BTW, nice to see Anna Veith (Fenninger) running the DH in Cortina. Glad she's making it back.
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BTW, nice to see Anna Veith (Fenninger) running the DH in Cortina. Glad she's making it back.
Another 100 points this evening.
She's so strong and fluid.
Agreed...always a fanQuote:
Originally Posted by 54-46
Stockholm night race was fun to watch.
She ripped it
She pretty much locked up the overall title.
Sadly, it's because Gut crashed and tore her ACL.
Bad news for Gut...Mikaela just needs to stay upright and not injured. Hope Vonn can win the DH, her hand is giving her fits.
I read that she has started taping her pole to her hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by montanaskier
Oh man, that's the first I heard about Gut. Such a bummer, dang.
Damn, that was shaping up to be a good race between the two of them. I saw that Gut didn't complete her run but I hadn't heard that she was injured.
Vonn had a respectable 5th in the Combined today (finished 3rd in the DH portion).
Once Shiffrin starts running DHs, she should easily win any combines that she enters.
GS Silver for our girl today! Great second run, couldn't catch Tessa Worley, though
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRR5Qf9Vbrg
So fun to watch the vids:
Freeze frame of Worley:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...71c8e36615.jpg
She can bend a ski.
excuse my ignorance, but what the hell is that black rod extending from worley's toe to almost the tip of her ski?
it's there while skiing and not visible on podium, edit - now I see they gave her another pair of skis for podium
Michaela's skis had something similar too...
In fact she has a different color ski all together on the podium.
Tessa Worley's runs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqPAxf6edis
and a start at 51 seconds where you can see what TG is asking about:
https://youtu.be/eqPAxf6edis?t=51s
Its the Atomic double deck, found on almost all Atomic higher end GS, SG, DH FIS skis for the past 5+yrs.Quote:
Originally Posted by grskier
The ski manufacturers always switch out the true race ski for the more friendly general public model for the podiums.
edit: Worley is actaully on Rossi's not atomic, but same idea.
Mofro, I see that, but is this part of it?:Quote:
Originally Posted by TG
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They also have black velcro straps dangling off the backs of their boots to stiffen the flex.
shiffrin
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worley
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^^^Hydraulic Tip Damping Device
Who knows if it does anything but she should keep using it.
wow, thank you. interesting that it's a Rossi patent and not some 3rd party thing.
Cool, thanks. The Atomic thing is cool too.Quote:
Originally Posted by patxi
Phelps got a bunch of flack over that at the last Olympics, but a number of high level athletes seem to be buying in. Maybe there's a placebo affect, and if so, hey, whatever works.
Ski technology is akin to cupping?
No, I remember Phelps using CADS:
https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...ceac04485f.jpg
They were banned because they gave him an advantage pushing off the wall.
yeah I was gonna say that too... J might of been lost in translation there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
I watched the replay last night and there were a couple other girls on Rossis besides Tess that also had the dampener on them as well. Interestingly, one of the atomics (G9?) they handed to the podium looked to have a very similar device on it as well...
These are just booster straps, everyone wears them, but bode was really the first to use the booster. I think they guy who did the booster, also did the Flo, back in the day. Nobis used those during his pro racing career, and maybe on some wc starts as well. An oil filled bag with bb's inside, to dappen the front of the skis.Quote:
Originally Posted by plugboots
FKNA, great info. I saw that during the race and had no idea what was going on there. Obviously helping. Thanks for sharing.Quote:
Originally Posted by patxi
Ha, damnit, there was another post before mine that got deleted. I guess I should have quoted it. Anyway, she was doing the cupping thing and posted a photo on instagram, which has also been deleted (probably because whenever an athlete posts anything about it a bunch of people freak out).Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
That is the QUALIFIER SL, generally the top ~60 are pre-qualified, but they have a run off SL to allow I think another 15-30 athletes in to the back of the race. Take a look at where those skiers are from.Quote:
Originally Posted by plugboots
Actual womens SL is tomorrow.
I caught that, so I deleted my post.
OK, will Shiffrin win the Championship Slalom?
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Who was doing the cupping thing? Shiffrin? Forgive my reading comprehension. Went back and read some posts but couldn't figure out who.Quote:
Originally Posted by TahoeJ
Also Goggia. Chick is killing it. If I could race I'd ski like her.
Yes on her leg that she injured last year.
How are people watching the races? I found a youtube channel, SPORTS STARS, that uses the Eurosport feed with English commentators, plus Tina Maze. Amazing how much better the coverage of races is compared to the lousy NBC coverage. You really see how big the sport is in Europe, WC skiers are super stars.
Dude, google it. Download universal sports app. Live coverage on every event, you just have to get up earlyQuote:
Originally Posted by fiddler
You have to enter you cables service providers surname and Pw.
I used the NBC Sports app until a week ago but it sucks to stay up all night when I want to ski the next day! Plus, if it's a race that is on NBC TV, that's what the app shows and the coverage sucks. Promo puff pieces and not anywhere near all the skiers shown. When NBC isn't airing it, then it's worth watching because they show all the racers with no commentary. I like the youtube sites I found because I can watch the races when I want. It's great to have a variety of options these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by skideeppow
too smooth, too easy
3rd world title in a row and by 1.64 seconds!
She has another level of control, composure, and power on that steep section....
That second run this am was flawless
Rumors are that she has been having issues with her boot since last year. Looks like they are totally dialed now
If this season is her having boot issues......[emoji15]Quote:
Originally Posted by skideeppow
This is the problemQuote:
Originally Posted by skideeppow