DevonDeathTrip 2,358 Posted February 21, 2022 Not a death, but Finnish cross country skier Remi Lindholm suffers 'unbearable pain' defrosting his penis after the particularly chilling 50km event. 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCI Frank Burnside 3,887 Posted February 21, 2022 57 minutes ago, DevonDeathTrip said: Not a death, but Finnish cross country skier Remi Lindholm suffers 'unbearable pain' defrosting his penis after the particularly chilling 50km event. Brings a whole new meaning to getting a stiffy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,698 Posted March 4, 2022 Alevtina Kolchina, Soviet cross-country skier, 1964 Innsbruck 3x5km relay gold medalist dead at 91: https://mir24.tv/news/16498780/skonchalas-olimpiiskaya-chempionka-po-lyzhnym-gonkam-alevtina-kolchina 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,386 Posted March 25, 2022 Tony Nash, British bobsledder who won Gold at the 1964 Innsbruck Olympics in the two-man bobsleigh, has died aged 86. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted April 14, 2022 I guess it dinna matter whit Olympics thread it’s posted on. Alex Gilady, an International Olympic Committee member from Israel who also previously served as a senior vice president of NBC Sports, has died. He was 79. The IOC announced Gilady's death on Thursday. IOC member John Coates of Australia said Gilady died Wednesday in London. No cause of death was given. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,029 Posted May 25, 2022 50 year old Thomas Ulsrud, prolific and successful Norwegian curler who won silver at the Vancouver Games in 2010, reportedly dead from cancer: https://www-vg-no.translate.goog/sport/i/Pol1o0/curling-legenden-thomas-ulsrud-er-doed?_x_tr_sl=no&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=sc 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perhaps 1,423 Posted June 22, 2022 On 04/01/2018 at 16:58, Predictor said: Here's some info about my DDP pick Jonny Nilsson, a Swedish 1964 ice skating olympic gold medalist. He was born in 1943 and was a candidate for the 2009 European Parliament election in Sweden. Excerpts from an article from 30 Nov 2017 (with my own sloppy translation): *The skating world champion has incurable cancer *The prostate cancer was discovered too late and has spread to the bone *Jonny Nilsson, 74, doesn't regret not taking a PSA-test earlier *Was a top athlete in the 1960s, and won a World Cup gold, a World Cup bronze and an Olympic gold in ice skating. He set 5 world records and was pronounced the best Nordic athlete in 1964 *Discovered in the summer of 2017 that he had several tumours on his back bone, and metastasis in the skull bone and in one of his hips *His PSA-value was 1000 *Treatments include castrate medicine & estrogen *His disease described by the article as "deadly" Jonny Nilsson dead. A hit in a couple of pools I believe. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,029 Posted June 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Perhaps said: Jonny Nilsson dead. A hit in a couple of pools I believe. Shame Johnny Nilsson is List of the Missed as he QO'ed: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10941951/Jonny-Nilsson-Olympic-speedskating-champ-64-dies-79.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arghton 6,698 Posted June 22, 2022 On 08/02/2022 at 00:14, arghton said: https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/mtv-tapasi-siiri-aitee-rantasen-olympialaisia-kotikatsomossa-odottava-terasrouva-kertoo-kuulumisistaan-iivoon-mina-uskon/8347106 Rantanen gave a rare video interview a couple of days ago, not sure if the video/site is region locked. Seems like she's declined mentally a bit during the last years but can still talk properly and despite the amputation she is still in good condition physically. That picture I posted in December was probably an older one, atleast looks like it. Siiri Rantanen now lives in a care home: https://www.is.fi/maastohiihto/art-2000008856922.html Says that she looks forward to her 100th. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Predictor 1,018 Posted June 25, 2022 On 22/06/2022 at 15:25, YoungWillz said: Shame Johnny Nilsson is List of the Missed as he QO'ed: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-10941951/Jonny-Nilsson-Olympic-speedskating-champ-64-dies-79.html Unique pick for me in 2018. I didn't see him as a QO certainty, but now we know the answer. Maybe this being a Winter Olympic year helped? RIP. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted September 25, 2022 Norwegian skiing champion Aksel Lund Svindal has testicular cancer: https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/09/24/aksel-lund-svindal-testicular-cancer/ Prognosis is good though. Still remarkable news though because naturally, testicular cancer usually mostly appears for younger men, and he's 39 years old. Norwegian athletes have long been under suspicion for their exceptional results. They have a lot of asthmatics, curiously. Shades of Lance Armstrong. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted September 25, 2022 Just now, gcreptile said: Norwegian skiing champion Aksel Lund Svindal has testicular cancer: https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2022/09/24/aksel-lund-svindal-testicular-cancer/ Prognosis is good though. Still remarkable news though because naturally, testicular cancer usually mostly appears for younger men, and he's 39 years old. Norwegian athletes have long been under suspicion for their exceptional results. They have a lot of asthmatics, curiously. Shades of Lance Armstrong. 