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15th February 2021
04:07pm GMT
Doesn't look like this is going to end well, does it? Especially not when you hear the man in the picture, French skier Maxence Muzaton, was hurtling down a mountainside at 70mph at this point. *At least* a couple of broken bones coming his way, surely...
But no. Miraculously, Muzaton escaped without serious injury, thanks to a moment of incredible athleticism (and probably a good slice of luck, too).
Competing in the men's downhill event in Cortina, Muzaton snagged one of his skis 23 seconds into his run. Despite appearing destined for a nasty tumble, the 30-year-old styled it out, landing a 180 degree spin before turning sharply to face back down the mountainside a fraction of a second later.
Muzaton was later applauded as he reached the foot of the slope.
https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/1360901227047976960
Incredibly, this wasn't the first time he's pulled off a miraculous recovery to avoid injury this season.
Only a matter of weeks ago, he escaped another high speed crash with a slightly less spectacular (but still fairly impressive) recovery from a mistake during the downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Germany.
https://twitter.com/Eurosport_UK/status/1357642587495104512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1357642587495104512%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eurosport.com%2Falpine-skiing%2Fworld-championships%2F2020-2021%2Fmaxence-muzaton-miracle-skier-makes-incredible-recovery-from-crash-at-world-championships_sto8124812%2Fstory.shtmlExplore more on these topics:
