A Brief History
On December 29, 2013, 44 year old champion auto racer Michael Schumacher suffered a major head injury from a skiing accident in the French Alps. A seven-time Formula One champion, Schumacher would not take the wheel again, although he did survive.
Digging Deeper
Other celebrities have suffered death on the ski slopes which might serve as a warning to us not so famous folks. Amateur skiers killed while skiing include:
Hugh Lindsay, 1988, Equerry to Queen Elizabeth II.
Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz, 1989, grandson of King Alfonso XIII of Spain.
Michael Kennedy, 1997, son of Robert F. Kennedy.
Sonny Bono, 1998, half of the “Sonny and Cher” music duo.
Doak Walker, 1998, Hall of Fame football player.
Michel Trudeau, 1998, son of Canadian Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau.
Edward LaChapelle, 2007, avalanche researcher.
Prince Friso of Orange-Nassau, 2012, brother of the King of the Netherlands.
and, Amanda Asay, 2022, Canadian baseball and hockey player.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Megroz, Gordy. 100 Slopes of a Lifetime: The World’s Ultimate Ski and Snowboard Destinations. National Geographic, 2021.
Schumacher, M. Michael Schumacher: F1 Legend. Lulu.com, 2020.
The featured image in this article, a photograph by Ryosuke Yagi of Michael Schumacher in 2005, is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license.
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