Lanzinger Loses Leg

Austrian skier Mattias Lanzinger crashed into a World Cup Super G while skiing in Norway recently, and had a terrible accident which eventually called for an amputation of his leg. Reports and a personal blog by a member in his camp state that the amputation could have been avoided, had a helicopter been on site to fly him out of the mountains. A helicopter not being there caused him to wait for hours, only to experience massive swelling and cutoff of blood to his lower leg. Though it's already been expressed – I can't believe how an obvious thing like having a helicopter on site wasn't included in the skiing competition's safety measures. Check out the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V28GKbLN3pE My knee has been in pain recently due to Patellofemoral Syndrome (Runner's Knee), and it pisses me off that my running ability is slowly weakening. I can't begin to imagine what I'd do if my leg was amputated. Check out my scene: www.sportsfly.com, v2thaj.blogspot.com *Read more articles, Get the daily buzz, play casual sports games and earn prizes.