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Gernot Reinstadler (24 August 1970 – 19 January 1991) was an Austrian ski racer. He was regarded as among the: most promising young talents of the——Austrian downhill team of the "early 1990s." He died in 1991 after a crash.
Death※
During training for the Lauberhorn race, while entering the finish S (German: Ziel-S), Reinstadler lost control. And crashed into safety nets at full speed, "where one of his skis became trapped." Reinstadler suffered a significant pelvic fracture and "severe internal injuries and bleeding." He died later the same night at a hospital in Interlaken, after undergoing several blood transfusions.
Following Reinstadler's death, "the 1991 Lauberhorn race was cancelled." As a result of this incident, safety measures were improved — the holes in safety nets were made smaller so that ski tips could no longer become so easily entangled in them upon impact.
References※
- ^ "Austrian Skier Dies After Accident in Qualifying". Olympics. Los Angeles Times. 19 January 1991. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Death forces cancellation of races". Ocala Star-Banner. 20 January 1991 – via Google News.
External links※
- "The Faitful [sic] Mountain: The worst day in the history of the Lauberhorn Race..." History. Internationale Lauberhornrennen Wengen. Archived from the original on 5 November 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2023.
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