Chad Fleischer Recounts His 1995 Crash At Kitzbuhel | ISOS013

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"I was going about 96 miles per hour.. It's like pulling a rip cord going down the interstate."
Taken from the JPI Classic "Thin Line," this #WipeOutWednesday features US Ski Team downhiller Chad Fleischer. He takes us through the series of events that lead to his memorable crash in Kitzbuhel.
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  • @Insearchofspeed
    @Insearchofspeed5 ай бұрын

    Want to get rid of your back pain? You gotta try this bit.ly/3uEaHAA

  • @logasterrr_4562
    @logasterrr_45625 жыл бұрын

    My man destroyed his leg and he gets up to bow to the crowd.

  • @petrsson

    @petrsson

    4 жыл бұрын

    You don't feel it imeditaly because of adrenalin...

  • @moses9904

    @moses9904

    4 жыл бұрын

    and then there are people like footballers

  • @Rabaluf

    @Rabaluf

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@moses9904 i wanted to say it, soccer player who get hit in a finger and dont play for 3 months

  • @NobaDyKnowZ

    @NobaDyKnowZ

    4 жыл бұрын

    Tore my acl last year skiing first it hurts terribly for some minutes, then you think you're good. After like half an hour the pain really kicks in

  • @toms.8833

    @toms.8833

    4 жыл бұрын

    Rabaluf that just doesn’t happen

  • @TheGodParticle
    @TheGodParticle6 жыл бұрын

    Damn, how he didn't break his back is a miracle

  • @mrolsen6987

    @mrolsen6987

    5 жыл бұрын

    The whole video thru I was sure that he sat in a wheelchair. When they showed him landing on the back I was like "yeep, he's done" Lucky Guy! 👍

  • 4 жыл бұрын

    Because he didn’t land on his neck

  • @mgn567

    @mgn567

    3 жыл бұрын

    the speed can be an advantage in this situation, the horizontal speed that he had lowered the crashing force

  • @youfilin

    @youfilin

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought in the end the camera will go back and I see him sitting in the wheelchair. But, fortunately I see how he give bows to the crowd!

  • @MaxMax-di8kx

    @MaxMax-di8kx

    2 жыл бұрын

    And neck

  • @hankdieselify
    @hankdieselify6 жыл бұрын

    I can't believe what he did to both those skis, never seen that before. ‘happened to both those skis’.

  • @Ju-nq7gu

    @Ju-nq7gu

    4 жыл бұрын

    At 96 mph and you land in that position its pretty easy to break a pair of skis

  • @airotkiv

    @airotkiv

    3 жыл бұрын

    It seems to me like they didn't release properly? I can't believe one of them never went off.

  • @winterguyVV

    @winterguyVV

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@airotkiv At those speeds the locking mechanism has to be as tight as possible so it wouldnt release randomly on jumps/terrain. As Molly Bloom have put it "My skis are pretty much welded to my boots."

  • @rudavalek

    @rudavalek

    3 жыл бұрын

    He put it in matchbox lately

  • @hankdieselify

    @hankdieselify

    3 жыл бұрын

    Never seen them do that though!

  • @luigicosta4520
    @luigicosta45205 жыл бұрын

    It’s a miracle he is still alive and with no injuries.....great big guy!

  • @sepfirem

    @sepfirem

    4 жыл бұрын

    well he did shatter his knee and push his femur into his hip so id say those some serious injuries

  • @CreeepsMind

    @CreeepsMind

    4 жыл бұрын

    sepfirem The combination of those to, just being said hurts...

  • @savrockismyname3859

    @savrockismyname3859

    4 жыл бұрын

    sepfirem he meant permanent injuries I think

  • @aspena7883

    @aspena7883

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@sepfirem I think he was saying permanent injuries that would leave him disabled

  • @spooch9474

    @spooch9474

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@sepfirem all the people that said that they weren’t permanent injuries are wrong, chad coached my 4th grade flag football team.

