Brain injury sufferer 'campaigns for better skiing safety'RSS Feed

An Olympic skier who suffered a brain injury has urged other snow-sport enthusiasts to do all they can to avoid following in his footsteps.

Dave Irwin, who was struck down with a head trauma in 2001 while training in Banff National Park, stated parents should wear helmets to encourage their offspring to do the same, the Globe and Mail relayed.

Although he was wearing head gear during his accident, the man known as the Crazy Cannuck took a blow to the forehead from a trailing leg, causing multiple bleeding.

Mr Irwin has now set up a charity aimed at ploughing cash into further studies in the area, along with preventative awareness.

The Dave Irwin Foundation for Brain Injury raised $20,000 (£11,700) earlier this year during its Dash for Cash event.

"I don't want to be referred to as brain injured all my life. I want to have recovered as part of my life," he told the news provider.

The sportsman competed at two Olympic games in downhill events and is also a former World Cup champion.

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