Actually I think another reason we hear more about football is that the NFL has a lot of money to lose in big lawsuits. Not as much attention for soccer concussions.
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Science Chic wrote: The participants know the risks going in and choose to compete. I'm amazed that this is actually the first death in 15 years, I think they've done a good job running them and keeping them as safe as possible without ruining the competition.
But if shutting them down could save one life...?
One less person burdening the planet's resources! :thumbsup:
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Photo-fish wrote: Are the Winter X Games in Colorado too dangerous?
They prolly won't be held in Colorado much longer. Look for them to move to Park City or Tahoe after 2014.
They are all adults and are free to do whatebver they want. At least they are on runs that are properly maintained and safety is somewhat present. I don't get the snwmobile thing but it is the same as moto-tricks in the summer X-games Everything has some risk involved. Now, the kids that try this at home or in the backwoods with no experience are just dumb.
Maybe it's just me, but didn't these athletes start as kids at home or in the backwoods trying something that no one had ever done before? The first one to do a backflip riding a snowmobile couldn't have had much experience doing something that had never been done before, could they? And how does one get experienced without starting out as someone with no experience anyway?
PrintSmith wrote: Maybe it's just me, but didn't these athletes start as kids at home or in the backwoods trying something that no one had ever done before? The first one to do a backflip riding a snowmobile couldn't have had much experience doing something that had never been done before, could they? And how does one get experienced without starting out as someone with no experience anyway?
It's just you. I doubt anyone ever tried a flip on a snowmobile without first being introduced into racing and jumping and learning the mechanics and limits of their machine (experience). They then learned how to do progressively dificult tricks. That was my point.
If Joe Blow-teenager-inexperienced-daredevil-wannabe tried this on their parents machine without their knowledge or approval with fatal results that is different story.
Skiing is dangerous...how many deaths this year can be attributed to skiing, to include the ones killed by avalanches? Wasn't a fairly famous skier paralyzed in the late '60's...there were a couple books and a movie made about her.
With few exceptions (maybe bowling or curling), most sports have a possibility of injury or death.
Someone that takes on sports, takes on the risks, too.
Skiing was very dangerous last year with limited snow and crowding on the limited runs open.
Would kids think of flipping a snowmobile without the X-Games showing them it can be done? Maybe not, but I know I was jumping snow machines when I was a teen trying to get maximum air, (sometimes I still do.)
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