Kalle Söderholm, the manager of alpine skier Kalle Palander, was injured seriously last Friday. Kalle Söderholm was skiing last Friday when he crashed and received several fractures in his chest and neck, reports Finnish newspaper Iltalehti. Kalle Söderholm is not able to move right now, but it looks like he is not paralyzed. Söderholm is going to be transfered to Töölö hospital in Helsinki, Finland today.
The accident happened in Bormio ski resort in northern Italy where the last alpine worldcup race of 2008 was held. Kalle Söderholm is responsible for marketing and co-operation deals of Finnish Alpine Ski Team. He is also known as the manager of Kalle Palander. Söderholm has also worked as a coach and physiotherapist. Kalle Söderholm lives in Helsinki, is married and has two children.
This season has been dramatic. Many accidents and even deaths have happened. Naturally HomeboySki.Com has not reported about all sad news, but we have written about the crash of Scott McArtney, the death of extreme skier Billy Poole, the sad news of Matthias Lanzinger and now the injuries of Kalle Söderholm. Hope the next season will not be such dramatic.
Sad moments are part of skiing. In 1990 the world lost one of the greatest free skiers of the time as Trevor Petersen died in Chamonix, France. In April 2006 Doug Coombs, one of the icons of the sport, lost his life in La Grave, France. Doug was skiing backcountries with his mate Chad VanderHam as they fell off a cliff.
Life goes on. We hope all the best and quick recovery for Kalle Söderholm.
For more about Kalle Palander check his blog.
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