Considering these skiers go about 60 mph, and their bindings are adjusted to be extremely tight to keep their boots from slipping out on a turn, it's not much of a surprise that Chiara Costazza snapped her Achilles' tendon in this crash last week. I wonder if part of their training includes learning techniques for falling in such a way as to try to avoid injury.

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Italy's Chiara Costazza crashes during the first round of the women's alpine World Cup giant slalom ski race in Aspen, Colo. on Sat. Nov. 29, 2008.