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Old February 19th 07, 12:47 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine.moderated
Mike
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Default USSA Beijing-style crackdown

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On Feb 15, 9:22 am, lal_truckee wrote:
Three points:
()Was this "repression" the last significant idiocy of the Bushkultura?


Just two more years till the bill is presented.

()As near as I can tell, Bode was the ONLY participant in the Winter
Olympics who understood what it was all about - a gathering of
international athletes to promote harmony and understanding, competition
secondary. He was right - it's about the party, not the races. Go read
some of the founding documents of the Olympic movement.
()You don't have to be part of a team to compete in WC races - Bode
should have blown the USSA off and competed on his own; I bet he would
have made far more money off the Europeans than he pulls down now.


Like the Jaerbyn guy; what's up with him? I have the WC championship DH
(men & women) on tape and will have to examine it further.

And Mike, where did you hear that this was Bode's last year?


Must have been hearsay back in '05 to the effect that Ralves was out next
year and that Miller was leaving the year after. But maybe I am plain wrong
here.

What I was trying to get at was whether the European teams (France, Italy
and the Empire i.e., Austria) have partying atmospheres.

I think I remember sponsor hesitancy, for whatever reason, being the reason
there's only one event in the US currently.

My criticism of the USSA would be its labyrinth nature. I remember showing
up for a Juniors race back in the 70's, only to be told it wasn't my age
group. I ended up gate keeping. Even today it seems daunting to try and
tell a young person how get to the competitions.

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