From its emergence in ancient times to a series
of recent accidents, this is what happens when ice skating goes wrong Today’s video was requested by Ray Evan Henley. If you have any other topics you’d like to
learn about, subscribe and let us know in the comment section below. Ice skating is gliding across the surface
of the ice by means of self-propulsion with the use of metal-bladed skates. Movement is enabled by a combination of friction
and velocity. The fact that surface ice is made up of molecules
less tightly bound than the ice mass below is what allows skates to glide over it. Some evidence suggests ice skating originated
in the south of Finland more than 4,000 years ago. During that time it was most likely a means
of conserving energy during winter journeys. Ice skates were further developed in the Middle
Age and their basic design has largely stayed the same since then. Ice skating spread and, while many still enjoyed
it as a pastime, it also slowly grew into various sports. Today, it’s practiced all-over the world
and there are a number of risks associated with it. Although rare, severe injuries and even deaths
have occurred. Number 5 Olga Prokuronova
In 2006, Olga Prokuronova and partner Karel Stefl were skating at the European Championships,
in Lyon. At some point Stefl lost his balance during
a lasso lift. This type of lift meant that Stefl had to
raise his partner overhead in a hand to hand press where both skaters were facing the same
direction. As Stefl lost his balance, the momentum generated
by the lift launched Prokuronova head-first into the ice. She landed hard on the side of her face and
her neck snapped sharply as her body tumbled forward. The 16-year-old remained on the ice for several
seconds before her partner helped her to her feet. She recovered from the injury but it was subsequently
reported that Prokuronova declined to resume her partnership with Stefl. Before we move on, it’s time for our quiz
question. Where did the bladed ice skate design emerge? Was it:
a. Norway
b. Sweden
c. Netherlands d. Denmark
Let us know what you think in the comments section below and stay tuned to find out the
right answer! Ice skating can be done for recreation, exercise
or travel and it’s also practiced in the form of various sports such as ice hockey,
figure skating, speed skating, ice cross downhill and others. It can be practiced both outdoors and indoors
in specialized arenas, parks or tracks but also on naturally-frozen bodies of water such
as lakes, rivers or ponds. Ice skating-related activities are generally
most common in countries with prolonged winter periods such as Canada, Russia, the northern
US and the Scandinavian countries. Number 4 Jessica Dube
In February 2007, Jessica Dube and partner Bryce Davison were participating in the free
skate segment of the Four Continents Championship, in Colorado. They were both rotating in a side-by-side
camel spin, a move in which one leg is extended horizontally. On the third spin, they drifted too close
together and Davison skate connected to Dube’s face. She fell to the ice instantly and clutched
her face as blood pooled on the ice. She was rushed to the hospital where she had
surgery to fix the deep laceration on her nose and cheek. Dube required 83 stitches but there was no
permanent damage. The pair were treated for post-traumatic stress
disorder and returned to compete together several months later. Injuries are common in ice skating, regardless
of the activity associated with it. Figure skaters execute flips and turns at
high speeds, which may result in sprained or broken joints as well as serious head trauma. There have been instances of short track speed
skaters becoming paralyzed after they collided with the boarding. The combination of speed and the hard surface
can produce fatal head or neck injuries. The skates themselves are sharp and may cause
serious cuts to the face and neck, particularly in pair skating or ice-hockey. Skating on a frozen body of water runs the
risk of falling through the surface of the ice where death can come from shock, drowning
or hypothermia. Number 3 Elaine Warwick
In 2009, Elaine Warwick was skating at a public rink in the town of Lockerbie, in south-western
Scotland. In what was described as a “freak accident”
the 23-year-old fell and hit her head on the ice. Trained first aid staff attempted to resuscitate
her as police and emergency services were called to the rink. Tragically, Elaine was pronounced dead at
the scene. There were over 60 people at the ice rink
and none of them reported anything suspicious about what happened. It seems that head trauma from the fall was
the root cause of Warwick’s death. Number 2 Clint Malarchuk
Former goaltender Clint Malarchuk had one of the most graphic injuries in the history
of ice hockey. In 1989, Malarchuk’s Buffalo Sabres played
at home against the St. Louis Blues. At one point during the game, Steve Tuttle,
of the Blues, and Uwe Krupp, Malarchuk’s teammate, crashed into the goal. In the collision, Tuttle’s skate blade hit
the front of Malarchuk’s neck, severing his carotid artery. Blood started gushing out of the goaltender’s
neck. The injury was so brutal that, upon seeing
it, eleven attending supporters fainted, two had heart attacks and three players vomited
on the ice. Malarchuk believed he was going to die and
only wanted to get off the ice so that his mother, who was watching the game on TV, wouldn’t
see him. His life was saved by the Sabres’ athletic
trainer, who was a former Army combat medic. He pinched off the blood vessels and didn’t
