BONUS - DEATH ON SKIS
Summary
In this bonus episode of Crime and Sports, the hosts discuss fatal skiing accidents involving notable figures. They cover Swiss speed skier Nicolas Bochete’s 1992 Olympic death, Major Hugh Lindsay’s 1988 avalanche fatality while with Prince Charles, and actress Natasha Richardson’s 2009 head injury. The episode also details the deaths of extreme skier Jamie Pierre, water skier Sarah Tilo, and Michael Kennedy in a 1997 Aspen collision.
Topics discussed
Introduction and setup for skiing accidents
Bochatay's fatal speed skiing accident at the 1992 Olympics
Prince Charles's avalanche accident and the death of his equerry
Natasha Richardson's fatal skiing accident
Jamie Pierre's extreme skiing jumps and fatal avalanche
Sarah Tilo's fatal water skiing accident
Michael Kennedy's death after skiing into a tree
Chad Vanderham and Doug Coombs' extreme skiing deaths
Doak Walker's fatal skiing accident
Snowboarder's fatal half-pipe accident
Prince Louis of Orléans' death at the 1972 Olympics
C.R. Russell's near-death and subsequent fatal accident
Sonny Bono's fatal skiing accident and conclusion
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