Ulrike Maier: Deadly Crash, Womens World Cup 1994, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Kandahar

Ulrike "Ulli" Maiers deadly crash in Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1994: At this day the Womans Worldcup took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Nobody could have ever expected the dramatic ending of this downhill ski race. Ulli Maiers head crashed on a wooden post near the track, after losing the line on the icy and slippery snow. Her spinal cord was cut in two and she died nearly immediatly. That all happend only meters from the full crowded stadium at the finish line, where her daughter Melanie watched the race.