Virginia Loh-Hagan DOWNHIĎ Ski RACING Nailed It Extreme
1 Racing Against Time Who are some famous downhill ski racers How are they unstoppable Scott Macartney went down an icy slope He skied 90 miles 145 kilometers an hour In two minutes he skied 3,000 feet 914 meters He made sharp turns He made big jumps He flew in the air Something went wrong The wind twisted him He couldn’t fix himself He landed on his hip His head slammed into ice His helmet flew off He slid 200 feet 61 m His brain was bruised But he got better He returned to Austria to race in the Hahnenkamm It’s the most extreme downhill ski race 4
He’s unstoppable He was selected for the U S Ski Team He competed in two Olympics He said It has been an incredible ride Bode Miller is a downhill racing champion He’s won the most skiing medals in the Winter Olympics But he’s never won the Hahnenkamm He has tried several times He said It breaks your heart a little bit as a racer Some race course jumps are as big as a football field 5
