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Originally Posted by VANFLAMESFAN
When are people going to realize that accidents in sports happen?? It's the nature of the beast?? If a ski jumper broke his leg on a crash, would people be up in arms?? No, because it's part of the sport. The Slovenian was taking part in Cross Country Skiing. When I think of Cross Country, I think of people skiing in a forest, out in nature. Not on a controlled indoor surface. It's the wild, deal with the pros and cons of it. She made her bed, she should lie in it.
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Like it or not, this is not in the wild. This is a controlled course, and some idiot decided to leave a dangerous spot unguarded.
There is risk in all sports, but that does not absolve organizers when their negligence creates an unnecessary risk to the competitors.