PARK CITY, Utah
On the other hand, a member of the French national team as they capture the illuminated big air, twisting and turning as they prepare for another run in the X Winter Games later this month.
(Lynn DeBruin/Associated Press)-12 January 2012 this photo shows Benoit Valentin stand of the French national team in the City Park of Mount superpipe Resort in Park City, Utah, as the team prepares for Winter X Games. Even though they had just arrived in the mountain town of Utah, they know this is a pipe where athletes Canada freestyle skiing Sarah Burke, in critical condition at a nearby hospital, was injured only a few days ago. And the same pipe where champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffered a traumatic brain injury two years ago.
Even though they had just arrived in the mountain town of Utah, they know this is a pipe where athletes Canada freestyle skiing Sarah Burke, in critical condition at a nearby hospital, was injured only a few days ago. And the same pipe where champion snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffered a traumatic brain injury two years ago.
Although the athletes training Thursday said they were honoring sports