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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Eric Christensen - Moses ski instructor is now testifying. Most sane person to testify to date and seems fairly impartial as he has contradicted GPs testimony significantly.

Unepxeted fact: Ski instructor must be in his late 60s at least. Has been a ski instructor for 44 years.

[b]He had been watching Sanderson as he was coming down the slope with a lot of speed and was clearly a strong skiier making 'GS Slalom like' turns on his edges.[/b] He watched until Sanderson passed him and Moses and then he heard a scream and looked over and the two of them were tangled on the ground. He skiied over and Sanderson was laying on his back head up the hill and Paltrow was on top of him with their legs and skiis entangled. He helped them get their skiis off. Paltrow was angry and Sanderson wasn't saying much. Ramon was still skiing towards them as he had been much farther uphill.

It sounds like they just colliided without warning where they both turned into each other. I don't think either knows exactly what happened.  Sanderson likely was hurt (concussion and broken ribs) because he was travelling at higher speed and came to a sudden stop and fell backwards quite hard and then had Paltrow land on top of him. She wasn't hurt as she had been skiiing slower and had a softer landing.

CHristensen testified that Sanderson was never unconscious and initially said he was okay and didn't need assistance. He did say he wasn't saying much but he did say sorry. He said Paltrow wasn't yelling but was using a sharp tone. Christensen first helped Paltrow up then Sandersen up. [/quote]

This is my issue.  I've skied (and raced) all my life.  I don't ski with a lot of speed or make "GS Slalom like" turns on a run like Bandana, which is filled with kids, especially now that I'm a parent.  I generally think you assume the risk when you ski of whatever happens; however, nothing makes me more angry than skiing on greens with a 4-year old and some idiot decides to fly by with "a lot of speed".  Greens are always going to be filled with little kids and ski school.   Only idiot, bad skiers ski fast on greens.  I don't like anything I've read about this guy.  [/quote]

I agree. According to EC - the two ski instructors and the two kids were on the left side of the run and Gwyneth was across from them skiing on the right side of the run and they were all moving much slower than Sanderson who came down through the middle of the run making sweeping turns. It doesn't sound like either was uphill and neither ran into the other's back. They were about on the same plane with Sanderson moving faster.  Sanderson crossed over to the right side as part of this wide turns just as Gwyneth turned towards him and they turned into each other and collided. Just as Sandersen passed him, EC had looked back at the kids as the 'danger' was now passed and that is when the scream and collison happened. According to EC it all happened very fast as he had just looked away.

Sanderson had testified that he was watching a woman who was a clear beginnger who was near Gwyneth as he was making sure to avoid her. He also is blind in his right eye and had  a cataract in his left eye.

It seems he was just pretty much skiing down the run taking over much of the hill and turned into her - either because he didn't see her due to his lack of peripheral vision or because he was watching the other woman or both.

They have been in side bar for ages so that is as far as the instructor has gotten in his testimony. On another note, Gwyneth's lawyer is terrible.[/quote]

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