Editing Michael Schumacher (section)

===2013 skiing accident===
On 29 December 2013, Schumacher was skiing with his 14-year-old son [[Mick Schumacher|Mick]], descending the Combe de Saulire below the [[Dent de Burgin]] above [[Méribel]] in the [[French Alps]]. An experienced skier, while crossing an unsecured [[off-piste]] area between Piste Chamois and Piste Mauduit,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Michael Schumacher's Skiing Accident in Méribel – Locations|url=http://mitteleuropa.x10.mx/misc_newmaterial.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140224185128/http://mitteleuropa.x10.mx/misc_newmaterial.html%23schumacher|archive-date=24 February 2014|access-date=24 February 2014|publisher=X10}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Schumacher Head Injury Skiing|url=http://www.snowindustrynews.com/articles/schumacher-head-injury-skiing/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150427142904/http://www.snowindustrynews.com/articles/schumacher-head-injury-skiing/|archive-date=27 April 2015|access-date=20 April 2015|website=Snow Industry News|date=29 December 2013}}</ref> he fell and hit his head on a rock, sustaining a serious head injury despite wearing a [[ski helmet]].<ref>{{Cite news|first1=Anand|last1=Veeravagu|first2=Tej|last2=Azad|date=3 January 2014|title=Brain Bleed: Why Michael Schumacher's Helmet Wasn't Enough|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/03/brain-bleed-why-michael-schumacher-s-helmet-wasn-t-enough|access-date=10 February 2024|work=The Daily Beast}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=20 December 2020|title=Michael Schumacher's Head Injury and Recovery Today {{!}} ANA|url=https://ana-neurosurgery.com/michael-schumacher-coma-transferred-rehab/|access-date=10 February 2024|website=Advanced Neurosurgery Associates}}</ref> According to his physicians, he would most likely have died had he not been wearing a helmet.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|date=30 December 2013|title=Helmet helped protect Michael Schumacher in skiing accident|work=Autosport|publisher=Haymarket Publishing|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111982|access-date=30 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231002243/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111982|archive-date=31 December 2013}}</ref> He was airlifted to [[Grenoble Hospital]] where he underwent two surgical interventions.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Whaling|first=James|date=26 November 2017|title=What we know about Michael Schumacher after horror ski accident|work=Daily Mirror|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/michael-schumacher-ski-accident-10360005|access-date=18 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218083220/http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/formula-1/michael-schumacher-ski-accident-10360005|archive-date=18 December 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He was put into a medically [[induced coma]] because of [[traumatic brain injury]].<ref>{{Cite news|date=7 March 2014|title=Michael Schumacher 'still in wake-up phase'|publisher=CNN|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/07/sport/michael-schumacher-massa-f1-motorsport/|access-date=16 March 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311230133/http://edition.cnn.com/2014/03/07/sport/michael-schumacher-massa-f1-motorsport|archive-date=11 March 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Noble|first=Jonathan|date=30 December 2013|title=Doctors say Michael Schumacher's condition 'extremely serious'|work=Autosport|publisher=Haymarket Publishing|url=http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111981|access-date=30 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230233348/http://www.autosport.com/news/report.php/id/111981|archive-date=30 December 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> By March 2014, there were small encouraging signs. In early April 2014, he was showing moments of consciousness as he was gradually withdrawn from the medically induced coma.<ref>{{Cite news|date=4 April 2014|title=Schumacher has 'conscious moments' – agent|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26885624|access-date=4 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405065727/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26885624|archive-date=5 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>

