Helmet camera footage shows Schumacher had ‘good skier speed’January 8, 2014 - 15:44 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Footage from Michael Schumacher's helmet camera shows him travelling at the speed of "a very good skier on fairly hard terrain" when he hit a rock and fell, investigators say, according to BBC News. Investigators probing the former F1 driver's ski accident said he was eight meters off-piste when he crashed. They said the 45-year-old "did not really look at reducing his speed when he went off piste". Schumacher suffered a severe head injury in the Dec 29 accident. He is currently in a medically induced coma at a clinic in Grenoble where doctors describe his condition as critical but stable. Fans gathered outside the hospital on Jan 3 to mark the racing legend's 45th birthday. Speaking at a news conference in the French city of Albertville, the investigating team said they had so far attended the scene of the accident in the resort of Meribel, spoken to witnesses and the medical team. They had also examined the driver's helmet and skis and viewed footage filmed on a camera attached to his helmet. Lead prosecutor Patrick Quincy said Schumacher had deliberately chosen to go off piste, an area between a red and blue piste that was clearly signposted. The off piste area was clearly signposted at the Meribel ski station, he said. "[ Schumacher] is evidently an extremely good skier, but one of his skis hit a rock that was sticking out... it caused him to fall and he hit his head on the rock," the prosecutor said. Related links: Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization. Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |