A skier died today after crashing during a televised World Cup skicross event. Canadian racer Nick Zoricic died from head injuries after smashing directly into safety nets lining the side of the course. Television images showed Mr Zoricic tumbling through the nets as his skis and poles were thrown clear in Grindelwald, Switzerland, after he went wide on the final jump. Tragic: Canadian racer Nick Zoricic died from head injuries today after crashing during a televised World Cup skicross event. He is pictured here on the left as he begins a jump . Disaster: These television images show Nick Zoricic going wide on the final jump in Grindelwald, Switzerland . In trouble: After crashing through the safety nets, the 29-year-old tumbled down the slope . Devastating: Television viewers and spectators were left horrified as the skier's lifeless body was left sprawled on the snow . His lifeless body was left sprawled on the snow as spectators and television viewers looked on in horror. In a statement, the International Ski Federation said the 29-year-old died as a result of 'severe neurotrauma.' It said: 'Nick Zoricic fell heavily just before the finish in the round of eight, crashing directly into the safety netting and thereafter lying motionless. 'The medical care from team doctors and Air Glacier followed immediately. 'The organizing committee, FIS and Swiss Ski express their deepest condolences to the family and friends of Nick Zoricic and the Canadian Ski Team.' Organisers immediately cancelled today's remaining World Cup events for men and women, along with the scheduled World Cup Finals races at the same venue tomorrow. Injuries: In a statement, the International Ski Federation said the 29-year-old died as a result of 'severe neurotrauma.' Respectful: Organisers immediately cancelled today's remaining World Cup events for men and women, along with the scheduled World Cup Finals races at the same venue tomorrow . Crash: Mr Zoricic was a hugely talented skier . Mr Zoricic has raced on the World Cup circuit for more than three years and was competing in his 36th event. He was eighth in the 2011 World Championships at Deer Valley, Utah. He is the second Canadian skier to die this season. In January, 29-year-old freestyle skier Sarah Burke died following a training accident on a halfpipe in Utah. Mr Zoricic was a member of the Craigleith Ski Club in Ontario. 'I can't believe this tragic news. Nick Zoricic has died? I'm sick to my stomach,' former Canadian Alpine . racer Brian Stemmle wrote on Twitter. U.S. racer Ted Ligety also posted a message of condolence for Zoricic on . Twitter soon after winning a World Cup giant slalom race in Kranjska . Gora, Slovenia. 'Skiing is a great sport that gives but it also takes, sad day to lose Nick Zoricic, you'll be missed bud,' Mr Ligety wrote. Grindelwald has been a venue on the skicross World Cup circuit since 2005. The Swiss village beneath the Eiger and Jungfrau mountain peaks was hosting a meet for the fifth straight year.
Television viewers and spectators left horrified as Nick Zoricic's lifeless body was left sprawled on the snow .
A skier died today after crashing during a televised World Cup skicross event. Canadian racer Nick Zoricic died from head injuries after smashing directly into safety nets lining the side of the course. Television images showed Mr Zoricic tumbling through the nets as his skis and poles were thrown clear in Grindelwald, Switzerland, after he went wide on the final jump. Tragic: Canadian racer Nick Zoricic died from head injuries today after crashing during a televised World Cup skicross event. He is pictured here on the left as he begins a jump . Disaster: These television images show Nick Zoricic going wide on the final jump in Grindelwald, Switzerland . In trouble: After crashing through the safety nets, the 29-year-old tumbled down the slope . Devastating: Television viewers and spectators were left horrified as the skier's lifeless body was left sprawled on the snow . His lifeless body was left sprawled on the snow as spectators and television viewers looked on in horror. In a statement, the International Ski Federation said the 29-year-old died as a result of 'severe neurotrauma.' It said: 'Nick Zoricic fell heavily just before the finish in the round of eight, crashing directly into the safety netting and thereafter lying motionless. 'The medical care from team doctors and Air Glacier followed immediately. 'The organizing committee, FIS and Swiss Ski express their deepest condolences to the family and friends of Nick Zoricic and the Canadian Ski Team.' Organisers immediately cancelled today's remaining World Cup events for men and women, along with the scheduled World Cup Finals races at the same venue tomorrow. Injuries: In a statement, the International Ski Federation said the 29-year-old died as a result of 'severe neurotrauma.' Respectful: Organisers immediately cancelled today's remaining World Cup events for men and women, along with the scheduled World Cup Finals races at the same venue tomorrow . Crash: Mr Zoricic was a hugely talented skier . Mr Zoricic has raced on the World Cup circuit for more than three years and was competing in his 36th event. He was eighth in the 2011 World Championships at Deer Valley, Utah. He is the second Canadian skier to die this season. In January, 29-year-old freestyle skier Sarah Burke died following a training accident on a halfpipe in Utah. Mr Zoricic was a member of the Craigleith Ski Club in Ontario. 'I can't believe this tragic news. Nick Zoricic has died? I'm sick to my stomach,' former Canadian Alpine . racer Brian Stemmle wrote on Twitter. U.S. racer Ted Ligety also posted a message of condolence for Zoricic on . Twitter soon after winning a World Cup giant slalom race in Kranjska . Gora, Slovenia. 'Skiing is a great sport that gives but it also takes, sad day to lose Nick Zoricic, you'll be missed bud,' Mr Ligety wrote. Grindelwald has been a venue on the skicross World Cup circuit since 2005. The Swiss village beneath the Eiger and Jungfrau mountain peaks was hosting a meet for the fifth straight year.
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