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Thread: RIP Romain Maitre ...
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09-23-2008, 09:34 AM #1Registered User
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RIP Romain Maitre ...
sad sad sad...
http://www.skipass.com/articles/sais...ain-maitre.php
And for those who missed that epic day at the Bird when he won the nationals, this is how I'll remember the guy I never knew other than by his skiing:
http://videos.skipass.com/snowbird/maitrebig.wmv
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09-23-2008, 09:49 AM #2
Mani, cant read french, how did he die?
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09-23-2008, 09:50 AM #3
What happened? The skipass article doesn't say anything other than that he was found dead after disappearing last Wednesday.
not counting days 2016-17
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09-23-2008, 09:55 AM #4Registered User
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09-23-2008, 10:04 AM #5
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09-23-2008, 10:11 AM #6
It's still blurry.
He was reported missing since thursday.
His car was found saturday in a small hamlet above Bourg Saint Maurice.
His body was found yesterday in a nearby wood.
According to the gendarmes, it was not a crime.
http://www.ledauphine.com/faits-dive...&article=57116
Vibes.Last edited by philippeR; 09-23-2008 at 10:13 AM.
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09-23-2008, 10:19 AM #7Registered User
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09-23-2008, 10:23 AM #8Registered User
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Horrible to hear. The story doesnt really make any sense, hopefully they will release more soon.
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09-23-2008, 10:27 AM #9I should be skiing
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very sad, lot's of rumors swirling around and not a lot of info. he will be missed
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09-23-2008, 10:51 AM #10
Didn't he quit the tour because of depression or something? 27 years old. Really sad.
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09-23-2008, 10:55 AM #11
sad
"It is not the result that counts! It is not the result but the spirit! Not what - but how. Not what has been attained - but at what price.
- A. Solzhenitsyn
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09-23-2008, 11:04 AM #12
Very sad to hear. I will never forget that run at snowbird. He made the course look like a terrain park.
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09-23-2008, 01:34 PM #13
Hope he's at peace now."Nothing is funnier than Hitler." - Smokey McPole
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09-23-2008, 01:49 PM #14
Sad to see such a bright star burn out so early on, RIP.
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09-23-2008, 01:54 PM #15
Man it has been a bad year....
RIP man! Enjoy the skiing in the great beyond!
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09-23-2008, 02:42 PM #16
That is terrible news. I, too, will remember how he absolutely killed it that one year at the Bird...
The Griz
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09-23-2008, 03:05 PM #17
While I didn't know him, I was there to witness him put down one of the best runs I've ever seen in a comp. My condolences to his friends and family.
Avoiding the real world since 1979
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09-23-2008, 05:14 PM #18
Really sad
I'm so hardcore, I'm gnarcore.
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09-23-2008, 05:34 PM #19
RIP Romain, no coincidence that your last name means "Master"
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09-23-2008, 06:04 PM #20
One helluva run, and one helluva photo to be immortalized in! RIP. The star that burns twice as bright burns half as long.
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09-23-2008, 08:23 PM #21
Bummer man. Hope he finds some peace.
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09-23-2008, 08:39 PM #22
sad to hear...++++vibes to the fam.
one hell of a run at the birdMagic Mountain Freeride Team...bringing your grom's game to the next level.
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09-23-2008, 09:09 PM #23
wow. so sad.
Drive slow, homie.
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09-23-2008, 09:11 PM #24
RIP, just watching him ski gave me so much joy, the community lost a good one here
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09-23-2008, 09:18 PM #25
RIP. really sad.
Seriously, this can’t turn into yet another ON3P thread....
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