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WC isn't quite over...
"Marty" wrote in message ... Vonn got the overall globe and Ligety got the GS globe! .. I hate to be overly critical, but the US really has no depth (skipping the nations event), and has never I believe produced a technical skier. We churn out speed addicts on a fairly regular schedule, but can anyone correct me here? A benchmark year for the US, though. Congrats. |
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WC isn't quite over...
Mike wrote:
"Marty" wrote in message ... Vonn got the overall globe and Ligety got the GS globe! . I hate to be overly critical, but the US really has no depth (skipping the nations event), and has never I believe produced a technical skier. We churn out speed addicts on a fairly regular schedule, but can anyone correct me here? Mahre? McKinney? Even Bode started skiing WC as a technical skier (slalom specialist.) A benchmark year for the US, though. Congrats. Indeed. |
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WC isn't quite over...
On Mar 14, 12:39*pm, Marty wrote:
On Mar 14, 7:55*am, "MichaelJP" wrote: "Marty" wrote in message ... and already it's a great WC season for the USST: Bode: *most WC wins for US skier, got the overall, got the combined, (most likely would have won the DH cup if the last race had not been cancelled). *Even his SL was very good this year. Lindsey: *very close to winning the overall, already has the DH cup Ted: *may end up with the GS cup! Julia: *sitting in 7th overall (4th in GS) - solid! Fantastic! -- Marty Why did the FIS cancel the last downhill at Bormio then? They seemed to run the SG and GS OK... Shame that such an important race isn't rescheduled, even at another venue if necessary.. kind of devalues the efforts of the competitors. There have been some pretty horrific crashes (in DH and SG) this year and safety became a huge issue. *I think that they were smart in not runing a DH under questionable conditions. *They did run a DH in soft conditions in Aspen this year (women) and some girls paid the price. The conditions were better for the SG and in GS, the risk is lower because the speeds are lower. *If you asked Bode and the other racers, I think he would say they did the right thing. * Actually, Miller was reported to have been critical of the decision not to run the downhill. He claimed that they didn't really want to run it because they were biased in favor of the Swiss and Austrians. http://www.skiracing.com/index.php?o...343&Ite mid=2 Joe Ramirez |
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WC isn't quite over...
wrote in message ... On Mar 14, 12:39 pm, Marty wrote: On Mar 14, 7:55 am, "MichaelJP" wrote: "Marty" wrote in message ... and already it's a great WC season for the USST: Bode: most WC wins for US skier, got the overall, got the combined, (most likely would have won the DH cup if the last race had not been cancelled). Even his SL was very good this year. Lindsey: very close to winning the overall, already has the DH cup Ted: may end up with the GS cup! Julia: sitting in 7th overall (4th in GS) - solid! Fantastic! -- Marty Why did the FIS cancel the last downhill at Bormio then? They seemed to run the SG and GS OK... Shame that such an important race isn't rescheduled, even at another venue if necessary.. kind of devalues the efforts of the competitors. There have been some pretty horrific crashes (in DH and SG) this year and safety became a huge issue. I think that they were smart in not runing a DH under questionable conditions. They did run a DH in soft conditions in Aspen this year (women) and some girls paid the price. The conditions were better for the SG and in GS, the risk is lower because the speeds are lower. If you asked Bode and the other racers, I think he would say they did the right thing. Actually, Miller was reported to have been critical of the decision not to run the downhill. He claimed that they didn't really want to run it because they were biased in favor of the Swiss and Austrians. http://www.skiracing.com/index.php?o...343&Ite mid=2 Joe Ramirez No problem with Didier Cuche winning, but I kind of agree with Miller, they didn't seem to make much effort to reschedule, even on a shortened course or by shuffling the other events around. Considering Men's DH is the blue riband event in most people's eyes the FIS doesn't come well out of this. |
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