Robert Kranjec is a veteran ski jumper whose career highlights include a bronze medal at the 2002 Olympics and a ski flying World Championship in 2012. He’s likely had countless wipeouts over the course of his career, but that doesn’t make this spill (which occurred during today’s normal hill individual qualifying round) hurt any less.
USA TODAY Sports Images photographer Rob Schumacher captured a series of photos that shows Kranjec’s crash in all of its excruciating glory.
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