Alpine Skiing 2016 - 2017 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 15,141]

Jansrud and Svindal on top of the world again so far 

 

And right when I post this, Peter Fill takes up the place between them  

Edited December 3, 2016 by heywoodu

[Gianlu33 4,569]

Another great day for Peter Fill 

[heywoodu 15,141]

So how do we all like the new start number system so far with the best athletes in the first group, resulting in the competition being more or less decided after a few minutes?  

 

(I know Goggia/Stuhec/Kling was an exception yesterday, but normally I'd say most winners will have a much lower starting number than last season) 

[hckošice 14,831]

1 minute ago, heywoodu said:

So how do we all like the new start number system so far with the best athletes in the first group, resulting in the competition being more or less decided after a few minutes?  

 

(I know Goggia/Stuhec/Kling was an exception yesterday, but normally I'd say most winners will have a much lower starting number than last season) 

 

exactly, I don´t like the new system too much if you ask me, maybe it´s just a question of time, after few races I´ll be used more to it, but right now I have this...how to call it...strange feeling that it wasn´t the brightest idea from FIS to change the speed events start list groups

[Federer91 2,796]

3 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

So how do we all like the new start number system so far with the best athletes in the first group, resulting in the competition being more or less decided after a few minutes?  

 

(I know Goggia/Stuhec/Kling was an exception yesterday, but normally I'd say most winners will have a much lower starting number than last season) 

Wasn't it done, so that the audience watches more athletes runs.  Frankly i don't pay attention to the starting order that much, but i guess it would be better to have the favourites more spread out.

[heywoodu 15,141]

Just now, Federer91 said:

Wasn't it done, so that the audience watches more athletes runs.  Frankly i don't pay attention to the starting order that much, but i guess it would be better to have the favourites more spread out.

If that's the case, I wonder if it's working 

 

Personally I'm watching the first 10 or so with big attention and the rest with less and less attention until I realize I missed 5 skiers in a row  

[dcro 10,210]

Well, this system is nothing new. Favourites used to be the first to start so they just brought back the historic system.

[heywoodu 15,141]

3 minutes ago, hckosice said:

 

exactly, I don´t like the new system too much if you ask me, maybe it´s just a question of time, after few races I´ll be used more to it, but right now I have this...how to call it...strange feeling that it wasn´t the brightest idea from FIS to change the speed events start list groups

I'm not expecting to get used to it...it's like the first run in slalom and giant slalom: after the first group the standings are more or less made up, with only some surprised to mix things up. 

[heywoodu 15,141]

2 minutes ago, dcro said:

Well, this system is nothing new. Favourites used to be the first to start so they just brought back the historic system.

So they went back in time..if they go back a little more, we might just see a return of Didier Cuche

 

 

[hckošice 14,831]

16 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I'm not expecting to get used to it...it's like the first run in slalom and giant slalom: after the first group the standings are more or less made up, with only some surprised to mix things up. 

 

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