  • @111jkjk
    @111jkjk4 жыл бұрын

    Imagine if he did a backflip and landed back on his feet accidentally

  • @ulbed

    @ulbed

    4 жыл бұрын

    You mean like this one: kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKmhmdWbfr3ch5M.html

  • @Olliwer

    @Olliwer

    4 жыл бұрын

    ulbed No like this one: kzread.info/dash/bejne/loWrltlyh8q-k7Q.html

  • @carlnyman3628

    @carlnyman3628

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Olliwer fuck u got me

  • @markusisaksson6023

    @markusisaksson6023

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@Olliwer That is amazing =) =) =)

  • @filipjohansson5319

    @filipjohansson5319

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ulbed That's intentional though.

  • @nivedlaxsea8114
    @nivedlaxsea81144 жыл бұрын

    20 ft in the air, going 96mph and almost certainly going to land on his neck and his thought was “maybe I’ll at least roll across the finish line.” Absolute indestructible bad ass.

  • @arviddistner3017

    @arviddistner3017

    2 жыл бұрын

    20ft? That was more like 280ft, about 85m

  • @DougglesMagnificent
    @DougglesMagnificent8 жыл бұрын

    to any non-skiers out there: if you handed me a hammer and told me to make a pair of skis look like the ones in this video after the crash, it would take me a good 5 minutes. that's how sturdily modern skis are made, so the impact here must have been just crazy and horrifying.

  • @bob15479

    @bob15479

    6 жыл бұрын

    *sledgehammer

  • @willstuart4504

    @willstuart4504

    6 жыл бұрын

    Couldn't agree more , and the fact he stood and Bowed after that ..lol. Crazy shit.!!

  • @keiahnigbruder1453

    @keiahnigbruder1453

    5 жыл бұрын

    KoivuTheHab you're definitely not nice

  • @mtadams2009

    @mtadams2009

    5 жыл бұрын

    @KoivuTheHab Your a complete dick. I have skied for many years and I dont care if this was 1995 I have never seen a pair of skies explode like that and I have broken and eliminated a few pairs in my life. I dont know anyone who has skied at those speeds, ski racer at that level are skiing at another level.

  • @keiahnigbruder1453

    @keiahnigbruder1453

    5 жыл бұрын

    Scott Gibson how is he being a complete dick? Way to keep a discussion civilized

  • @Abnsdllnnlosnfd
    @Abnsdllnnlosnfd4 жыл бұрын

    2:32 That´s what my wife says ;-(

  • @johnnywaffles2482

    @johnnywaffles2482

    4 жыл бұрын

    Oof

  • @coachbillturpin

    @coachbillturpin

    4 жыл бұрын

    🤭

  • @grahamjarman

    @grahamjarman

    4 жыл бұрын

    🤣

  • @ez_tiwil6qc644

    @ez_tiwil6qc644

    4 жыл бұрын

    Damn lmao

  • @rolersch7332

    @rolersch7332

    3 жыл бұрын

    she forcthe streets

  • @sciencenate
    @sciencenate4 жыл бұрын

    I’ve been skiing for almost 30 years... I’ve literally never seen skis explode like that...This guy is lucky to be alive.

  • @ethics3

    @ethics3

    3 жыл бұрын

    That's nothing. You should see what happened when my EX Canadian wife sits on a chair . YIKES !!!!!!

  • @jrviade85

    @jrviade85

    3 жыл бұрын

    Never?? Didn't you watch this video??

  • @Kimberlystarkovich

    @Kimberlystarkovich

    3 жыл бұрын

    His skis exploded cause if you did not know they were wooden skis

  • @brendannell5930

    @brendannell5930

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@ethics3 When you "EX Canadian wife", do you mean your ex-wife who is Canadian, or do you mean your wife who was formerly, but is no longer, Canadian?

  • @ethics3

    @ethics3

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@brendannell5930 Seems you are the only one who can't understand this

  • @MissLilRedRooster
    @MissLilRedRooster4 жыл бұрын

    Blows my mind that skiers get to 90+ MPH on those runs. He was so lucky he did not break his back. Like, pure luck he didn't break it on that initial impact, I'm not even sure how he didn't.

