Sammy Carlson injury, who has the lowdown?

i' guess both, i'd be more concerned about his upper leg and pelvis. i mean, it looked like his leg bent way farther than it's supposed too towards his arm.
 
Yea, he knew it right away too. I heard him tell the medical staff to "get me outta here." He was in some deep pain, but he'll bounce back.
 
I think he's alright to be honest. I feel like it was just a quick pain that hell take a week off but be fine.
 
It's definately not a one week injury. The way he was yelling to get the medical staff to him shows that it's not one of those 1-2 week recoverys. Vibes out to Sammy, he could've been the one to triple.
 
If he needed the help of two people in order for him to stand up thats a sign right there that theres something wrong. Not trying to be negative nancy on this one but just from the replay it looked pretty damn painful your leg isn't supposed to do things like that. Hope everything is alright with him though Sammy is a trooper!
 
He was as likely to triple as Jacob Wester. Nobody was going to triple tonight, that jump was shit for triples, and shit in general.
 
I hope he's alright.. I don't know if anyone noticed or not, but right after Kenworthy jumped, they showed Sammy and it looked to me like he was walking around and standing on his own power (he could have been in shock though)... Not trying to jump to conclusions, but it MIGHT not be as bad as we thought. I saw it too and was basically saying he blew his knee... Vibes though, looked like a very painful hit.
 
Did his binding release soon enough or was it just the angle of the way he landed would've caused the injury either way? Keep watching the video, its horrific and hope he ends up okay.
 
He looked pretty uncomfortable, the crash was pretty crazy but I was on the side so I didn't hear any of this first aid shit. Fuck. I hope he gets back soon.
 
that means nothing. I've torn my acl, mcl, and meniscus in one knee, and mcl and meniscus in the other. I've also broken my tibia, fibula and growth plate at the same time.

I walked after all three injuries and I skied after two of them. His ability to walk after an injury like that means one thing for sure; he's not a horse.
 
I hope everything is alright with him. For a young competitor at his level that is devastating.

That being said, from what I saw his MCL is long gone and I would say his ACL is also destroyed. I would hope his PCL is okay otherwise it would be pretty hard for him to move at all afterward.

Those are my predictions after watching the MEGAMO shout out unc E
 
that looked so painful... I really hope Sammy bounces back & isn't in too much pain. vibes to one of the best skiers on the planet
 
I've torn my ACL and meniscus in both knees, and skied/walked away both times. the first time, fully blown knee, i skied two more laps easy before i decided i needed to see a doc. if your legs are pretty strong, it's totally possible to walk away from a fully destroyed knee.

and based on the footy it looked like MCL and almost certainly ACL along with it, plus there's probably substantial meniscus damage in either case.

get better soon pasty C, mad vibes to ya.
 
I have to say yesterday was sad. Watching Sammy have to compete vs 16 year old groms to defend his role on the comp scence was a waste of season. Sammys skill can not be justified by satle masacitics and crew. I was bummed to even see him show up. Right from the first hit he was going way to big on that shitty jump. The landing on that thing was super flat BTW. From the moment he threw the trick u could tell he was going to over shoot. And then bam there goes another icon in the world of skiing. It was like he looked at all of us through the camera and was like what a shame. All along sattle masactis is like wheres the triple//?? whos gonna triple our shitty buttermilk jump. X games is a fucking joke. We need to stop representing our sport this way. It has nothing to do with Free skiing. Right Mike D???? Oh wait you were there? In the name of the american dollars. Keep selling the sport out you fuck tards. This is just bullshit. I am sick of seeing this industry prey on all of us. From the time i have been 14 till now i have seen or heard about 100's of kids blowing there limbs apart. Many have died. Sal Masacilia should be held responsible for this. Everyone knows sammy obliterated his leg. But now he will never be the same. Just another skier with a PT apt. Fuck all the hype ski for yourself. Nobody cares about what ur doing. the 16 year old is always going to come a long and make u look stupid.

BObby brown is pretty damn fly though. there will always be a way to disprove the proven but the law of averages will always collect its next fool.

Skiing has taken a seat to skills and understanding of the brian farm crew..
 
Whats with all these injury's. Lj has a shattered knee cap. Sammy fucked his knee. Tj has been out for a while. Justin Dorey most likely broke a rib or two. Damn.
 
Thovex airs it out for gold

by David Boroff, ESPN.com

MOUNT SNOW, Vt. -- New course, no problem for Candide Thovex.

The 17-year-old Frenchman grabbed a gold medal in the Skiing Big Air event Sunday during the final day of competition at ESPN's fourth annual Winter X Games.

Thovex and the other Big Air athletes had to deal with some adversity over the weekend. Saturday's preliminaries were postponed because of unsafe, windy conditions on Panhandle Run. Those conditions may or may not have contributed to the back injury suffered by Shane Anderson after a spill during warm-ups on Saturday. Anderson, who strained his back, had to withdraw from the event.

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Thovex is a Big Air up-and-comer.

The finals were moved to the adjacent Slopestyle course, and shortened to two runs per athlete.

Thovex only needed one jump to mine gold. Completing a 900, Thovex scored 83.00 points on his first jump. Considered by some of his peers to be the most up-and-coming Big Air athlete, he had finished fourth in this event in 1999.

Nobody could match Thovex's 900. Skogen Sprang of Mill Valley, Calif., had a second run of 81.25 points, earning the silver medal. Twenty-year-old New York City native Evan Raps also had a strong second run, scoring 80.75 points with the judges to earn the bronze. Legendary skier Jonny Moseley finished ninth with a best run of 73.50.

Thovex adjusted best to the modified Big Air course. J.F. Cusson, the defending champion who finished 15th, wasn't very thrilled with the new conditions. "I didn't like it, I think the jump was a little small," he said. "It was a little flat, it wasn't that great for me."

Sprang, who also finished second in the Winter X qualifyer at Squaw Valley, Calif., said it was the right move to play it safe and move the event.

"It was kind of weird, but it was definitely safer," Sprang said. "It just didn't look as spectacular, but it was for our expense."

"It took a while to get used to," said 18-year-old Boyd Easley of Flint, Mich., who finished fourth in his first Big Air event. "I thought the jump was nice, a little small, but nice."

Rounding out the top 10 were Vincent Dorion (fifth), Philippe Poirier (sixth), Philippe Belanger (seventh), Tanner Hall (eighth), Moseley (ninth) and Motoki Shimomura (10th).
 
soooo much history right there... referencing JF's win, Jonny Moseley, Boyd's first big contest, Shane Anderson.....

more vibes to Sammy, though.
 
These guys are actually part of my favorit in the whole process of freesking... Can't wish better vibes for them..
 
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