Schumacher skiing leisurely before accident

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Sunday, 05 January 2014 at 19:18
michael schumacher critical after ski accident

Michael Schumacher was skiing at a moderate pace at the moment of the accident which has left him in a coma, news magazine reported on its website on Saturday, citing a video filmed by a German witness.

The witness, a 35-year-old steward, said that he was filming his girlfriend with a smartphone when he captured by chance the moment when Schumacher slammed his head against a rock in the French alps.
According to the witness, who contacted the German magazine on Friday, Schumacher was descending the slope at a "leisurely" pace – "a maximum speed of 20 kilometres an hour".
In the background of the film, a skier could be seen descending on an unmarked run between two groomed pistes before falling.
Der Spiegel
Schumacher was skiing off piste on 29 December near the Meribel ski resort with his 14-year-old son Mick and friends when he struck a rock so hard that his helmet was split in two.
He remains in a critical but stable condition, his spokeswoman said on Saturday. (AFP)
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