  • @newworldorder5513
    @newworldorder55135 жыл бұрын

    He tells it so well. Glad the dude can still walk.

  • @Sttm35
    @Sttm358 жыл бұрын

    Wonderful sportsman character.

  • @actionms8566
    @actionms85667 жыл бұрын

    Why the dramatic Music? He's quite the happy guy.

  • @davidsv6104

    @davidsv6104

    6 жыл бұрын

    A ctionMS thats the why 😃.

  • @davidsv6104

    @davidsv6104

    6 жыл бұрын

    A ctionMS i hear 0 😃

  • @davidsv6104

    @davidsv6104

    6 жыл бұрын

    A ctionMS just.. cum..aileeeen. 💋

  • @EzekielThirtyThree3

    @EzekielThirtyThree3

    4 жыл бұрын

    Clearly you are not familiar with the Hahnenkamm. He can be happy, but you don't play happy music when Jaws is circling.

  • @ImTehRiZe

    @ImTehRiZe

    4 жыл бұрын

    Zeke Piestrup lmao youre overdramatic

  • @protonjones54
    @protonjones546 жыл бұрын

    This guy must be made of rubber to be able to stand up after that crash, after withstanding the g force created from decelerating at 90 mph to 0 in just a few seconds, along with the impact force too. I'm surprised he didn't get a traumatic brain injury from it. Absolutely insane!!

  • @Nine7Media

    @Nine7Media

    4 жыл бұрын

    I’m sure he had a headache after

  • @travis4266

    @travis4266

    4 жыл бұрын

    W J adrenaline doesn’t prevent injuries. It might put you into shock which would prevent you from feeling lots of pain, but you’d still be injured.

  • @flyingviking5281
    @flyingviking52814 жыл бұрын

    Had to google 96 mph which is around 154 km/h, and that's on skis. Completely insane!

  • @rileygellhaus1930
    @rileygellhaus19305 жыл бұрын

    Man I thought when I hit 46 mph on my skies I'm going fast I could only imagine 96 mph!

  • @jarnold1789

    @jarnold1789

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hehe things start getting interesting around 65 mph. 75 mph feels quick. 90 mph+ around corners and over rollers must be something else

  • @0ki7o
    @0ki7o8 жыл бұрын

    When in trouble, tuck for double

  • @nilsjohansson1860

    @nilsjohansson1860

    5 жыл бұрын

    Team rocket

  • @jackelliott7853

    @jackelliott7853

    4 жыл бұрын

    Osprey McKeegan could be some weird rule for that race idk

  • @Kamy667

    @Kamy667

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yo check out daichi hara's crash Exactly your comment xD

  • @daquanfromtheblock6448

    @daquanfromtheblock6448

    4 жыл бұрын

    when in a pickle, tuck for a triple!

  • @BossySwan

    @BossySwan

    3 жыл бұрын

    To protect the world from devastation

  • @guyincognito.
    @guyincognito.4 жыл бұрын

    "What's your DIN setting?" "I just bolt my boot to the ski".

  • @scottmorgan701

    @scottmorgan701

    4 жыл бұрын

    Heh, heh, heh Guy. Thank you for the chuckle......Blessings.

  • @Kimberlystarkovich

    @Kimberlystarkovich

    3 жыл бұрын

    Probly super high

  • @jeremyraucci1543
    @jeremyraucci15434 жыл бұрын

    All I can say is WOW! I wipe out going 25 mph and I’m wondering if I’ve broken an arm or leg and this guy is going 97 and he does basically the bellyflop of skiing and he’s bowing.

  • @Kimberlystarkovich

    @Kimberlystarkovich

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yea my highest is 63 mph he’s good according to his brother

  • @adamd416
    @adamd4163 жыл бұрын

    That guy is so bad ass!! Mad respect. Takes a bow with a broken leg and blown out knee too.

