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Michael Schumacher carves a turn while skiing in 2000 at the Italian resort of Madonna di Campiglio, Italy. According to reports, Michael Schumacher suffered a head injury Sunday while skiing in Meribel, France.
Formula One icon Michael Schumacher is in a coma after undergoing neurosurgery for a brain hemorrhage at a French hospital after a skiing accident in the French Alps, according to according to the French Radio station RMC.
Schumacher, 44, one of the greatest race car drivers of all time, fell and hit his head against a rock Sunday morning while skiing in the French resort of Meribel, where he owns a chalet.
The seven time Formula One world champion, who retired from the sport last year for the second time, was wearing a helmet at the time of the fall.
He was airlifted to a hospital in Moutiers before being transferred to another in Grenoble, reported French station BFM TV.
The French Mountain Gendarmerie said Schumacher sustained a "relatively serious" head injury.
"We ask for understanding that we cannot give running updates on his condition. He wore a helmet and was not alone," Schumacher's manager Sabine Kehm said, without giving further details.
Christophe Gernignon-Lecomte, director general of Meribel ski resort, told the radio station Schumacher was "shocked, a little shaken but conscious."
The gendarmerie said the accident occurred while he was skiing on a trail.
Other drivers and fans raced to Twitter to offer their sympathies and prayers.
My thoughts are with Michael Schumacher and his family. If anyone can pull through this though it's him. #positivethinking #fighter - Dario Franchitti (@dariofranchitti) December 29, 2013
Schumacher is a married father of two who currently lives in Switzerland, according to his website. In his career he has 91 total victories and 155 podium finishes in 308 Grand Prix races.
The legendary driver and ski enthusiast raced for a total of 19 years with a brief first retirement from 2006 to 2010.
With News Wire Services and Michael Walsh
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