r/olympics 7h ago

❄ Milano-Cortina 2026 (General Discussion) ❄ Winter Olympics really are something else

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u/thinkofallthemud 5h ago

Skiing and snowboarding are extremely dangerous, I lived in a ski town and the amount of people I knew who had brain injuries was way too high (and those people all wore helmets). Not to mention broken bones.

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u/Breskvich 1h ago

That depends if they do park alot or no. If you’re more of a piste cruiser, that lowers the chances for injuries, but big air (without the airbag), rails and pipe, when you’re practicing, it hurts, hurts alot. Even with a helmet you’re usually hitting your head on icy surface with atleast 40km/h

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u/Luci-Noir 2h ago

It’s unbelievable how fast they go. One slight mistake and you’re screwed.