Jess Diggins just cannot help herself. I'm sure she was thinking about a top 10 place this morning,but as soon as the opportunity arrived she grabbed it.
In the knockout phase everything went back to normal, i.e. one Pellegrino in the semi-finals and the rest out. What`s worse Pellegrino is no longer in such great shape and does not stand on the podium anymore. I do not see any hope. Everything has been based on one Pellegrino for 15 years Other teams are introducing young players: USA, Switzerland, USA, and we have not been able to stand on the podium in the women's team since 2011... Let Cassol stand on the podium 1-2 times at the beginning, even in 3rd place, then we can have hope.
In alpine skiing it's the same, there's the great Brignone at 34, then Bassino around 30 and then there's the problem of advancing to 30. Look at the results of today's giant slalom.
I think great Britain will have a good winter olympics, at the very least I see two potential medals in skeleton, curling maybe and bobsleigh might yield a medal.
While I as a TV watcher would love this, it would be a disaster. Part of the appeal is all the athletes and fans being in one place all celebrating and cheering together.
Stage 12 in Semmering (AUT)
Women´s Giant Slalom:
1. Federica Brignone 2:03.14
2. Sara Hector 2:03.71
3. Alice Robinson 2:04.04
Full Final Results HERE
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