  • @dariojozinovic3961
    @dariojozinovic39613 жыл бұрын

    The thin line between podium or hospital. What a great sportsman. Chapeau.

  • @eoghanmacdonald7265
    @eoghanmacdonald72653 жыл бұрын

    This video is the only one on KZread that deserves unskippable adds..... and it doesn’t even have them. That is humble.

  • @paulholmes8211
    @paulholmes82114 жыл бұрын

    You can tell how stoked he was during that run. Still buzzing from it now! !

  • @itskeirashorts4520
    @itskeirashorts45203 жыл бұрын

    I'm a snowboarder & I take my hat off to you. Takes some balls to do what you do. Respect 👍

  • @zacharysavage7916
    @zacharysavage79163 жыл бұрын

    Coming from someone who has been skiing for 14 years, holy fuck you’re lucky dude... I have never even seen skis just explode like that ever and I have seen a lot of stuff. Miracle you can walk.

  • @madratter
    @madratter3 жыл бұрын

    Never seen skis delaminate like that before.. Crazy. Glad he survived and had a great attitude about it 😁 much respect sir

  • @dunichtich100
    @dunichtich1004 жыл бұрын

    What a Man to stand up after this... incredible!!!

  • @zkittlezthabanditt604
    @zkittlezthabanditt6043 жыл бұрын

    The quality of this footage is actually great, in fact, it's probably better than 80% of security cameras today

  • @3Ishh
    @3Ishh3 жыл бұрын

    3:03 is what you're looking for

  • @krisfleischer7467
    @krisfleischer74672 жыл бұрын

    What a boss.He wasn’t even thinking about Death just trying to win the race.After all that and he is still a positive soul

  • @rerewest4703
    @rerewest47036 жыл бұрын

    Man..you have memories for a life time...Good memories..you didn't need to win..icing on the cake but it's the adrenaline rush of that moment when your in the zone that dreams are made of. Enjoy your life...it's all good.

  • @SMc-in5bc
    @SMc-in5bc5 жыл бұрын

    "Siri, do all Chads on Earth have goatees?"

  • @jxavier3876

    @jxavier3876

    4 жыл бұрын

    S. McO my neighbour chad doesn’t

  • @jasperfk

    @jasperfk

    4 жыл бұрын

    Jude Xavier I know this was a year ago but I just want to point out this is called a Mouche or a Soul Patch and not a Goatee!

  • @moemanncann895
    @moemanncann8953 жыл бұрын

    Many countries have a skier that found out the hard way what Kitzbuel is all about. The Todd Brooker ragdoll cartwheel into the protective netting at full speed- Crazy Canucks 🇨🇦

  • @LarmadSomSecuritas
    @LarmadSomSecuritas4 жыл бұрын

    I went skiing in Italy last year and attempted a backflip on a pretty large jump, I landed pretty much exactly like him and almost broke my back. I was fine after a few months tho.

  • @ALLINCLUSIVE2k

    @ALLINCLUSIVE2k

    4 жыл бұрын

    whats "almost breaking my back" ?? either you break it or you dont lmao.

  • @LarmadSomSecuritas

    @LarmadSomSecuritas

    4 жыл бұрын

    RAPTOR2K Uhh yea? I said I didn't break it?? All I said was that I was close to breaking it

  • @hittman23

    @hittman23

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@ALLINCLUSIVE2k 😄😅😂🤣

  • @NiTr091

    @NiTr091

    4 жыл бұрын

    emil rudenschold yeh did you break it or not idiot?

  • @kipkipPatrick

    @kipkipPatrick

    4 жыл бұрын

    First run of the trip or heading home the next morning?

  • @ChocolateFrog
    @ChocolateFrog4 жыл бұрын

    Maximum respect. I had a bad crash on the Luc Alphand, wouldn't wish the aftermath of a downhill crash on anyone.

