I don’t want the title to sound pretentious in any way, but it was the first thought that went through my mind when it was revealed on the Skating Forum SerpentineRoad.com that the person knocked down and killed by a Porsche in Knightsbridge, London on Monday night, was the Hyde Park Slalomer Krissi.

There had been speculation the previous day as another forum member who had seen the aftermath of the ‘accident’, and although not knowing who the victim was, posted their concerns on the forum as there were a lot of slalom cones in the road at the scene.

Of course despite (according to thelondonpaper.com), the driver of the Porsche being arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, the full

details of the incident are not known. 

We all know the inherent dangers of skating, and especially skating on the roads, yet this case is especially tragic, as it is believed that Krissi was not  in fact skating that the time.

As I’m writing this, members of the London Skating Community will be gathering at Hyde Park Corner, and, will be going to where the incident happened so that flowers can be laid, and respects paid.

I for one didn’t know Krissi IRL, however when something like this happens to someone in such a small community that the skating community is, it brings to mind your own mortality.