Maxence Muzaton had a(nother) lucky escape
Look at the image below. Just look at it.
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.
"One of the luckiest escapes I've ever seen!"
How on earth has Maxence Muzaton managed to stay on his skis?! 😱#Cortina2021 pic.twitter.com/rVvG9PxeSp
— Eurosport (@eurosport) February 14, 2021
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.
𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 to 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭… at 70mph!
How has Maxence Muzaton managed to recover here?! 😱😱😱 pic.twitter.com/rchPuHOqK2
— Eurosport (@eurosport) February 5, 2021