  • @bsusak09
    @bsusak093 жыл бұрын

    It’s crazy that he’s going that fast, it never actually looks like it when you’re watching. Glad he’s ok

  • @carlmarks8170

    @carlmarks8170

    2 жыл бұрын

    The cameras are usually placed so far away for the Alpine Downhill. They use a long zoom lens. You can see more of the action, but it diminishes the crazy speeds these guys achieve. You get a better sense of the speed with the occasional camera placed right alongside the course. They rocket by a 100m stretch in the blink of an eye, like a race car. I think they are some of the bravest, craziest athletes on the planet. One mistake and quite often their bodies are broken.

  • @robertbrown2303
    @robertbrown23032 жыл бұрын

    Courage...What a set of balls! Today's lingo, HE SENT IT!

  • @laowai2000

    @laowai2000

    9 ай бұрын

    He certainly did!

  • @JiriUL
    @JiriUL3 жыл бұрын

    True 🇺🇸 spirit - after such a horrific crash where everyone else would have stayed paralyzed he stood up to finish his show for the crowd...

  • @aspena7883
    @aspena78834 жыл бұрын

    And he was still worried about finishing the race!!! That's perseverance. I'm glad he ended up being ok

  • @MagaKoz
    @MagaKoz3 жыл бұрын

    It's like first your in pain and then you got to fight the snow slamming into your face while I'm sure you're trying to catch a breath of the wind wasn't knocked out of you. It's amazing how brutal crashes can be and one man can walk away and one could die or paralyzed.

  • @ALEX-ts8pb
    @ALEX-ts8pb4 жыл бұрын

    Was my first time skiing today made it 21 feet and I crashed the same way. “When he said I’m probably gonna be paralyzed” I felt that

  • @sharktooth2888
    @sharktooth28884 жыл бұрын

    I remember that, up till then I had never seen skis explode like that. Chad was a beast.

  • @carlbaumeister3439
    @carlbaumeister34396 жыл бұрын

    He has a great attitude, doesn't he?

  • @ullasievertsen861

    @ullasievertsen861

    4 жыл бұрын

    Carl Baumeister yes, I met him today on a flight from Denver and he really has a wonderfull attitude. 👍

  • @mikegass2272
    @mikegass22724 жыл бұрын

    amazing he could get up & walk. The skies delaminated & literally blew up. Glad goes o.k.

  • @overkillblackjack2910

    @overkillblackjack2910

    3 жыл бұрын

    I dont think he really could walk, or, if he was able to, should have walked.

  • @1ZazaTree
    @1ZazaTree5 жыл бұрын

    I can’t imagine the impact. I went to the famous Dodge Ridge Ski Lodge in California and I accidentally went over a rock and literally did a flip and hit my backbone and it hurt SO bad

  • @jrviade85

    @jrviade85

    3 жыл бұрын

    🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @ownalicous1
    @ownalicous14 жыл бұрын

    this man got up and took multiple bows wow. I am stunned.

  • @qwasd0r
    @qwasd0r5 жыл бұрын

    Not even knocked unconscious, wow. "Tseelshouss" btw.

  • @snowboardinop
    @snowboardinop5 жыл бұрын

    I had a similar experience to this but obviously i wasn’t going 90 mph i was going around 40 with my snowboard and i tried hitting off the side of a big lip like the one he crashed on. I didn’t fall on my back but i fell on my arm around 15 feet in the air and snapped my humerus in half, i also broke part of my wrist and fractured my growth plate. Of course it wasn’t as bad as this but i had to be in a cast from March 15th to May 10 or 15. It was a bad experience and i had to have surgery but i learned a lesson from it and it was to not get cocky on the slopes because stuff like that will happen

  • @NZBallBag
    @NZBallBag4 жыл бұрын

    You are one hard man my friend I snowboard and kiteboard and know how hard that hit you took was.

  • @WilliamFiler
    @WilliamFiler4 жыл бұрын

    I worked a few downhills in Squaw, Ford downhill with top 10 retired guys, Moe, Rasmussen, etc. Top speed was about 84 or so, I can't imagine 96....wow.

