Maribor has finally been removed from the calendar for next season. The problems and uncertainties there are just too big. Whether the races will return again in 2024 or later is open.
It's debatable whether this event deserves a place at the Olympics. IMO, it definitely does not deserve to be scheduled for the final, primetime weekend. That one must belong to slalom.
Really? They we wouldn’t have seen the Slalom here at these Olympics and that would be really bad.
Extremely unlucky draw for the german team. Sweden is probably a top 5 team, can't believe that they are only seeded 10th. I think Germany could have beaten every team except Switzerland/Austria.
Quarterfinals:
Austria vs. Slovenia/Canada
France/Czech Republic vs. Norway/Poland
Italy/Russia vs. Slovakia/USA
Germany/Sweden vs. Switzerland/China
Semifinals should be:
Austria vs. France/Norway
Italys vs. Switzerland
Can't believe what an easy draw Austria has. Germany probably would have made the final with a draw like that. The austrians should be ashamed if they don't win at least silver.
Sweden doesn‘t have Sara Hector, so probably not that strong.
Only 41 starters today in Ga-Pa W Downhill. Still the logic to schedulle a downhill 5 days before the Olympics in the other side of the world plus in pandemic era is beyond my understanding
Why? The first speed event in Beijing for the Women is on 11th February.
Blaise Giezendanner 3rd in Kitz today, Strolz won Adelboden slalom, its alpine skiing, there are many skiers that in a given day could make the podium, and some of these will watch the Olympics from the sofa.Italy for example has only 7 places because we have many skiers good in only 1 discipline (Vinatzer and De Aliprandini for example dont have the ranking to give Italy 1 quota) and we will leave home skiers that have top 15 and also top 10 finish this year, for sure the skiers that on paper are medal contenders like Paris, Vinatzer, De Aliprandini and the outsiders like Razzoli and Innerhofer will go, but other skiers that, on paper, are better than Strolz or Giezendanner will remain at home and its very likely that Italy wont have 4 starters in at least 2 races if not more probably 3 races
Top 20 in a World Cup standing:
Italy
Paris (DH, SG)
Innerhofer (DH)
Casse (SG)
De Aliprandini (GS)
Razzoli (SL)
Vinatzer (SL)
Total: 6 Athletes, Quotas: 7 = Where is the problem?
France
Clarey (DH)
Pinturault (SG, GS, SL)
Bailet (SG)
Faivre (GS)
Noel (SL)
Total: 5 Athletes, Quotas: 9 = Where is the problem?
The Olympic Games are also for the small nations. That’s it what the Olympics are standing for. And in the big nations, a top 20 place in the World Cup ranking should be the requirement for participation in the Olympics (France was also nominated according to this criterion). Athletes who are not in the top 20 would also be very big surprise medal winners then.
Austria also understood today that they have only 9 quota places in the men's competition. Are of course totally pissed off and see it as the task of the FIS to create them another 2 quota places. Likewise one assumes that the ranking list is still changed after Kitzbühel.
It could also not be that nations like Italy and France have only 9 places, but more podium riders. Where do France and Italy have more than 9 podium riders? Austria doesn't either this season. France has currently even nominated only 5 athletes for Beijing, because they do not really have more.
Waiting for Norway and Sweden plus few smaller federations, and it still could be that Austria doesn’t get any male reallocation and remains with only 9 quotas 😳
It looks like maximum 10 are possible but could be even worst …
only with two man tomorrow, because Luca Aerni is flying home today.
Has accepted it‘s additional quote in the men‘s.
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