Alpine Skiing FIS World Championships 2017

[Werloc 3,161]

I don't usually follow Alpine Skiing. May someone inform me on what happened to Sweden throughout the years? I remember they didn't have trouble getting medals, especially on the women's side.

[hckošice 14,787]

41 minutes ago, Werloc said:

I don't usually follow Alpine Skiing. May someone inform me on what happened to Sweden throughout the years? I remember they didn't have trouble getting medals, especially on the women's side.

 

They have just not so good season this year, but Sweden is still strong in technical disciplines, Frida is among the biggest favorites in the womens slalom, Maria Pietilae-Holmner is also still in better and better form after her return from injury, the same among mens Myhrer and Hargin still have abilities to fight for medals. Don´t forget already won bronze in the team event thanks them

 

ofc it´s not like the harvest during the Anja Persson era, but Sweden is still relatively very strong and is well doing

[Werloc 3,161]

2 minutes ago, hckosice said:

 

They have just not so good season this year, but Sweden is still strong in technical disciplines, Frida is among the biggest favorites in the womens slalom, Maria Pietilae-Holmner is also still in better and better form after her return from injury, the same among mens Myhrer and Hargin still have abilities to fight for medals. Don´t forget already won bronze in the team event thanks them

 

ofc it´s not like the harvest during the Anja Persson era, but Sweden is still relatively very strong and is well doing

Alright, thanks for the answer, hopefully they will manage to get another medal in the bag

[dcro 10,210]

Why do they even have qualification rules if they are not following them?

 

106 racers to start tomorrow in a race that had a limit of 100. Barbu gets to start with his DNF while and for example don't...

Edited February 16, 2017 by dcro

[hckošice 14,787]

Start List for tomorrows Men´s Giant Slalom

 

Start List for tomorrows Women´s Slalom Qualification

[dcro 10,210]

11 minutes ago, hckosice said:

Start List for tomorrows Men´s Giant Slalom

 

Start List for tomorrows Women´s Slalom Qualification

Well this is interesting. If Coletti starts and doesn't have a DNF, she might be able to overtake on course the Haitian skier with lower BiB.

 

Edited February 16, 2017 by dcro

[hckošice 14,787]

15 minutes ago, dcro said:

Well this is interesting. If Coletti starts and doesn't have a DNF, she might be able to overtake on course the Haitian skier with lower BiB.

 

 

yes, very likely.

 

also I really seriously trying to understand the qualifications rules, but can not find out how it works...I know that the country have to select one skier but I thougth it´s only the 25 best not already qualified nations, but why this time it´s 31 ?

[heywoodu 14,940]

Jelinkova, this is really, really good!

 

 

 

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15 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Jelinkova, this is really, really good!

 

 

 

I've always wondered, is she Czech? Did she switch federations like Katerina Smutna?

[heywoodu 14,940]

8 minutes ago, ahjfcshfghb said:

I've always wondered, is she Czech? Did she switch federations like Katerina Smutna?

She's born in Boskovice , but her mom moved to the Netherlands in the early 90's in a student exchange thing and didn't go back  

 

Also, her dad is Dutch

So I don't think she ever switched federations, since she grew up in the Netherlands and is basically more Dutch than Czech when it comes to her entire life. 

 

 

Edited February 17, 2017 by heywoodu