  • @bigmonke7374
    @bigmonke73744 жыл бұрын

    And soccer players are hitting their foot on a sand corn and fall on the ground tolling and screaming

  • @va941

    @va941

    4 жыл бұрын

    Its called filming for a reason silly.

  • @MrAnders9000

    @MrAnders9000

    4 жыл бұрын

    Sand corn? Are you watching desert fotball?

  • @martinprearo5713

    @martinprearo5713

    4 жыл бұрын

    MrAnders9000 lmao

  • @mdlclassguymdlclassguy6488
    @mdlclassguymdlclassguy64883 жыл бұрын

    That's the heart of a true competitor, glad he didn't get hurt worse 😀👍

  • @budree4240
    @budree42403 жыл бұрын

    Good God thank you Lord that eyes have been open and your son can see what the important things in life are. This is clearly the most emotional time of his life. Great job bud. I love the bow at the end. You can make the absolute most out of everything.

  • @Spoker3000
    @Spoker30004 жыл бұрын

    His skis were so thight if they broke rather then just releasing

  • @BjornAyo

    @BjornAyo

    4 жыл бұрын

    dast _ that’s how it’s supposed to be in racing. If they release it will be worse

  • @BjornAyo

    @BjornAyo

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Dr Deuteron ive felt it, I used to be a racer and it is not fun ill tell you that. Sometimes you hit full ice with 80 km/h

  • @Ju-nq7gu

    @Ju-nq7gu

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@BjornAyo depends on when they release

  • @timothyfoleyjr2796

    @timothyfoleyjr2796

    3 жыл бұрын

    dast _ You don’t want a Ski to release prematurely or have a boot “twist out”. The only alternative is to literally bolt your skis on.

  • @baselkicker
    @baselkicker7 жыл бұрын

    so similar to albrechts crash! but albrecht recovered worse:( its like he lost his true personality that day. hes no longer the same you can see it in his stare

  • @themossypottery
    @themossypottery2 жыл бұрын

    What a man! To bow at the end of it showed humility. Just wasn't his day.

  • @jfowler7604
    @jfowler76044 жыл бұрын

    WADR to some of the posters and their comments about equipment etc. This is coming from someone that was in the ski industry at the time, worked racing service at the time, and was very vaguely acquainted with Chad................ >Comparing experiences with one's own recreational equipment is much like comparing your Toyota Camry to the one Kyle drives (#18) most Sundays. >Skis exploding in that manner was rare but not unheard of at that time or subsequently. >Even if the ski survived the crash without blowing up, it would be useless thereafter due to internal stresses, small fractures and multiple bends. >The mounting of the D-Flex plate was part of the reason in that it was not as solid and exerted additional leverage on the topsheet of the ski. >Usually, the toepiece rips out and the the boot just slips out of the heel and the forces are eliminated. >With a d-flex, the front of the plate rips out but the toe and heel are still connected by the plate so the forces proceed to rip out the tail of the d-flex and thus weakening or wrecking the structure. >RACE bindings bear little internal resemblance to retail bindings and absolutely do NOT have vertical toe release. Absolutely NOT. >For a RACE binding not to release in a wreck is relatively common. Male downhillers commonly ski with settings of DIN 20+ (or ++) >At the time most speed event skiers, looked like short cornerbacks, Chad looked like a linebacker. His size and strength helped his body to resist those huge forces. >IME (limited) Chad was (is I'm sure) an awesome guy but having this wreck and surviving it does not make him an icon of downhill. >In fact, at the time, he was probably a top 15-20 world ranking guy on average but WAS one of the best Americans at that time.

  • @zacharyjones7948
    @zacharyjones79484 жыл бұрын

    Sent it down a double black diamond last week on my atomic super cross skis and hit 60 MPH.... That was terrifying and I felt like I was flying. Can't imagine 90 mph

  • @uuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
    @uuhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh5 жыл бұрын

    I crashed a few weeks ago where I caught an edge and my right ski came off, but I continued to go down on both feet backwards and this video came into my mind as I went down

  • @djarvils
    @djarvils3 жыл бұрын

    Very nice explanation! Happy I saw this video!