let go until doctors stabilized the wound. Malarchuk survived after losing more than
3 pints of blood. The six-inch wound on the goaltender’s neck
required about 300 stitches. Amazingly, he was back on the ice only ten
days later. The risks of ice skating on a professional
level are well-understood by those involved. Staying safe is thus a combination of physical
fitness, proper technique and equipment as well as extensive training. For those that practice skating on naturally-frozen
bodies of water the most dangerous aspect is falling through the ice. Survival at that point depends on your ability
to stay calm and follow a few key steps. Do this quickly as you have roughly 15 minutes
before your muscles lose function. Even though the cold water will knock your
air out, don’t thrash around and try to stabilize your breathing. Stay above the water. Lose any heavy gear but keep your clothes
on as they will create air pockets and help you stay afloat. The direction you came in is the easiest way
out, as the ice is most likely stronger there. Get your arms onto the solid surface and use
anything sharp as an anchoring point. Kick your legs parallel to the ice and roll
or shimmy onto the solid surface. Keep your body flat and don’t stand up,
as it will concentrate your weight and crack the ice. Once you’re out, your next priorities are
getting warm and, if needed, getting medical attention. So, where did the modern ice skate emerge? The right answer was c, the Netherlands. Up until the 13th or 14th century, skates
didn’t have blades which cut into the ice and simply went on top of it. Then the Dutch added steel blades with sharpened
edges, which aided movement. By doing so they offered the world a design
that has fundamentally remained unchanged throughout the years. Number 1 Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin
Tatiana Totmianina and Maxim Marinin are pair skating royalty, having earned a number of
gold medals together, including one at the 2006 Olympic Games. The darkest moment for the pair came two years
prior, at the 2004 Skate America, in Pittsburgh. Marinin was executing a move called an axel
lasso lift, in which he lifted Totmianina above his head. He suddenly lost his balance and his partner
was slammed head-first into the ice. The accident looked horrifying but Totmianina
eventually recovered and returned to the ice within days. She didn’t remember the accident nor did
she blame her partner and was unafraid to perform. Marinin, on the other hand, had to consult
a sport psychologist before he could lift her again. Thanks for watching! Would you rather fall through the ice with
nothing but a knife in your hand or ice-skate down a tall frozen slope without any protective
gear?
Would you rather fall through the ice with ONLY a knife in your hand or ice-skate down a tall frozen slope WITHOUT ANY protective gear?
Had his Trainer not been a Combat Medic 100% chance he would die, Arterial bleeds are where a Combat Medic shines.The worse of the absolute worse Injuries is what they get to handle in the field, very smooth work Medic +1 Save.
C final answer
I say den.mark get it when you skate on ice it leaves a mark 😂🤣
When playing ice hockey goes wrong !!!
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I was spinning on a high level freestyle and someone ran into me and my blade cut the major artery in the back of his leg. It was one of the scariest things I have ever gone through. He lived thankfully.
A girls neck snapped and she recovered??
Netherlands
When skate boarding go wrong
I’d love to learn more about when basketball goes wrong.
A friend of ours was a Canadian ice hockey referee. He told us several horror stories about accidents on the ice!! When a team was practicing at the A T & T Center, a friend of ours was working, doing some rigging of signage around the seating. He fell from two stories up, crashing to the ice below, and fracturing his skull in 9 places. Because the teams always have ER docs with them, those guys reached him in seconds, working on him and savings his life while waiting for rescue. Our friend is still with us, thanks to them being there. Endlessly grateful to those men and women who work behind the scenes keeping people alive!!
There's a very dangerous drug called "Devil's breath" in Columbia! It takes away the person's free will! I don't think you done it yet on the channel.
Do when skateboarding goes wrong
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Can you do soccer goes wrong
Thank you for bringing this narrator back.
Ice not nice…✌
Richard Zednik also sustained the same injury as Malarchuk in 2001 just with a board battle over the puck in the carotid artery. Yet again, returned within a month of nearly being eviscerated.
tragic story about a girl dying
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Ah, so if I ever fall through ice, stay ABOVE the water…thanks for the tip 😉🤣
Can you guys do a video about video and audio recordings withheld from the public? The topic has always interested me :^)
i fell through ice up to my waist while skating, never want to do that again. It's hard to kick your way out.
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That is some seriously good handwriting. 😊
…damn, got it wrong, I guessed the Sahara desert…
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This is disgusting!!!!
There was no Olympic Games in 2006, your either talking about 2004 or 2008
At least I didn't try to do the Iron Lotus
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Fuck! I got it wrong…
Do a video about when sailing goes wrong.
