Alpine Skiing at the Winter Olympic Games Beijing 2022

[MHSN 3,655]

US team once again will put Shiffrin on the red course. she did great against Bassino and Duerr but still lost narrowly. (maybe she wins this time)

 

she deserves a medal today but it seems whoever makes decision for team USA can't understand simple logic.

[Monzanator 4,610]

Yeah, well, even Polish ES who usually notices nothing noticed how the blue course is clearly faster.

[heywoodu 15,335]

 

That didn't work great, although putting Shiffrin on red does seem like the US's best move in this case.

 

Edit: never mind, forgot about the added times thingy  

[Monzanator 4,610]

Norway takes bronze. Austria have Liensberger & Brennsteinter on blue course in the final so they should win gold.

[Quaker2001 251]

Damn, wanted that medal for Mikaela. Wasn't meant to be. She'll be back

[heywoodu 15,335]

Curious to see if Strolz can go for a double 3-out-of-3: three golds in three events, but also today losing all three races yet getting Olympic gold  

[MHSN 3,655]

looks like the only team who reazlied how to deal with this is Germany . the rest simply threw their skiers into the competition.

 

there is one simply strategy in a sitution like this. put your best male and best female skiers on the blue course to achieve the best possible time

[Orangehair43 254]

It just seems farcical to have a course setting which is not at all what people would call fair.

[Monzanator 4,610]

  On 2/20/2022 at 2:46 AM, MHSN said:

looks like the only team who reazlied how to deal with this is Germany . the rest simply threw their skiers into the competition.

 

there is one simply strategy in a sitution like this. put your best male and best female skiers on the blue course to achieve the best possible time

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Bingo. All the ties were decided by faster winning time instead of the gap. Gaps were big enough to get the tie but the total time never was.

[NearPup 3,198]

  On 2/20/2022 at 2:46 AM, MHSN said:

looks like the only team who reazlied how to deal with this is Germany . the rest simply threw their skiers into the competition.

 

there is one simply strategy in a sitution like this. put your best male and best female skiers on the blue course to achieve the best possible time

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This is what USA did, too. Shiffrin isn't the 's best women's parallel skier.