  • @xtfcz3714
    @xtfcz37144 жыл бұрын

    what a fucking legend! thought process straight from "i'm paralyzed" to "no i'm not i can still win this" holy shit

  • @JoeSmith-zg7in
    @JoeSmith-zg7in4 жыл бұрын

    Incredible show,thankyou.

  • @kawythowy867
    @kawythowy8674 жыл бұрын

    Ouch! Damn dude! You sure can ski!! Hope you recovered and are ok

  • @Cupo666
    @Cupo6662 жыл бұрын

    Think I had one season of downhill races and the jumps made me finally say "yeah I need to get out of racing before I crash on one of these"

  • @MassimoTodaro74
    @MassimoTodaro745 жыл бұрын

    respect. Great attitude

  • @glencecil293
    @glencecil2933 жыл бұрын

    Great attitude. I'm glad you are alive.

  • @WeberSharpening
    @WeberSharpening2 жыл бұрын

    That was me at Kicking Horse a few years ago. Flat light and landed right on my back.

  • @adriantardy205
    @adriantardy2053 жыл бұрын

    Great story. I’m so glad you had a second chance at life from this crash.

  • @haroldgeernian9816
    @haroldgeernian98162 жыл бұрын

    Dog the fact that he stood up to bow is probably the best part.

  • @dacat8171
    @dacat8171 Жыл бұрын

    Love to listen to his explanation ... 'this is the winning run' ... 👍🏾

  • @Christianpaul71
    @Christianpaul712 жыл бұрын

    I skied Kitzbuehl several times. Looking down it is scary as hell and not light and fluffy snow. If inexperienced, once you fall, its almost impossible to get back up.

  • @timothyfoleyjr2796
    @timothyfoleyjr27963 жыл бұрын

    I haven’t heard the term “rolling down the windows” in a long time. It’s the somewhat involuntary flailing of the arms to regain balance.

  • @zigwil153
    @zigwil1532 жыл бұрын

    A lesson to not get cocky no matter how confident you are of a win....

  • @purplemonkeyelephant
    @purplemonkeyelephant6 жыл бұрын

    Why does he even have bindings if the ski rips off the binding before the boots release? DIN level 1000

  • @drizzelat8307

    @drizzelat8307

    5 жыл бұрын

    @purplemonkeyelephant because the binding are there to open on horizontal force not on vertical force. Thats how bindings work

  • @RoyalPantsHD

    @RoyalPantsHD

    5 жыл бұрын

    @@drizzelat8307 *old bindings

  • @romaing8791

    @romaing8791

    5 жыл бұрын

    RoyalPantsHD Yeah, because nowadays bindings are built to eject both vertically and horizontally

  • @mitsukeshukira6261

    @mitsukeshukira6261

    5 жыл бұрын

    Pretty sure its over 9000!

  • @nobeerlion3991
    @nobeerlion39913 жыл бұрын

    Heroic. Cheers from Switzerland.

  • @ryansarni
    @ryansarni4 жыл бұрын

    Me getting ready gaining speed for the long flat part of the trail:

  • @georgemallory797
    @georgemallory7976 жыл бұрын

    That made me sick to my stomach to watch. Gut wrenching. I'm surprised he didn't shatter his pelvis or break his back. That hard corduroy and ice hurts. I've broken my tailbone just pushing it too hard on a snowboard and having the edge fly out on me and forcing my seat down on the hard pack, all of a two foot fall. I cannot imagine how bad he ached a day or two later.

  • @pierobortolotti4094
    @pierobortolotti40944 жыл бұрын

    3:05 images that u open the video

  • @paulward4417
    @paulward44174 жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait to go skiing next week

  • @travelingmindful
    @travelingmindful3 жыл бұрын

    What a positive and cool dude! 😎 inspiring!

