Dead Olympian at Whiteface

[Ski]

WILMINGTON, N.Y. - Swedish snowboarder Jonatan Johansson died Sunday after falling during a snowboardcross run down Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks.

 

The 26-year-old Turin Olympics competitor lost control on one of his jumps during training for an International Ski Federation World Cup competition, according to U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Association spokesman Tom Kelly.

 

A state police report said Johansson tried to correct himself but landed hard. An autopsy found the cause of death to be multiple internal injuries.

 

Officials said Johansson landed within the course boundaries and was wearing a helmet. Olympic Regional Development Authority spokesman Sandy Caligiore said he did not hit a tree, a pole or any other obstacle. The course where Johansson crashed, the Boreen Trail, has special snowboardcross features constructed for competition.

 

Johansson was on a section of the trail by himself when he fell.

 

He was transported to Adirondack Medical Center in nearby Lake Placid, where he was pronounced dead, according to hospital spokeswoman Beth Donahue. An autopsy will be performed Monday at the medical facility's main center in Saranac Lake.

 

The Swede had been competing at the World Cup level since 2000. Johansson finished 12th in snowboardcross at Turin. He was ranked 45th in the World Cup standings this season.

 

Whiteface, down the road from Lake Placid, was hosting the four-day World Cup event. The rest of the snowboardcross event was canceled.

[beachiegirl2ski]

The course where Johansson crashed, the Boreen Trail, has special snowboardcross features constructed for competition.

 

 

 

 

i was just up at whiteface 9/1 till 9/3. i saw them getting ready for the snowboardcross. it crazy to think someone died where i was just skiing at

 

 

looks like the Boreen Trail if it was the upper boreen is a blue trail. if its just the boreen its only a green.

 

ive skied the blues and the greens there they are not that hard even with special features how can something like this happen?

[Stevo]

WILMINGTON, N.Y. - Swedish snowboarder Jonatan Johansson died Sunday after falling during a snowboardcross run down Whiteface Mountain in the Adirondacks.

 

The 26-year-old Turin Olympics competitor lost control on one of his jumps during training for an International Ski Federation World Cup competition, according to U.S. Ski and Snowboarding Association spokesman Tom Kelly.

 

A state police report said Johansson tried to correct himself but landed hard. An autopsy found the cause of death to be multiple internal injuries.

 

Officials said Johansson landed within the course boundaries and was wearing a helmet. Olympic Regional Development Authority spokesman Sandy Caligiore said he did not hit a tree, a pole or any other obstacle. The course where Johansson crashed, the Boreen Trail, has special snowboardcross features constructed for competition.

 

Johansson was on a section of the trail by himself when he fell.

 

He was transported to Adirondack Medical Center in nearby Lake Placid, where he was pronounced dead, according to hospital spokeswoman Beth Donahue. An autopsy will be performed Monday at the medical facility's main center in Saranac Lake.

 

The Swede had been competing at the World Cup level since 2000. Johansson finished 12th in snowboardcross at Turin. He was ranked 45th in the World Cup standings this season.

 

Whiteface, down the road from Lake Placid, was hosting the four-day World Cup event. The rest of the snowboardcross event was canceled.

Edited March 13, 2006 by stevo

[skifreak]

I was thinking the same thing stevo.

[DHarrisburg]

 

ive skied the blues and the greens there they are not that hard even with special features how can something like this happen?

 

I think you're seriously underestimating some of these boardercross courses. Back when I lived in Mammoth they'd hold an annual BX event that would morph one of the more mellow blues into one of the hairest slopes I've seen.

 

BX isn't exactly my cup of tea but it's extremely unfortunate that this sort of thing could happen.

[Papasteeze]

Lots of internal injuries this year. I am thinking of notching my kids up with more body armour. Nipples already wears crash pads which are awesome.. everyone always mentions how he just keeps going. Here is a link to his lower body armour.

 

http://crash-pads.com/product.aspx?dept=snow&style=2200

 

Given the amount of ruptures I have heard about, I am hoping that Nipples will go for these, they are expensive.. but when I hear about this...

 

http://www.ski-racing.com/dns_multisport.html

[4 more wars]

I think you're seriously underestimating some of these boardercross courses. Back when I lived in Mammoth they'd hold an annual BX event that would morph one of the more mellow blues into one of the hairest slopes I've seen.

 

BX isn't exactly my cup of tea but it's extremely unfortunate that this sort of thing could happen.

 

I would love to see some Boarder X @Camelback.

 

And RIP dude... damn, at least he went to the Olympics first