyJ
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The video is off youtube. Never got to see it but thats okay i dont think his family would want it to be up anyway. RIP
Mar 12 2012 7:13PM
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Orrin
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That crash was horrible, so sad to see another skier pass away. RIP and vibes to his family :(
Mar 12 2012 7:49PM
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BMskier
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not a bad news report giving many different viewpoints on both skiing and snowboarding. it was very well put together.
RIP
Mar 12 2012 8:20PM
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X
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working in the media myself, i don't usually comment on this sort of stuff, but USA Today Columnist, Christine Brennan says "He just lost control and flew far off the course..."

Though in the air, he looks very composed and set to stick a four point landing - had there not been death cookies and a bloody fence there!

A horrifically tragic loss, but Christine Brennan (whatever expertise you might have on the matter), don't go calling him out for "losing control!"

Mar 13 2012 3:34AM
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