Alpine Skiing 2016 - 2017 Discussion Thread

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Rookie sensation tops field in Alta Badia PGS

 

The stars at night were big and bright deep in the heart of the Dolomites as the Audi FIS World Cup Parallel Giant Slalom gave fans in Alta Badia (ITA) a night of excitement with the top 32 men’s alpine racers battling for the win.

 

And in a field filled with the biggest names on tour, it was relative unknown racer Cyprien Sarrazin (FRA) who earned his first-ever World Cup victory. It was just his seventh start in a World Cup event and 22 year-old's previous best World Cup finish was 24^th place, but tonight he was in the zone as dispatched some of the biggest names in his quest for victory, topping racers like Justin Murisier (SUI), Leif Kristian Haugen (NOR) and Carlo Janka (SUI) en route to the win.

 

Janka settled for second place after closing 0.10 seconds behind the Frenchman in the big final. The small final, with third place on the line, was an affair of bragging rights as Norwegian countrymen Kjetil Jansrud and Haugen dueled it out for the final podium place. In the end, last year’s PGS champion in Alta Badia, Jansrud, topped Haugen by 0.23 seconds, to earn his second podium in as many years at the nighttime race.

 

The stands were once again packed in Alta Badia for the night race as fans were treated to several upsets. Going out in the first round were big names such as Marcel Hirscher (AUT) and Felix Neureuther (GER), but it added to the excitement for the fans as the course proved to be challenging for much of the field creating many upsets and surprises.

 

It was the second year that FIS has staged the nighttime Parallel Giant Slalom and it is quickly becoming a fan favorite with its knockout format and head-to-head format.

 

The World Cup will continue its tour of Italy as the technical racers move onto Madonna di Campiglio for a night slalom. That will be the last race before the Holiday break, which is quite short before the speed racers return to action in Santa Caternia for a packed program with a super-G, a downhill and an Alpine Combined starting on December 26^th.

 

 

Full Results Here

 

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10 hours ago, heywoodu said:

 

You see what happened? She french fried when she should have pizza'd. If you french fry when you should pizza, you're gonna have a bad time. 

She sure did have a bad time indeed. 

(not much french-frying going on though. Haha)

I feel pretty bad for her though. The federation seemed to have no idea what it was doing.

Edited December 20, 2016 by ahjfcshfghb

[heywoodu 16,468]

6 hours ago, ahjfcshfghb said:

She sure did have a bad time indeed. 

(not much french-frying going on though. Haha)

I feel pretty bad for her though. The federation seemed to have no idea what it was doing.

Absolutely, it's horrible that they sent her. I mean, giving athletes a chance is always good, but someone should at least be capable of performing the sport...it's almost like they wanted to make her look like a fool  

[ahjfcshfghb 296]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

Absolutely, it's horrible that they sent her. I mean, giving athletes a chance is always good, but someone should at least be capable of performing the sport...it's almost like they wanted to make her look like a fool  

The only sort of link I can find is they sent her brother too, who didn't start his races but posted a half-decent time in the last Asian Games.. But that's no excuse..

[heywoodu 16,468]

Race stopped because of the wind, they'll restart from a lower start in an hour or so. Bad luck for the Italians, lucky Shiffrin

 

 

 

[hckošice 16,641]

Todays race definitely cancelled. some rumors saying the GS will be rescheduled for tomorrow,but nothing is confirmed yet...more info to come later

[hckošice 16,641]

Courchevel ladies' GS cancelled due to strong winds

 

The skies were blue and the fans jubilant, but the winds were unfortunately too strong in Courchevel, France, on Tuesday to hold the ladies' giant slalom race to completion. After the first 19 skiers descended from the start, the race was postponed. A jury decision revealed that the race would restart at 12:15 from the reserve position, approximately 70 meters further down the slope, beginning again with bib 1. 

 

At the time, Sofia Goggia of Italy held a 0.02-second advantage over her teammate, Federica Brignone.

 

Athletes had inspected the reserve start as a possibility in the morning, so they returned to the top to begin the race anew. 

 

But the restart never took place, as winds at the top of the mountain remained consistently strong into the afternoon. The race was officially cancelled just after 12:20 CET.

 

Information about a replacement location and time for the ladies' GS will be communicated as soon as it is available.

 

The ladies now enjoy a holiday break until competition resumes in Semmering, Austria, with a GS on 28 December.

 

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Cancelled giant slalom from Courchevel (FRA) to be rescheduled in Semmering (AUT)

 

This is to inform you that the cancelled ladies' Audi FIS Ski World Cup giant slalom from Coruchevel (FRA) will be rescheduled in Semmering (AUT) on 27th December 2016, with the following start times: 1st run at 09:45 CET / 2nd run at 13.00 CET.

[Federer91 3,390]

Razzoli is such a trainwreck, how this guy became Olympic champion is still a mystery. 

[Federer91 3,390]

Poland so close to getting points, 31st place.  Very exotic starters by the way in this slalom, Korea, Latvia, Albania, Bolivia and The Netherlands