World Champion Skier Nearly Hit With Falling Drone During Slalom Run (Video)
“Watch out for falling drones” is the new “break a leg!”
Four-time defending World Cup overall champion skier Marcel Hirscher narrowly avoided a potentially horrific accident during a slalom run at a competition in Italy on Tuesday.
Holy hell that was close https://t.co/g3sRmzIPlb
— James Dart (@James_Dart) December 22, 2015
“This is horrible,” Hirscher, who fortunately was not injured and seemed unfazed in the race, told The Associated Press. “This can never happen again. This can be a serious injury.”
He also took to Instagram to express his thoughts.
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Hirscher took over first place during the run despite the incident, but was defeated by the next and final skier, Henrik Kristoffersen.
Thumbnail photo via Twitter/@nzaccardi
