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Razzoli finally takes Pertl.

Tomasz Sikora posted on twitter it's some "illness". With World Champs two weeks away guess she wanted to take a break. I wonder if she will be 100% in Antholz though?

Digruber lasted three turns in the second run

Fourcade looks cooked. Might fall off the podium.

Fillon Mallet has 7 secs lead over MF and 17 over JTB. Let's see if he finally breaks the duck.

Reminds me of the old saying from Mario Andretti "If you have everything under control it means you're not driving fast enough". Vonn's risky style was the main reason she won so many races. Sure, the injuries must be accounted for but if you pick safety over risk that means the results will simply go away. If Stuhec has a mental block because of the injuries then she's not gonna win a single race anymore IMO.

Atle Lie McGrath with #66 pushes Popov out of the second run.

Anton Tremmel into 7th with bib #50. 16 guys within one second of the leader. Myhrer down to 34th already and obviously out.

This post didn't age well French men's team must be extremely short on talent. I mean vets like Grange & Lizeroux are still here and hell, Lizeroux competed with Amiez Sr already and that was before the JP Vidal short-lived burst.

I see one Steven Amiez making his WC debut with bib #72. Guess that's Sebastien's son?

Tina Maze's magic skis are gone? It was no secret she used Maze's custom made skis once Tina retired. If she lost access to those (because why would Stoeckli continue to put so much effort since Stuhec isn't an all-arounder like Maze was) that explains it all IMO.

This was a speed weekend only by name. DH was a glorified Super G with giant slalom sections. I've never seen such nonsense. Rosa Khutor and Garmisch will be true speed events.

Another big mistake for Vlhova at the bottom and only 6th instead of podium.

Pretty much. They changed the original Chase system like three times in 10 years anyway. They should call it the Matt Kenseth rule. It didn't help back in 2003 Ryan Newman had most pole and wins and still couldn't score points than Kenseth who had one win all season

Ledecka DNS. Guess she didn't bother with the GS crap.

Another crash for Gauche this weekend...

I bet Shiffrin is more fluent in French

Nicol Delago's worst weekend of the past two years ends with soft DNF. I bet she won't be looking for a Bansko return anytime soon.

Brignone had the green light but dropped it in the last S-section after hooking a gate. I bet she was trying to cut it just as Shiffrin did.

Brignone could still takes this

Thank God for Rai Sport on my TV dish Daniella Ceccharelli is quite animated with her commentary.

Shiffrin cut a straight line in the last S-section very early, quite clearly she did this on purpose and that seems to be the fastest way to go.

One big mistakes for Bassino and she's still almost a second faster than Venier.

You don't remember the pre-split days of American open-wheel which made IndyCar as THE series in America but I do. NASCAR profited from the split but they're heading down lately with the decreasing entry lists and the ridiculous playoff championship system. It's still the hillbilly redneck American series rooted in the Deep South so not exactly a white-collar sport. And Jimmie Johnson just isn't Jeff Gordon or Dale Jr in terms of marketing. Kyle Busch is just a random prick who channels the love/hate reaction from motor racing fans. Meanwhile IndyCar is on the way up again, Tony George's All-American oval idea has collapsed and Roger Penske has purchased the Indianapolis Motor Speedway last year. The US Grand Prix is back on the F1 schedule and we could have two races soon if the Miami plan goes ahead. American open wheel has recovered from the split civil war and I'm pretty sure they will overcome NASCAR in this decade again.

And so was Mike Dixon If you ever wondered if got a Top 10 in biathlon, yes they did