In June 2014, he left Grenoble Hospital for further rehabilitation at the [[Lausanne University Hospital]], Switzerland.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Schmuck|first1=Pascal|last2=Nicollier|first2=Marie|date=16 June 2014|title=Schumacher entre les mains des neurologues du CHUV|language=fr|work=[[24 heures (Switzerland)|24 heures]]|url=http://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/lausanne-region/Schumacher-entre-les-mains-des-neurologues-du-CHUV/story/16481300|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140818231507/http://www.24heures.ch/vaud-regions/lausanne-region/Schumacher-entre-les-mains-des-neurologues-du-CHUV/story/16481300|archive-date=18 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2014, he left the hospital and was brought back to his home for further rehabilitation.<ref>{{Cite news|date=9 September 2014|title=Michael Schumacher leaves hospital for recovery at home|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29130742|access-date=9 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822015700/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-29130742|archive-date=22 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Since his accident, there was little public information about his condition or recovery, with his family asking for privacy.<ref>{{Cite news|date=30 December 2022|title=What happened to Michael Schumacher in 2013 and what all we know since then?|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/uk/what-happened-to-michael-schumacher-in-2013-and-what-all-we-know-since-then/articleshow/96605365.cms?from=mdr|access-date=10 February 2024|work=The Economic Times|issn=0013-0389}}</ref> In November 2014, it was reported that he was "paralysed and in a wheelchair", and that he "cannot speak and has memory problems".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Williams|first=Alexandra|date=19 November 2014|title=Michael Schumacher: 'paralysed and in a wheelchair'|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/michael-schumacher/11241129/Michael-Schumacher-paralysed-and-in-a-wheelchair.html|access-date=19 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804070713/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/motorsport/formulaone/michael-schumacher/11241129/Michael-Schumacher-paralysed-and-in-a-wheelchair.html|archive-date=4 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2015, Schumacher's manager [[Sabine Kehm]] stated that his condition was slowly improving "considering the severeness of the injury he had".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Manalo|first=Komfie|date=26 May 2015|title=Michael Schumacher Latest Health Update: F1 Racing Superstar Improving 17 Months After Ski Accident|url=http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/55707/20150526/michael-schumacher-health-update-f1-racing-superstar-improving-17-months-ski-crash.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150527122613/http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/55707/20150526/michael-schumacher-health-update-f1-racing-superstar-improving-17-months-ski-crash.htm|archive-date=27 May 2015|access-date=27 May 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2016, Felix Damm, lawyer for Schumacher, told a German court that his client "cannot walk", in response to reports from December 2015 in German publication ''[[Die Bunte]]'' that he could walk again.<ref>{{Cite news|date=19 September 2016|title=Michael Schumacher 'cannot walk', German court hears|publisher=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37406977|access-date=21 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921003552/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-37406977|archive-date=21 September 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2019, former Ferrari manager Jean Todt stated that Schumacher was making "good progress" but also "struggles to communicate". Todt also said that Schumacher was able to watch Formula One races on television at his home.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Chazan|first=David|date=30 July 2019|title=Michael Schumacher 'making progress' in recovery from severe head injuries|work=The Daily Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/30/michael-schumacher-making-progress-recovery-severe-head-injuries|access-date=30 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730142448/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/30/michael-schumacher-making-progress-recovery-severe-head-injuries/|archive-date=30 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In September 2019, ''[[Le Parisien]]'' reported that Schumacher had been admitted to the [[Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou]] in Paris for treatment by cardiovascular surgeon Philippe Menasché, described as a "pioneer in cell surgery". Following the treatment, which involved him receiving an anti-inflammatory [[Stem-cell therapy|stem cell]] perfusion, medical staff stated that he was "conscious".<ref>{{Cite news|last=Samuel|first=Henry|date=11 September 2019|title=Michael Schumacher 'conscious' after pioneering treatment in Paris|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/11/michael-schumacher-conscious-pioneering-treatment-paris-says/|access-date=12 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912232115/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/11/michael-schumacher-conscious-pioneering-treatment-paris-says/|archive-date=12 September 2019|issn=0307-1235|url-status=live}}</ref>

His family maintains strict privacy about his condition since his accident in 2013. In April 2023, ''[[Die Aktuelle]]'' published without permission what it advertised as a "first interview" with him, including quotes from him about his health and family; it stated, only at the end, that these responses had been fabricated using [[generative artificial intelligence]] (AI). Schumacher's family said that they would sue the magazine, which fired the editor responsible,<ref>{{cite news|title=Schumachers plan legal action after AI 'interview'|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/65333115|date=20 April 2023|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=20 April 2023|archive-date=20 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420094739/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/formula1/65333115|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Magazine editor sacked over AI-generated Michael Schumacher interview|newspaper=The Observer|date=22 April 2023|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/22/michael-schumacher-formula-one-interview-die-aktuelle-editor-sacked|access-date=22 April 2023|archive-date=22 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422173807/https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/apr/22/michael-schumacher-formula-one-interview-die-aktuelle-editor-sacked|url-status=live|issn=0029-7712}}</ref> but ultimately reached a settlement, with the magazine's owner paying the Schumacher family €200,000.<ref>{{cite news| last=Jedikovska | first=Georgina | title=German magazine in £170k payout over AI-generated Schumacher interview | publisher=Press Gazette | date=24 May 2024 | url=https://pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/newspaper-corrections-media-mistakes-errors-legal/german-magazine-in-170k-payout-over-ai-generated-schumacher-interview/}}</ref>

In February 2025, Schumacher's former bodyguard was given a two year suspended sentence for stealing images, videos and confidential medical records and passing them to Yilmaz Tozturkan, who threatened to "upload them on to the [[dark web]]" unless the Schumacher family paid money. Tozturkan, a nightclub bouncer, was sentenced to three years in prison, and his son was given a six month suspended sentence.<ref>{{cite news| last=Badshah | first=Nadeem | title=Nightclub bouncer jailed over plot to blackmail Michael Schumacher |newspaper=The Guardian | date=12 February 2025 | url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/feb/12/nightclub-bouncer-jailed-over-plot-to-blackmail-michael-schumacher}}</ref>