13 Crazy Crashes During The Alpine Ski World Championships
/ CBS Colorado
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (CBS4) - Throughout the World Alpine Ski Championships in the Vail Valley in the first half of this month there was some awe inspiring skiing on display.
The following are 13 of the crashes during the championships, as captured by Getty Images photographers.
Candace Crawford of Team Canada crashes over the arrival line, yet wins a silver medal during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Nations Team Event on February 10, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Alain Grosclaude/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)Bode Miller of the US slides down the hill after crashing during his run in the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships men's Super G Feb. 5, 2015, in Beaver Creek. (credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)Slovenia's Vanja Brodnik loses her balance during the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships women's combined downhill, on February 9, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. AFP PHOTO / FABRICE COFFRINI (Photo credit should read FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP/Getty Images)Wendy Holdener of Switzerland skis through a gate during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Nations Team Event on February 10, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)Eva-Maria Brem of Austria loses balance during the Ladies' Giant Slalom on the Raptor racecourse on Day 11 of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships on February 12, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)Ksenia Alopina of Russia misses a gate in her second run during the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships women's slalom February 14, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)Otmar Striedinger of Austria falls during the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships men's combined-slalom on February 8, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (credit: NATHAN BILOW/AFP/Getty Images)Daniel Yule of Switzerland falls on the course during the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships men's slalom February 15, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (credit: NATHAN BILOW/AFP/Getty Images)Daniela Merighetti of Italy crashes out during the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Women's Super G on February 03, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Alain Grosclaude/Agence Zoom/Getty Images)Alexander Glebov of Russia crashes during the Men's Super-G on the Birds of Prey racecourse on Day 4 of the 2015 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships on February 5, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)Ondrej Bank of the Czech Republic slides near the finish line after crashing during the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships men's combined-downhill February 8, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)Switzerland's Beat Feuz crashes in the finish area of the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships men's combined, on February 8, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (credit: MARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images)Ana Bucik of Slovenia misses a gate in her second run during the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships women's slalom on February 14, 2015 in Beaver Creek, Colorado. (credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)
