‘‘A black skier? Come on. Blacks don’t ski.” Arthur Clay has heard that remark extra occasions than he can depend. “I can’t even come up with a number,” Clay mentioned. “Just about every time I mention skiing outside a group of skiers, I hear it.” At the grand age of 83, the South Shore resident and retired State of Illinois worker, recent from the Black Summit, an annual snowboarding time out he first co-organized in 1973 with Benjamin Finley, nonetheless enjoys a excellent flight downhill. But this possibly will likely be his remaining season on skis. “I’m getting older,” he mentioned. “I think it’s time for me to quit.” Clay may well be growing older, however his phrases nonetheless fizzle with the
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Schumacher critical after skiing accident
Updated: Sunday, 29 Dec 2013 22:49 | Comments Michael Schumacher retired from Formula One for a second time last year Video Former racing driver Michael Schumacher is in a critical condition in hospital after a skiing accident in France. The seven-time Formula One racing champion crashed while skiing off-piste in the resort of Meribel and was airlifted to hospital. A statement from the University Hospital of Grenoble, distributed by Schumacher's management company on Sunday night, said the 44-year-old was in a coma. "Mr Schumacher was admitted to the University Hospital of Grenoble at 12:40pm, following a skiing accident which occurred in Meribel in the late morning," the statement said. "He suffered a severe head injury with coma on arrival, which required immediate neurosurgical intervention. He remains