Chris Reed has passed away

[Prancer]

No it's not normal. It is also not unheard of for elite athletes--or even high school athletes--to die from heart attacks. Even just in skating I can name at least 4 other athletes that have/had heart issues at a relatively young age.

It's unusual, but it definitely happens.

Sudden cardiac death in athletes is usually caused by undiagnosed heart disease. Cardiac screening of young athletes under discussion

My daughter's boyfriend was a big jock in high school and a scholarship athlete in college. One night he was at our house running on our treadmill and started feeling faint. My daughter called 911. The paramedics told him they would take him to the hospital if he wanted to go, but he was a young guy and could probably wait to see his doctor. He decided to go to the hospital (there were some eyerolls behind his back) and walked out to the ambulance--where he collapsed and would have died had he not been in the ambulance when it happened.

He was 24 years old. He had an undiagnosed congenital heart defect. No previous signs. And no, no history of psychiatric drugs .

Asymptomatic young people aren't screened for heart problems. Sometimes that doesn't work out.

 

[UMBS Go Blue]

It was a privilege to see him and Kana Muramoto perform their captivating Ryuichi Sakamoto program so beautifully at the Olympics in 2018.

I now remember that, during their performance, I had to pinch and remind myself to "be in the moment" and soak up the entire Olympic atmosphere because I suddenly realized that these moments of beauty - and our time on this earth - are fleeting.

Indeed. RIP.

 

[Maofan7]

RIP Chris. Really shocking and sad

The FA has been screening young footballers for a number of years now, and increased the number of times they were screened from one to three only a couple of years ago

More young footballers dying of heart problems than thought, FA study finds

FA increases number of screenings for youth players after study finds several players died of heart problems not spotted by tests

www.theguardian.com

 

[Bellanca]

Heartbroken. My condolences to family and friends. Rest In Peace, (((Chris)))

 

[Vash01]

Very shocked and very sad. R.I.P. Chris Reed.

 

[Braulio]

 

[Foolhardy Ham Lint]

There was also the Ukrainian figure skater Mykola Bondar, who died in February of a heart attack as well.

I believe there was an elite men's singles skater from West Germany, Heiko Fischer, who died from heath related heart complications (chronic myocarditis) as well. He was only 29.

 

[barbk]

I was at the school district admin office the day the Curriculum Director got the call that her teenage son had died during a soccer workout. It turned out to be an undiagnosed heart problem. Just tragic.

 

[OlieRow]

One of Clemson's football standouts while I was a student, Gaines Adams, was a top 5 pick in the NFL Draft and died a couple years later from a previously undiagnosed cardiomyopathy. I never understood how that could go undiagnosed through all the sports physicals he would have had over the years including the NFL Combine.


How tragic for all those who knew Chris.

 

[darya_russian]

Saw it online today and couldn't believe my eyes. So sad RIP

 

[Ananas Astra]

I believe there was an elite men's singles skater from West Germany, Heiko Fischer, who died from heath related heart complications (chronic myocarditis) as well. He was only 29.

Yep, 2 girls from our club also trained at Heiko Fischer's former club in Stuttgart and his mother made their costumes. I think, Fischer even left behind a widow and a child.

 

[Perky Shae Lynn]

Jay Bouwmeester of the St Louis Blues in the NHL had a horrifying cardiac episode on the bench a couple of months ago. He only made it because the equipment was there, and the medical team was prepared. 36 yo, one of the best conditioned athletes in the NHL.

 

[Sasha'sSpins]

It's been a few days now and I still can't quite believe it. Rest in peace Chris. My heart goes out to his friends and loved ones.

 

[livetoskate]

Chris' obituary. The service will be livestreamed Saturday morning at 8am:

Schrader-Howell Funeral Home • Plymouth, Michigan

Schrader-Howell Funeral Home provides funeral, memorial, personalization, aftercare, pre-planning and cremation services in Plymouth, Michigan.

m.schrader-howell.com

 

[Ananas Astra]

Jay Bouwmeester of the St Louis Blues in the NHL had a horrifying cardiac episode on the bench a couple of months ago. He only made it because the equipment was there, and the medical team was prepared. 36 yo, one of the best conditioned athletes in the NHL.

I know! Me and the bf met my brother and his gf for a pub quiz a couple of weeks ago and my brother who is an avid NHL fan told me about this story and it was quite terrifying.

A couple of years ago a guy I knew also had a heart attack at the age of 25. He just dropped down dead. He and his fiancée were just building their house. He was also perfectly healthy and it just happened.

 

[MacMadame]

I have a lot of triathlete friends. I know several who have had heart attacks while working out and they were all superfit.

 

[Ananas Astra]

Chris' obituary. The service will be livestreamed Saturday morning at 8am:

Schrader-Howell Funeral Home • Plymouth, Michigan

Schrader-Howell Funeral Home provides funeral, memorial, personalization, aftercare, pre-planning and cremation services in Plymouth, Michigan.

m.schrader-howell.com

What about his girlfriend and fiancée Kerstin Frank? She isn't even mentioned in the obituary. Will she be able to attend the funeral? Maybe she's in Austria right now and can't get out of the country because of the lockdown?
Everything about this is extremely heartbreaking.

 

[tony]

Yep, 2 girls from our club also trained at Heiko Fischer's former club in Stuttgart and his mother made their costumes. I think, Fischer even left behind a widow and a child.

Fischer's wife was near the end of her pregnancy when he passed away, IIRC

Viktoria Dimitrova of Bulgaria (competed at the Olympics in '92 and Worlds up until 1994) died suddenly in the fall of 1994 at age 18 and I may be wrong, but I believe I read at some point (possibly in YouTube comments) that it was also a heart-related situation.

 

[ldec]

Extending my condolences to Chris's family and loved ones. What an immensely tragic way to go. May he rest in peace.

Fischer's wife was near the end of her pregnancy when he passed away, IIRC

Viktoria Dimitrova of Bulgaria (competed at the Olympics in '92 and Worlds up until 1994) died suddenly in the fall of 1994 at age 18 and I may be wrong, but I believe I read at some point (possibly in YouTube comments) that it was also a heart-related situation.

Regarding Viktoria Dimitrova - I remember wanting to write about her story but it was always difficult to approach this topic and I kept backing out. The cause of death was indeed reported as a heart-related condition. There had been some speculation of her death being doping-related in the tabloid press but no formal evidence was ever presented to back up these claims.

 

[aftershocks]

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Sending comforting thoughts to all those who knew and loved Chris. ♥

 

[kittyjake5]

Sorry if this has already been posted.

Donate to Chris Reed Memorial Fund, organized by Cathy Reed

Chris Reed passed away suddenly at the young age of 30. A loving son, brother, and 3-Time Olympi… Cathy Reed needs your support for Chris Reed Memorial Fund

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[shah]

I'm literally speechless... R.I.P., Chris. I'm sending my condolences to his family, Kerstin and friends. Strange days, indeed...

 

[Winnipeg]

What sad news, Sincere condolences to the family.

I believe that is how Gringov passed too.