WATCH Video: Downhill Racer

Downhill Racer

He was one of the greatest skiers Canada has ever produced. But, of all the Crazy Canucks, Dave Irwin was also known for something else: his spectacular crashes. In 2001, while training on a ski slope in Banff, Irwin crashed again, compounding the concussions of years before. But, this time, when he opened his eyes, there was nothing and no one he recognized or remembered. Bob McKeown has the miraculous story of Dave Irwin.

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Credits

producer/director: Diane Ngui-Yen
reporter/writer: Bob McKeown
editor: Leslie Steven Onody
cinematography: Hans Vanderzande, Ted Cannem
audio: Larry Kent, Jim Ursulak
graphic designer: Tim Kindrachuk
audio mix: Damian Kearns
colourist: Peter Jorgensen
website producer: Annette Bradford
website coordinator: Eleanor Besley
senior producer: Salley Reardon
executive producer: David Studer