Freestyle skier George McQuinn is recovering well from his dramatic fall which required the intervention of a dozen patrollers and rescuers on Thursday at the World Cup in Deer Valley, Utah.
Posted yesterday at 9:26 p.m.
The disturbing scene occurred during the superfinal, just before Mikaël Kingsbury won his 71and career victory.
The 23-year-old, heading for his career-best finish, hit the back of his head on the edge of the low jump. Upon landing, she bounced on the frozen snow. The Colorado skier lost consciousness and made a long slide before coming to a stop at the finish. At the time of being evacuated by the rescuers, he was in a “stable” condition and had regained consciousness.
PHOTO RICK BOWMER, ASSOCIATED PRESS
In the hours that followed, the athlete broadcast the video of his fall in a story on his Instagram account, along with a simple sentence: “Big accident today, but I’m fine. »
He then posted a photo of himself with scratches on his face and a thumbs up.
In another photo released on Friday, you can see his helmet, which broke at the back of his neck when his head hit the ground. “Thank goodness for helmet technology,” he wrote.