Fortunately for Sarka Pancochova, Olympic snowboarders are required to wear helmets. The 23-year-old's helmet may have saved her from a major head injury when she suffered a hard fall during the women's slopestyle final. Unable to cleanly land the first jump of her second run, Pancochova fell hard on the course on Sunday. As she crash landed, her head smacked hard against the slope. As she lay on the snow at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, medical personnel rushed over and tended to her. Thankfully, i...
Snowboarder Sarka Pancochova's Helmet Cracked After Hard Crash In Women's Slopestyle (PHOTOS)
The Huffington Post - 10 Feb 2014 05:26
Fortunately for Sarka Pancochova, Olympic snowboarders are required to wear helmets. The 23-year-old's helmet may have saved her from a major head injury when she suffered a hard fall during the women's slopestyle final. Unable to cleanly land the first jump of her second run, Pancochova fell hard on the course on Sunday. As she crash landed, her head smacked hard against the slope. As she lay on the snow at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park, medical personnel rushed over and tended to her. Thankfully, i...
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