Sarka Pancochova’s helmet splits open in crash
Even the world’s most talented snowboarders should always wear a helmet. Sarka Pancochova demonstrated exactly why during the women’s slopestyle finals this morning. The Czech boarder took a serious fall, splitting her helmet open.
This fall split open Sarka Pancochova’s helmet, but she seems ok. https://t.co/6LIxHtX6Mh
— BuzzFeed Sports (@BuzzFeedSports) February 9, 2014
Not only did Pancochova get up, but she got back on her board to ride the rest of the way down.
Czech boarder Sarka Pancochova goes down hard, snaps head back, cracks helmet up the middle–gets up and boards to bottom. Wow. #slopestyle
— Charlie Gillis (@ChasGillis) February 9, 2014
Once she got to the bottom of the hill, her teammates saw up close the reason why they wear helmets.
The importance of wearing a helmet as demonstrated by Sarka Pancochova pic.twitter.com/qkLmLIqCYB — Isabelle Hajiyianni (@izhaj) February 9, 2014
This is why you wear a helmet! Glad Sarka Pancochova is ok! #Sochi2014 #slopestyle pic.twitter.com/BsUkHuI5GK — Nathan Lehman (@nathanlehman) February 9, 2014
Sarka Pancochova took a tough fall. Her helmet took a beating – hope she is ok. #headache #slopestyle #Sochi2014 pic.twitter.com/wEwFkwskI5 — Donna McTaggart (@donnamct) February 9, 2014
Czech snowboarder Sarka Pancochova broke helmet after a nasty fall on Sunday #Sochi2014 http://t.co/nH42luDBg6 pic.twitter.com/WDCOH95dmM — Mikaela Conley (@MikaelaConley) February 9, 2014
@simonpegg That, and to have their gear. Sarka Pancochova is damn lucky, and one hell of a trooper! @jennyjonessnow pic.twitter.com/Vyeoi42bfY — Michael Burke (@mwildrose69) February 9, 2014
Czech snowboarder Sarka Pancochova showing why helmets MUST be worn when boarding / skiing. That was a big crack — Chris Johns (@IamChris_Johns) February 9, 2014
Sarka pancochova bu kiz cok iyiydi de son seride cok pis düştü lan kaski filan parcaladi. Favorimdi çok üzüldüm çokk pic.twitter.com/YrMC1CfVnP — svly (@mei_misaqi) February 9, 2014
Pancochova’s wipeout was horrifying, can’t believe she got up afterwards #gojenny #teamgb
— Shazzi (@TheShanTiger) February 9, 2014
Pancochova’s smashed helmet a stark reminder for boarders, bikers, cyclists, etc. Might pay to be cool, but pays to be safe, too #bbcsochi
— Rishi Verma (@rish_vrma) February 9, 2014
On the strength of her first of two runs in the slopestyle finals, Pancochova finished in fifth place.