39 is not old for testicle cancer. Cancer Reaearch Uk says the highest age is 30-34. https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/cancer-statistics/statistics-by-cancer-type/testicular-cancer/incidence#heading-One 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chel 376 Posted November 18, 2022 Alexander Gorshkov, legendary figure skater and head of the Russian Figure Skating Federation, passed away. The 1976 Olympic champion died at the age of 76. His cause of death was a myocardial infarction. His partner and wife in the gold medal performance at the Innsbruck Olympics, Lyudmila Pakhomova, died of cancer in 1986. Obituary 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,029 Posted December 3, 2022 Steve Jensen, a member of the USA Ice Hockey Team that finished 5th at the 1976 Innsbruck Olympics, reportedly dead aged 67: 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted December 8, 2022 Jaroslav Bogdálek passed away on November 7 at the age of 93, participated in 3 Olympic trials in 1956 https://brnensky.denik.cz/ostatni_region/zemrel-brnensky-olympionik-jaroslav-bogdalek-bylo-mu-93-let-20221207.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ulitzer95 12,581 Posted December 8, 2022 3 hours ago, diego said: Jaroslav Bogdálek passed away on November 7 at the age of 93, participated in 3 Olympic trials in 1956 https://brnensky.denik.cz/ostatni_region/zemrel-brnensky-olympionik-jaroslav-bogdalek-bylo-mu-93-let-20221207.html It's December darling. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted December 8, 2022 2 hours ago, Ulitzer95 said: É dezembro querida. Sorry,thanks for complementing 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted December 26, 2022 Lajos Koutny was a Hungarian ice hockey player who died on 21/12 at the age of 83, participated in the 1964 Winter Olympics He was in the Hungarian Hockey Hall of Fame https://sportal.blikk.hu/csapatjatekok/jegkorong/elhunyt-koutny-lajos-korabbi-62-szeres-valogatott-jegkorongozo/2022122120251291005 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chel 376 Posted January 2, 2023 Sergey Bautin, former Dynamo Moscow defender and Olympic champion (1992), dies (55). dynamo.ru Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 5, 2023 Two-time German Olympic ski champion Rosi Mittermaier has died at the age of 72. One of the stars of the 1976 Winter Olympics, Mittermaier passed away after a "serious illness". Mittermaier is regarded as one of the greatest skiers in history, having made her World Cup debut aged just 16 in 1967. But her biggest success as a pro athlete undoubtedly came in 1976. Aged 25, she finally won her first overall World Cup title, plus the slalom and combined discipline titles. That same year, Mittermaier also dominated the slopes at the Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. SC 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
OneManJury 84 Posted January 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Sir Creep said: Two-time German Olympic ski champion Rosi Mittermaier has died at the age of 72. One of the stars of the 1976 Winter Olympics, Mittermaier passed away after a "serious illness". Mittermaier is regarded as one of the greatest skiers in history, having made her World Cup debut aged just 16 in 1967. But her biggest success as a pro athlete undoubtedly came in 1976. Aged 25, she finally won her first overall World Cup title, plus the slalom and combined discipline titles. That same year, Mittermaier also dominated the slopes at the Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. SC She was only following orders! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Old Crem 3,582 Posted January 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Sir Creep said: Two-time German Olympic ski champion Rosi Mittermaier has died at the age of 72. One of the stars of the 1976 Winter Olympics, Mittermaier passed away after a "serious illness". Mittermaier is regarded as one of the greatest skiers in history, having made her World Cup debut aged just 16 in 1967. But her biggest success as a pro athlete undoubtedly came in 1976. Aged 25, she finally won her first overall World Cup title, plus the slalom and combined discipline titles. That same year, Mittermaier also dominated the slopes at the Winter Olympic Games in Innsbruck, Austria. SC Sun 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diego 1,980 Posted January 5, 2023 4 hours ago, Sir Creep said: A bicampeã alemã de esqui Rosi Mittermaier morreu aos 72 anos. Uma das estrelas dos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno de 1976, Mittermaier faleceu após uma "doença grave". Mittermaier é considerada uma das maiores esquiadoras da história, tendo feito sua estreia na Copa do Mundo com apenas 16 anos em 1967. Mas seu maior sucesso como atleta profissional, sem dúvida, veio em 1976. Aos 25 anos, ela finalmente conquistou seu primeiro título geral da Copa do Mundo, além dos títulos de slalom e disciplinas combinadas. Nesse mesmo ano, Mittermaier também dominou as pistas nos Jogos Olímpicos de Inverno em Innsbruck, na Áustria. SC was the 3rd Olympic champion in alpine slalom skiing to die (only the first 2 champions in 48 and 52 had died by then), and the 4th Olympic champion in downhill to die 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,923 Posted January 12, 2023 Russian ice dancer Roman Kostomarov on life support with pneumonia. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted January 12, 2023 Traudl Hecher, a two-time member of the Austrian Olympic ski racing team, has died. She was 79. Hecher competed at the 1960 and 1964 games. https://germany.detailzero.com/sports/332871/Ski-world-mourns-the-loss-of-the-legend-of-racer-Traudl-Hecher-–-winter-sports.html 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
