Utah is a third world country? I mean, there's a lot of Mormons.....but still.
There was a blurb on the CBC this am about the fact that she's insured for many event through the Canadian Ski Association, but that the event she was practicing for wasn't sanctioned, hence her insurance didn't apply.
sad stuff
The association? I have a hard time blaming them here. I'm sure they would have made her very aware that the coverage only applies in case of a sanctioned event. Hell, to play in a beer hockey league here, you need to join US hockey, and they make very clear that anything they do is not covered if you aren't playing in a sanctioned league or event.
its very to sad to see such a young face going.....
Well, I just heard the CSA guy on the radio this morning and he sounded smarmy. I guess they aren't in the insurance business so it isn't their call. It's just that apparently the insurance they provide cover their athletes for the X-Games and the Dew Tour. It would seem that it might be easy for an athlete to assume they're covered for such a similar event.
i read somewhere she is leaving $550k a hospital bill...
It's been taken care of... sounds like canadian insurance kicked in as well as fellow skiers stepped up and footed the bill. If there is any good coming out of this tragedy, it's proof of how tight knit the skiing community is.
