Alpine Skiing at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022

[hckošice 15,122]

Team Parallel moved to tomorrow 09:00 local Time (02:00 CET)

 

EDIT: I see @Triplecast already posted it. Sorry buddy for the double post

[NearPup 3,249]

  On 2/19/2022 at 4:58 AM, Triplecast said:

That event was about like the halfpipe tonight. Not a lot of clean runs.

 

News Flash  Team Event will be held tomorrow at 9:00 local

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Assuming the conditions allow it, of course :/

 

Glad they are trying at least.

[dcro 10,210]

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.

[JonPhi 250]

  On 2/19/2022 at 6:02 AM, dcro said:

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.

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Really? They we wouldn’t have seen the Slalom here at these Olympics and that would be really bad.

[dcro 10,210]

  On 2/19/2022 at 6:08 AM, JonPhi said:

Really? They we wouldn’t have seen the Slalom here at these Olympics and that would be really bad.

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I meant in general, the scheduling.

 

Team event getting scheduled as the final event both here and in Pyeongchang is too anticlimactic.

[JonPhi 250]

Wind will not be that better Tommorrow, but it is the best way to start as early as possible in the morning. At 12am local time wind up to 12m/s

[Triplecast 157]

  On 2/19/2022 at 6:13 AM, dcro said:

I meant in general, the scheduling.

 

Team event getting scheduled as the final event both here and in Pyeongchang is too anticlimactic.

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Interesting argument.  Some think the team figure skating team event should also be done last.  But it's surely done first becaus USA/NBC TV needs some figure skating to fill up the first two nights of broadcasts before the Opening Ceremony.

[Vektor 3,326]

I think having the least prestigious event last makes a lot of sense for this sport because... well, you saw what happened today and what might happen tomorrow. We either have the team event scheduled for the last weekend, or we shouldn't have any alpine skiing for the last two days. It's too dangerous, you always need a couple of days for a potential delay because the Games has to end on Day 16, no matter what. 

[Orangehair43 256]

  On 2/18/2022 at 9:22 PM, dcro said:

It was Great Britain. Surprising since with Ryding, Guest and Major there was a small chance for an upset. But maybe someone tested positive.

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Nope it was decided days ago for some reason. I don’t get why. 

[dcro 10,210]

  On 2/19/2022 at 6:32 AM, Vektor said:

I think having the least prestigious event last makes a lot of sense for this sport because... well, you saw what happened today and what might happen tomorrow. We either have the team event scheduled for the last weekend, or we shouldn't have any alpine skiing for the last two days. It's too dangerous, you always need a couple of days for a potential delay because the Games has to end on Day 16, no matter what. 

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But then again, slalom has often offered plenty of drama on the final weekend. Sometimes the final day itself. It never got cancelled. Weather fears should not be taken into account years in advance.

 

Meanwhile, since the women's tech events got held last week, several of the top skiers did not even bother to stay in Beijing to ski for their teams (Hector, Vlhova, Dubovska). It's a joke. Unworthy of the Olympic program when even the athletes are not bothering.