Snowboarder Marko Grilc dies in accident, according to sponsors
(CNN)Snowboarder Marko Grilc has died following an accident in the Austrian ski resort of Sölden, two of his sponsors have confirmed.
A press release from police in Tyrol, Austria said that a 38-year-old Slovenian man suffered fatal head injuries in a snowboarding accident on Tuesday.
According to the statement, the man was part of a filming team exploring the terrain when the snowboarder, who was not wearing a helmet, fell and hit his head on a snow-covered rock.
Despite efforts to resuscitate the Slovenian man by his team and employees of the resort, the victim died at the scene, the statement concluded.
Two of Grilc's sponsors -- Burton Snowboards and GoPro -- confirmed the death of the snowboarder via Twitter Wednesday.
"With a heavy heart we share that yesterday, our dear friend and Burton team rider Marko "Grilo" Grilc passed away in an accident while snowboarding," Burton Snowboards tweeted.
"Our heart goes out to his fiancé Nina and their children, family, and friends, who all shared his love and passion for snowboarding."
A statement from GoPro read: "We are saddened to hear the news of Marko Grilc's passing. He was a beloved member of the GoPro family and inspired us not only as a professional athlete, but as a father and an amazing human.
"He was a legend and will be truly missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family."
Grilc is survived by his fiancée and two children.
Born in Ljubljana, Grilc became a prominent name in the freestyle snowboarding scene over the course his lengthy career.
According to the International Ski Federation's (FIS) website, the Slovenian made his debut competitive appearance at the FIS Junior World Championships in Finland in 2002.
Over the course of an 11-year competitive career, Grilc would record nine podium finishes -- victories coming via the Big Air events at the European Cup in Croatia in 2004 and the World Cup in London in 2010.
His final competitive appearance came in the World Cup at Copper Mountain, Colorado in 2013, and Grilc subsequently moved into a variety of filming ventures relating to snowboarding.
The 38-year-old documented many of his trips on his YouTube channel, with his last video 'Disconnected' -- posted in March earlier this year -- showcasing his time snowboarding in the Prokletije mountain range, which borders Kosovo, Albania and Montenegro.
"Snowboarding is so simple, it's basically just shredding down the mountain on a piece of wood," Grilc says towards the end of the video.
"Just the stoke that you get from riding, from doing a sick line, and the happiness I saw out here was unreal. I'm sure this crew of people will have stories to tell for years to come."
据赞助商称，单板滑雪运动员 Marko Grilc 意外身亡
（美国有线电视新闻网）滑雪运动员马尔科格里克在奥地利滑雪胜地索尔登发生事故后死亡，他的两个赞助商已经证实。
奥地利蒂罗尔警方发布的一份新闻稿称，一名 38 岁的斯洛文尼亚男子在周二的一次单板滑雪事故中头部受伤。
根据声明，当这名没有戴头盔的滑雪板运动员跌倒并撞在积雪覆盖的岩石上时，该男子是探索地形的拍摄团队的一员。
声明总结说，尽管他的团队和度假村的员工努力使这名斯洛文尼亚男子复苏，但受害者还是当场死亡。
Grilc 的两个赞助商——Burton Snowboards 和 GoPro——周三通过推特证实了这位滑雪者的死亡。
“我们怀着沉重的心情分享昨天，我们亲爱的朋友和伯顿队的车手 Marko“Grilo” Grilc 在滑雪时意外去世，”伯顿滑雪板发推文。
“我们的心与他的未婚夫尼娜 (Nina) 和他们的孩子、家人和朋友同在，他们都分享了他对单板滑雪的热爱和热情。”
GoPro 的一份声明中写道：“听到 Marko Grilc 去世的消息，我们感到很难过。他是 GoPro 大家庭中深受喜爱的成员，不仅作为一名职业运动员，而且作为一名父亲和一个了不起的人，都激励着我们。
“他是一个传奇人物，将被真正怀念。我们的思念和祈祷与他的家人同在。”
格里克的未婚妻和两个孩子幸存下来。
Grilc 出生于卢布尔雅那，在他漫长的职业生涯中成为自由式单板滑雪界的知名人物。
据国际滑雪联合会 (FIS) 网站称，斯洛文尼亚人于 2002 年在芬兰国际滑雪联合会青少年世界锦标赛上首次亮相。
在 11 年的竞技生涯中，格里克一共获得了 9 次登上领奖台的记录——2004 年克罗地亚欧洲杯和 2010 年伦敦世界杯的 Big Air 赛事胜利。
他最后一次参加比赛是在 2013 年在科罗拉多州科波山举行的世界杯上，随后 Grilc 进入了各种与单板滑雪相关的拍摄企业。
这位 38 岁的年轻人在他的 YouTube 频道上记录了他的许多旅行，他的最后一个视频“断开连接”——今年早些时候发布——展示了他在与科索沃、阿尔巴尼亚和黑山接壤的 Prokletije 山脉滑雪的时光.
“单板滑雪非常简单，基本上就是用一块木头从山上切下，”格里克在视频结尾说道。
“只是你从骑马中获得的动力，从做病线中获得的动力，以及我在这里看到的幸福是不真实的。我相信这群人在未来几年会有故事要讲。”
