Alpine Skiing 2016 - 2017 Discussion Thread

[heywoodu 15,135]

Potential DSQ for Weirather 

[ziomkris1 13]

Is it just me or this year SuperG Val Gardena course isn't spectacular? 

[heywoodu 15,135]

52 minutes ago, dareza said:

Nevena 1:50 without training this year (her first training in downhill was here)  Maybe she can wiin points in next combination, this time no points, but ok

Points are still possible, aren't they? Hope for a number of DNF's in the slalom..there's already three who won't start. 

[heywoodu 15,135]

22 minutes ago, ziomkris1 said:

Is it just me or this year SuperG Val Gardena course isn't spectacular? 

It's not just you  

[heywoodu 15,135]

Kildeeeeee! Wow  

[heywoodu 15,135]

German commentator: "In football it used to be '22 guys run after and kick the ball and in the end Germany wins', now we have '70 guys ski down a mountain and in the end Norway wins'"  

Edited December 16, 2016 by heywoodu

[ziomkris1 13]

Polish commentator just said that Svindal smelled the barbecue from finish and that's why he deconcetrated and made mistakes  

[crovitlaci 177]

@dcro, why don't we have any participants in speed disciplines? I heard about Natko's injury, but really no one else?

[ziomkris1 13]

Sandro Villeta just crashed. Looks like something's wrong with his leg

[dcro 10,210]

12 minutes ago, crovitlaci said:

@dcro, why don't we have any participants in speed disciplines? I heard about Natko's injury, but really no one else?

Because our corrupted federation enjoys kicking mostly young skiers out of the team after every season.

 

Last season we had Max Ullrich regularly competing in his first WC season. He had some half decent performances (38th in Kvitfjell downhill for example), but hey, apparently that's not good enough for 21 year old so it's better to have nobody. Max was also in top 10 at the 2015 Junior Worlds in downhill...

 

It's ironic that they put such harsh standards when they had absolutely nothing to do with successes of Croatian skiing...

Edited December 16, 2016 by dcro