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| List of famous people who have been killed as a result of skiing accidents |
| Name |
Age |
Location |
Country |
Date |
| Ross Milne |
19 |
Innsbruck |
Austria |
January 1964 |
| Buddy Werner |
28 |
Trais Fleur slope, St. Moritz |
Switzerland |
April 12, 1964 |
| Barbara Henneberger |
23 |
Trais Fleur slope, St. Moritz |
Switzerland |
April 12, 1964 |
| Josef Walcher |
29 |
Schladming |
Austria |
January 22, 1984 |
| Leonardo David |
24 |
Gressoney-Saint-Jean |
Italy |
February 26, 1985[1] |
| Alfonso, Duke of Anjou and Cádiz |
52 |
Beaver Creek Resort, Colorado |
United States |
January 30, 1989 |
| Duncan MacPherson |
23 |
Stubai Alps |
Austria |
August 10, 1989 |
| Gernot Reinstadler |
20 |
Lauberhorn, Wengen |
Switzerland |
January 18, 1991 |
| Peter Wirnsberger |
24 |
Altenmarkt im Pongau |
Austria |
December 20, 1992 |
| Ulrike Maier |
26 |
Garmisch-Partenkirchen |
Germany |
January 29, 1994 |
| Trevor Petersen |
|
Chamonix |
France |
February 26, 1996 |
| Michael Kennedy |
39 |
Aspen, Colorado |
United States |
December 31, 1997 |
| Sonny Bono |
62 |
Heavenly Ski Resort, Nevada |
United States |
January 5, 1998 |
| Doak Walker |
71 |
Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
United States |
September 27, 1998 |
| Michel Trudeau |
23 |
Kokanee Glacier Park, British Columbia |
Canada |
November 13, 1998 |
| Régine Cavagnoud |
31 |
Pitztal Glacier, Innsbruck |
Austria |
October 31, 2000 |
| Doug Coombs |
48 |
Couloir de Polichinelle, La Grave |
France |
April 3, 2006 |
| Chad VanderHam |
31 |
Couloir de Polichinelle, La Grave |
France |
April 3, 2006 |
- ^ After being in a coma for nearly six years. He crashed and suffered brain trauma during the World Cup downhill race at Lake Placid on March 3, 1979
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