Schumacher in critical condition
 

Severe head trauma. Ski accident.

All those years in an F1 car, and then THIS???

Wow.

He's in a coma, but I don't know if it's a medically induced coma or not.

No helmet.

4 hours ago insiders were saying "serious, but not life threatening", but that was before he was moved to the hospital he's in now, which listed him as critical.

He was wearing a helmet, per earlier reports.

I'm just back from the cinema and trying to untangle the news from Europe.

German TV is saying he has cerebral trauma.

Twitter is going wild with this,,

Seems he went from "prognosis good for full recovery" to "critical condition, coma, prognosis unknown" around 3pm EST.

That's too bad:sadangel:

Okay. I thought I read elsewhere he wasn't, but it wasn't a reliable source.

His family is with him. Reports of "cerebral hemorage" an hour ago.

It appears the injury did not look severe, but his condition worsened. It's not clear, but the report I read made it sound like he slipped into a coma and was rushed to a different hospital that specializes in brain injuries.

Not good. Pretty rare to survive a brain trauma without life-changing effects. :sadangel:

German media statement circa 4pm EST:

Michael Schumacher has suffered a brain hemorrhage in his serious skiing accident on Sunday in Meribel. The French media report citing a hospital source. Schumacher is treated in the trauma center of the University Hospital of Grenoble. According to information obtained by Radio Monte Carlo, his wife Corinna and his two children are with him. An official medical bulletin does not yet exist. Even the announced statement of Schumacher's press department is still pending.

Very similar to the Spiegel report.

Apparently still in surgery.

just damn.

Michael Schumacher in critical condition after skiing accident - CNN.com

CNN seems to have more words but doesn't say much more