Czech skier Jan Zabystřan caught the attention of fans around the world during Sunday’s super-G race in Kvitfjell, Norway. He got attention not for his result, but for the amazing acrobatic stunt he pulled off after falling.
Zabystřan started Sunday’s race as 52nd in the standings, when all the favorites were already at the finish line. He didn’t mess up the rankings, but he stirred up the waters of the Internet. He fell during his ride and it looked like a very rough fall at first.
But after stopping, the Czech skier showed that he had definitely not suffered an injury. He flipped back onto his skis and his stunt became a hit on social media. His acrobatic performance garnered tens of thousands of likes and was noticed by downhill skiing legend Lindsey Vonn.
“I don’t even know how you did it” the American woman wrote to him in the comments. “Years of childhood practice finally paid off,” Zabystřan answered her and then added one more funny comment: “I can teach you if you want. In return for some speed, which is probably a slightly better ability in alpine skiing.“
Austrian Kriechmayr dominated the race. Zabystřan’s season and career high in the World Cup remains the twentieth place in the downhill in Val Gardena, Italy.
A Slovak man survived a dramatic fall in the Tatras when an avalanche broke away with him:
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