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Post by CrimsonAngel on May 11, 2006 22:23:09 GMT -5
Are you kidding me??? I bet those blades can kill you. Like if a skater falls down on the ice and gets sliced in the neck, I bet those blades could slice a skater's throat right open. Let's not make fun of the blades 
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Post by warhorse on May 11, 2006 22:36:27 GMT -5
Well, that's true. I used to watch this program back in the 80's called 911 Rescue, and one story was about a hockey player who had his jugular sliced in a game. It was all caught on film, and kind of freaky. He was on the ice, on his knees and just bleeding everywhere on the ice. His buddies were so shocked and shakin, they couldn't help him. He lived, but I am sure it's a moment he would rather forget.
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Post by jay on May 11, 2006 22:41:04 GMT -5
ohh that's scary warhorse
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Post by billiey36 on May 11, 2006 22:52:03 GMT -5
I read an article on speed skating (sorry, I don't remember where--it's been awhile) that said the short track skaters will do everything they can to not hurt another skater with their blades.
Even when they're falling all over the place, they do whatever they can to not cut each other.
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Post by jay on May 11, 2006 23:22:56 GMT -5
I read an article on speed skating (sorry, I don't remember where--it's been awhile) that said the short track skaters will do everything they can to not hurt another skater with their blades. Even when they're falling all over the place, they do whatever they can to not cut each other. good for them  but i think it's kinda hard to do that  i think they have to 'cut' themselves to be able to not cut other skaters....it's like apolo do when he felt in 2002 in 1000m |
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Post by CrimsonAngel on May 11, 2006 23:37:23 GMT -5
Right I really wasn't talking about how careful they try to be.
Regardless of that, I was saying that I bet those blades can slice open somebody's throat.
No matter how "careful" somebody is, freak accidents can happen.
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Post by Ruffian of Old on May 12, 2006 4:26:28 GMT -5
You know what freaks me out? What if they hit the board with their legs bent and slice their butt up crazy. Eek, I can totally picture it in my head!
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Post by laura6 on May 12, 2006 7:48:07 GMT -5
i think though i di dnot check first...when i was reading an article about apolo taking care of his skates..they fit into a machine so he can sharpen them...and he taught allison how to take care of hers..
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Post by guest on May 12, 2006 10:29:46 GMT -5
A couple of years ago at Worlds a french skater fell forward in front of Rusty Smith. When he fell forward he brought his skate up and almost cut Rusty's nose off. Rusty had to have plastic surgery right away. It was a very scary.
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Post by laura6 on May 12, 2006 10:49:33 GMT -5
i nhad heard something of that...but did not know it was that serious...i also heard but do not know if it is true that allison had her face or neck cut i am not certain which....my mom told me that..she is an olympics fanatic...except her sport is figure skating....thats how i found apolo in2002..i was watching with her..
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Post by guest on May 12, 2006 10:58:56 GMT -5
i nhad heard something of that...but did not know it was that serious...i also heard but do not know if it is true that allison had her face or neck cut i am not certain which....my mom told me that..she is an olympics fanatic...except her sport is figure skating....thats how i found apolo in2002..i was watching with her.. That is true laura. It happend just after she switched from inlines. She fell and the skater behind her tried to jump over Allison. She had a cut down her face that required 70 stitches. You can see a slight scar when you are standing close to her. Those blades are so dangerous. |
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Post by MT on May 12, 2006 12:35:37 GMT -5
You know what freaks me out? What if they hit the board with their legs bent and slice their butt up crazy. Eek, I can totally picture it in my head! Wasn't it Bedard (maybe Flou) who did in fact slice his ass up after a fall and the whole rink got to witness his apparent preference for tighty-whities? |
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Post by CrimsonAngel on May 12, 2006 12:37:13 GMT -5
You know what freaks me out? What if they hit the board with their legs bent and slice their butt up crazy. Eek, I can totally picture it in my head! Wasn't it Bedard (maybe Flou) who did in fact slice his ass up after a fall and the whole rink got to witness his apparent preference for tighty-whities? What?  OMGoodness! |
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Post by MT on May 12, 2006 12:41:49 GMT -5
Ruffian, please change your pics of the Canadians. Bedard is giving me heart palpitataions, ( and, um, other palpitations, too). Who knew the ripples and curves that lurked under some of the worlds ugliest skinsuits.  Aren't they lovely?  (The Canadians, that is. Those skinsuits are an abomination, natch.) I love that series of pics (I notice you didn't include the hot one of Kalyna.) I do wonder what M. Turcotte was doing with jeans 6 inches too long on. Maybe, instead of rolling them up, he coulda just .... removed them? |
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Post by CrimsonAngel on May 12, 2006 13:00:36 GMT -5
Kalyna Roberge is my fav ;D Next to Apolo, I think she's great!!!!
But I couldn't find a website of her anywhere....
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i think they have to 'cut' themselves to be able to not cut other skaters....it's like apolo do when he felt in 2002 in 1000m
