AUSTRIA: OLYMPIC SKI CHAMPION HERMANN MAIER HAS BADLY BROKEN HIS LEG INA MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT THAT COULD END HIS CAREER

Record ID: 968798

  • Title: AUSTRIA: OLYMPIC SKI CHAMPION HERMANN MAIER HAS BADLY BROKEN HIS LEG INA MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT THAT COULD END HIS CAREER
  • Date: 24th August 2001
  • Summary: RADSTADT AND SALTZBURG, AUSTRIA (AUGUST 24-25 AND FILE, 2001) (FILE, 2001) (SPORTA - SCHEDULED NEWS ONLY, NO ACCESS GERMANY) 1. HERMANN MAIER FINISHING SECOND IN WORLD CUP EVENT (AUGUST 24-25, 2001) (ORF - EBU RESTRICTIONS, NO ACCESS AUSTRIA, GERMANY, SOUTH TYROL AND SWITZERLAND) 2. VARIOUS SCENE OF MAIER ACCIDENT 3. ANIMATED RECONSTRUCTION OF ACCIDENT 4. EXTERIOR SALTZBURG HOSPITAL WHERE MAIER IS BEING TREATED 5. INTERIOR OPERATING THEATRE 6. X-RAYS OF MAIER INJURIES 7. (Soundbite) FORMER GRAND PRIX DRIVER NIKI LAUDA (German) - "He is asking himself, why does this happen to the best trained man in the world. This is the main problem for him at the moment." 8. (Soundbite) HANS PUM, CHIEF OF AUSTRIAN ALPINE SKIING NATIONAL TEAM (German) - "He has done it in Nagano, why shouldn't he do it again ? We hope so." 9. (Soundbite) HANS KNAUSS, MEMBER OF AUSTRIAN ALPINE SKIING NATIONAL TEAM (German) - "Nobody has as much power, energy and ambition as Hermann. If he sees a small chance, we will be back as soon as possible." 10. INTERIOR SALZBURG HOSPITAL 11. HERMANN MAIER STREET IN HIS HOMETOWN OF FLACHAU 12. MAIER'S PARENTS HOME IN FLACHAU Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 7th September 2001 13:00
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  • Location: RADSTADT AND SALTZBURG, AUSTRIA
  • Country: Austria
  • Reuters ID: LVABKK595QJA5924QH1Q82HZQDZ3
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