Alpine Skiing FIS World Championships 2021

[heywoodu 15,333]

Yep, completely destroyed course.

[heywoodu 15,333]

  On 2/21/2021 at 9:32 AM, phelps said:

in Oberstdorf, they should  hire the Cortina snow crew...

 

despite those temperatures, they've been able to keep the tracks working perfectly (and yesterday's top time in the 2nd run by Liensberger and today's Vinatzer's 2nd time in the 1st run with no.17 are there to show that, before someone is going to say something)...

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Having half the degrees helps  

[dcro 10,210]

  On 2/21/2021 at 9:32 AM, phelps said:

in Oberstdorf, they should  hire the Cortina snow crew...

 

despite those temperatures, they've been able to keep the tracks working perfectly (and yesterday's top time in the 2nd run by Liensberger and today's Vinatzer's 2nd time in the 1st run with no.17 are there to show that, before someone is going to say something)...

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Apparently FIS does not agree with this (hence the unprecedented rule change on race day).

[phelps 7,797]

  On 2/21/2021 at 9:23 AM, dcro said:

Another no name winning would be a cherry on top, though.

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as if there have been many, so far...

[hckošice 15,093]

Zubo out of 15

 

However I expect huge amount of DNS2 today

[heywoodu 15,333]

  On 2/21/2021 at 9:33 AM, phelps said:

as if there have been many, so far...

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Yeah, let's be fair...I mean, a few in the medals, sure, but really no gold has gone to anyone that surprising. Faivre might not have been the favourite, but he's far from some random winner of course.

[heywoodu 15,333]

Switzerland in excellent position so far

[phelps 7,797]

  On 2/21/2021 at 9:33 AM, dcro said:

Apparently FIS does not agree with this (hence the unprecedented rule change on race day).

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it's not unprecedented...

 

however, what FIS thought yesterday before taking this decision is irrelevant...today's results (and all of the previous days' too) are there to show the great job of the snow crew, by far the MVP of the championships (because if we look at the organizers choosing the slopes and at FIS making the course design for the speed events and that farce named parallel slalom...well, they have been the true disaster of these 2 weeks)...

[dcro 10,210]

  On 2/21/2021 at 9:33 AM, heywoodu said:

Having half the degrees helps  

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It is only 2.5% degrees less in fact, not half...

[dcro 10,210]

  On 2/21/2021 at 9:35 AM, hckošice said:

However I expect huge amount of DNS2 today

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Unlikely. Top 15 gives WCSL points.