Max Burkhart

Career
Max Burkhart
nation	Germany Germany
birthday	September 27, 2000
place of birth	Oberammergau , GermanyGermany
date of death	December 6, 2017
Place of death	Calgary , CanadaCanada
discipline	Alpine skiing
society	SC Partenkirchen

Max Burkhart (born September 27, 2000 - † December 6, 2017 in Calgary , Canada ) was a German ski racer . He became internationally known through his death after a training accident in Lake Louise, Canada.

Career

Burkhart started for SC Partenkirchen and took part in the first international races at the end of 2016. From then on he started regularly in FIS races, national championships and from September 2017 also in the South American Cup , but could not achieve any top placements.

Burkhart was a member of the Bavarian state squad and in August 2017 switched to the Sugar Bowl Academy in California , a secondary school for skiers, where he wanted to be recommended for the DSV squad.

On December 5, 2017, Burkhart had an accident in a downhill race in Lake Louise, Canada on the Men's Olympic Downhill slope . He fell badly and was thrown into a safety fence. After he was flown to a hospital in Calgary in a rescue helicopter , he died there a day later from his serious injuries. With regard to the cause of the accident, there was initially no suspicion of inadequate safety precautions, rather the edges of the skis hit the safety net at an unfortunate angle and cut it up.

After the young ski racer's tragic accidental death , the German Ski Association announced extensive consequences. For example, young up-and-coming drivers who have not previously undergone the DSV's training concept should not receive a start approval from the association.

Web links

Max Burkhart in the database of the International Ski Federation (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Max Burkhart: Teenage German skier dies after race crash . In: BBC , December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
↑ The 17-year-old German's skis cut the safety fence . In: The world . Retrieved December 8, 2017.
↑ Mourning for German skiing talent , on sport1.de, from December 7, 2017. Accessed December 7, 2017.
↑ Young German ski racer dies in downhill races . Süddeutsche Zeitung , December 7, 2017, accessed on August 28, 2020 .
^ Deceased ski talent Max Burkhart "The worst thing that can happen" , on spiegel.de, December 7, 2017. Retrieved on December 7, 2017.
↑ Ski association announces measures - Max Burkhart's accidental death will have drastic consequences for young athletes . In: Focus , December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Burkhart, Max
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German ski racer
DATE OF BIRTH	September 27, 2000
DATE OF DEATH	December 6, 2017
Place of death	Calgary , Canada

[1] Max Burkhart: Teenage German skier dies after race crash . In: BBC , December 7, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.

[2] The 17-year-old German's skis cut the safety fence . In: The world . Retrieved December 8, 2017.

[3] Mourning for German skiing talent , on sport1.de, from December 7, 2017. Accessed December 7, 2017.

[4] Young German ski racer dies in downhill races . Süddeutsche Zeitung , December 7, 2017, accessed on August 28, 2020 .

[5] Deceased ski talent Max Burkhart "The worst thing that can happen" , on spiegel.de, December 7, 2017. Retrieved on December 7, 2017.

[6] Ski association announces measures - Max Burkhart's accidental death will have drastic consequences for young athletes . In: Focus , December 9, 2017. Retrieved December 16, 2017.