All posts tagged 'Kevin Pearce and brain injury'

Snowboarder Kevin Pearce Crusades Against Brain Injury

Posted on July 14th, 2013 · Posted in Brain Injury

On New Year’s Eve 2009 Olympic-bound snowboarder Kevin Pearce hit a halfpipe face-first while practicing a so-called double-cork trick in Park City, Utah. As with many traumatic brain injury (TBI) victims, Pearce’s life has never been the same since. On Monday, July 15, HBO will air a documentary on Pearce’s..
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First Pearce, Now Burke, Fall Victim Of Brain Injury On The Half-Pipe

Posted on January 13th, 2012 · Posted in Brain Injury

Park City, Utah, has again become the scene of tragedy involving traumatic brain injury (TBI) and young athletes. As The New York Times pointed out Thursday, roughly two years ago champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce sustained TBI in an accident in Park City. And on Tuesday, Canadian freestyle skier Sarah Burke fell and hit..
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