Do one on NFL football injuries
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Denmark
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I ice skated ONCE, that’s all the time it took for me to know this was not for me!!! Good in the ones brave enough to give it a go let alone do it professionally!!
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Nancy Kerrigan HAS to be in this 😂
Just bought a t-shirt 😁👍
White Phosphorus
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Could you do when fishing goes wrong
WOO, chyle! 2:05 the thumbnail
The women that fell on there face face from that hieght are SUPER lucky. That easily paralyzed someone.
He's f**** Rich ass pansy f**** people really you drop somebody on the eyes and you got to get a f*** PTSD psychologist are you f**** kidding me talk about spoiled and sheltered you drop somebody on ice and you need professional mental help wow that's f**** amazing these people definitely came from the rich lifestyle what's next your black card didn't work at the gas pump and you need to seek psychiatric help
When eating exotic foods go wrong…
Awesome you release a video on my birthday 👌🏻
Hey, I know you probably won't see this comment, but do you think It would be possible for me to be a narrator for this channel?
Figure skating is so beautiful to watch. I'm amazed that more serious injuries aren't more frequent. It's a testament to these athletes ' devotion to their sport, spending many hours per day in training and developing the strong muscles necessary to perform the lifts, twists and jumps without injuries.
@ 5:04
Did he say SHARK or SHOCK???????
voice was to cracky not sure what he said!
is no one going to mention the iron lotus from north korea?
Ok. I'm subscribed now. Please do when black Friday sales go wrong. There has to be plenty of material for that one.
A Norway
Oh boi
please lose the creepy background sound
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I would like an episode of "they will kill you" about the tylenol tampering tragedy of the 1980's ..i lived thru that and it was a scary time ..i also dig the guys voice in your narrations 🙂
What about emergency room stories
This is horrifying!
Can you do when video games go wrong or cursed items.
When archery goes wrong?
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I think the worst ice skating accident I've ever seen happened back in 1970.. it was a cool Saturday morning 8 a.m. I turned on the TV and the Coyote was chasing the Roadrunner on a pair of ice skates with a stick of dynamite.. Boom!!! Well you know the rest
I'm Canada eh? Not Canadian, no the whole land mass lol
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I've got one more comment to add.. A T-Shirt idea for your channel.. On the front it says, They will kill you.. And on the back it says, The cost of this T-Shirt… Just kidding man.. I love your channel… I always share it when you post one..
I went ice skating with a friend in New York's Central Park. I had not skated for quite a while, so I was more than a bit rusty! My biggest mistake was letting go of the handrail, and trying to get myself aligned with the flow of the other skaters. Next thing I know my legs are up in the air, and I fell flat on my back. The moment my head hit the ice on impact I literally saw stars😵! I looked up, and there was a crowd of people circling around me trying to help me up. After my initial embarrassment, I got out of there real fast. My friend accompanied me to the ER. Luckily no serious damage was done. However, I had severe headaches for quite a while afterwards. I never went back on the ice….‼️😎🇺🇸 Loloud
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Could you do one when bowling goes wrong?
you should do when cheerleading goes wrong!!please🙏🏻
Thank God you comeback. Do you fired him crappy host??
That's better
Lady falls and dies in freak accident on a normal night out- ( and recently), buy my [email protected] 5:49?(with zombies?!) dude I like your vids but that isnt cool, imagine if that was your mum or something. Sorry thumbs down.
Can we pls get top 10 anti heroes
Can you please do when hunting goes wrong or most dangerous haunted houses
When trespassing goes wrong? That'd be great if you could do a video of incidents where people have trespassed onto bases, zones, anywhere off limits basically
That's a stuff question at the end but I pick option 1 as long as you can stay calm you have at least 15 min. And if all else fails you can slit your wrist with the knife, but option two would be certain death for me.
Hi they will kill you again can you so a segment on the dark history of the Dion quintuplets. Thanks
Wait what… I think there was a gif image where the male severed his partner's head…
These skating competitions shouldn't even be a thing. It's just needlessly dangerous and pointless. 3:54 I'd bet her father and/or brother would like to have a piece of that guy.
Love the channel. Can you do one on the worst Mining accidents? Thank you! Keep up the great work.
Thank you THANK YOU for bringing back this narrator! See if he will narrate the last video too
What’s with the cringe commentary
Number 10, The Iron Lotus decapitates a Korean ice skater in Blades of Glory
Do when the gym goes wrong pls
Interesting video.
How about when rock climbing goes wrong?
A Norway my answer
Do hockey if you havent already, many players cut, one killed, spearing, checks to head, slashes, broken bones, you name it
Edit: I mean just hockey, not ice skating
So never trust a gay man, or a hockeytard. Got it.