Alpine Skiing FIS World Cup 2017 - 2018

[Gianlu33 5,276]

Yeeeeessss!  Amazing 3rd place for Manuela Moelgg! 

[Henry_Leon 1,587]

podium with Manuela MOELGG

[heywoodu 16,004]

Very nice win for Rebensburg, finally 

[dcro 10,210]

I'm guessing this is podium number 714 for Moelgg and still no win?

[heywoodu 16,004]

3 minutes ago, dcro said:

I'm guessing this is podium number 714 for Moelgg and still no win?

The 12th, actually  

 

Reminds me of Hansdotter's 8 consecutive second places before finally taking a win. 

[phelps 8,286]

1 minute ago, dcro said:

I'm guessing this is podium number 714 for Moelgg and still no win?

 

more or less...

 

but it's all on ORF director...

he did everything he could to boiycott her first WC success...first he showed the graphics saying she's never won a WC race before and then when she was at the start he went on with another graphics saying she would have been the oldest WC winner if she was to succeed...

and of course she only got third at the end of the day...

 

however, new season but old attitude by Bassino and, above all, Goggia...

their skiing IQ is really -2743...

[dcro 10,210]

2 minutes ago, phelps said:

their skiing IQ is really -2743...

 

[heywoodu 16,004]

9 minutes ago, phelps said:

 

more or less...

 

but it's all on ORF director...

he did everything he could to boiycott her first WC success...first he showed the graphics saying she's never won a WC race before and then when she was at the start he went on with another graphics saying she would have been the oldest WC winner if she was to succeed...

and of course she only got third at the end of the day...

 

however, new season but old attitude by Bassino and, above all, Goggia...

their skiing IQ is really -2743...

Oh well, that's exactly what makes me like Goggia, because when she does get it right without DNF'ing, oh boy, that is spectacular 

[dcro 10,210]

2 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

Oh well, that's exactly what makes me like Goggia, because when she does get it right without DNF'ing, oh boy, that is spectacular 

 

Even when she finishes she gets it wrong most of the time.   Didn't she lose a probable WCh gold in downhill (?) thanks to one silly mistake?

[phelps 8,286]

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

Oh well, that's exactly what makes me like Goggia, because when she does get it right without DNF'ing, oh boy, that is spectacular 

 

well, I also like her, too...

 

but frankly she's always too much on the edge...

now she's experienced enough to know that she should be able to find a reasonable balance between attacking at her best and avoiding excessive risks in the most dangerous corners of the course...

as @dcro wrote, she already missed out on quite a few top results because of her "all or nothing" attitude...

she has to realize that she's no longer a promising youngster...now she's one of the top racers in the world in at least 3 different disciplines, who's expected by fans, coaches and officials to capitalize on her talent and get some medals...

Edited October 28, 2017 by phelps