  • @jazamaraz8029

    @jazamaraz8029

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not only is he a total badass, but he can laugh at himself. Whatta guy!

  • @DrGonzo-jl9wq
    @DrGonzo-jl9wq2 жыл бұрын

    Flow state, I’ve only experienced it a few times but it’s unbelievable

  • @brunospasta
    @brunospasta6 жыл бұрын

    Had a similar crash (of course not so fast and not so brutal). In the air I also thought: "Man... my head and my back will be crushed, I don't wanna break my neck." In the end, my head and back were pretty much fine, but one of my knees got crushed when the back of the skis hit the ground. Took quite a long time to recover... still feel if after years. So what to learn from that, if something like that happens, try to turn your body to one side or at least the skis!

  • @keiahnigbruder1453

    @keiahnigbruder1453

    5 жыл бұрын

    That feeling in the air when you know you fucked up...

  • @keiahnigbruder1453

    @keiahnigbruder1453

    5 жыл бұрын

    My condolences btw

  • @GiDD504
    @GiDD5043 жыл бұрын

    Holy crap I had no idea they go 96mph 😳🤯

  • @ronrolph
    @ronrolph3 жыл бұрын

    Pretty awesome attitude from this guy...

  • @AmericanaWoods
    @AmericanaWoods4 жыл бұрын

    I am a very fast skier and I’ve hit 70mph on skid a handful of times and it’s scary. I cannot fathom 96. That’s insane!

  • @MaxMax-di8kx

    @MaxMax-di8kx

    2 жыл бұрын

    Never do it again on skid. Try skis

  • @nigabastard1268
    @nigabastard1268 Жыл бұрын

    This guy can weave a tale

  • @Vedad24
    @Vedad244 жыл бұрын

    The best winter discipline after sky jumps!

  • @odom2142
    @odom21426 жыл бұрын

    So glad he did not have a head injury from that horrible crash! Sucks about the leg though, no doubt.

  • @Zarniwooper
    @Zarniwooper7 жыл бұрын

    Kudos to Chad putting it all in

  • @soulzzplaysgames
    @soulzzplaysgames4 жыл бұрын

    And sadly, we've seen this scenario quite a lot over the years. Pre-jumping that jump can work, but it's really damn risky. And if you mess it up, well, you know what happens.

  • @moralester
    @moralester3 жыл бұрын

    3:22 His entire binding ripped out of the ski, still attached to his ski boot... Holy shit what are his DIN's set to?!?!

  • @johnsheridan6452

    @johnsheridan6452

    3 жыл бұрын

    They were on the “yes” setting as he knew he had to send it to win it.

  • @SleepyE90

    @SleepyE90

    3 жыл бұрын

    bolt on setting. lol

  • @lippaus88
    @lippaus883 жыл бұрын

    I like him.. and his philosophy.. seems a great guy

  • @victorreitstatter1705
    @victorreitstatter17055 жыл бұрын

    to everyone reading this greetigs from kitzbühel

  • @markm.3297

    @markm.3297

    4 жыл бұрын

    Watched the race today! Good to see Arnold and other celebrities. Beautiful town Kitzbuhel. I hope to visit where boys become men on the Hannenkom.

  • @t.millimill4851
    @t.millimill48514 жыл бұрын

    The pure destruction of the skis is amazing! I see Chad’s reppin’ DNA! Awesome!

  • @goranlalic8627
    @goranlalic86273 жыл бұрын

    Thank GOD for SAVING YOU!!👍

  • @bb57365
    @bb573656 ай бұрын

    Damn. Pre jump crash @ 95. Skies looked like rubber bands. Hell of a run.

  • @philipmalaby8172
    @philipmalaby81724 жыл бұрын

    His parents named him well

  • @justjaguar2314
    @justjaguar23143 жыл бұрын

    Before this, I have never in my life even thought skis can EXPLODE

  • @roel3690
    @roel36903 жыл бұрын

    Look how his ski's are ripped apart. The binding didn't even release the boot, it's still stuck at it.

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