Olympic legacy skier Lyman Currier faced a tragic end to his Sochi games on Feb. 18, as the 19-year-old fell and injured his knee on the difficult halfpipe course.
Lyman Currier — the son of former Olympian David Currier, who competed in the 1972 Games — had high hopes going into the big debut of the Olympic halfpipe skiing event on Feb. 18, but snowy, treacherous conditions led to a potentially serious injury.
Olympic Skier Lyman Currier Crashes During Halfpipe
God, this is horrible. When someone trains 24/7 for a moment as huge as this, you can’t help but feel for them when they crash and burn. Of course, the giant snowflakes that inhibited the halfpipe event contributed to Lyman’s second-run crash in the qualifying round, but that doesn’t make his painful scream any less haunting.
David Wise's Family Celebrates Halfpipe Gold
Hottest Winter Olympians
At first it looked like Lyman — who...
Lyman Currier — the son of former Olympian David Currier, who competed in the 1972 Games — had high hopes going into the big debut of the Olympic halfpipe skiing event on Feb. 18, but snowy, treacherous conditions led to a potentially serious injury.
Olympic Skier Lyman Currier Crashes During Halfpipe
God, this is horrible. When someone trains 24/7 for a moment as huge as this, you can’t help but feel for them when they crash and burn. Of course, the giant snowflakes that inhibited the halfpipe event contributed to Lyman’s second-run crash in the qualifying round, but that doesn’t make his painful scream any less haunting.
David Wise's Family Celebrates Halfpipe Gold
Hottest Winter Olympians
At first it looked like Lyman — who...
- 2/18/2014
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
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