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Michelle Gisin said her brother regained consciousness in the hospital and remains in stable condition.

https://web.de/magazine/sport/wintersport/ski-alpin/marc-gisin-stuerzt-abfahrt-groeden-schwer-33468448

1 hour ago, heywoodu said:

That's just stating a fact, basically. It is indeed closer than F1, generally speaking. Most races are way closer and there's often more than only six realistic podium contenders.

It's a spec series with the boost power limited for all teams. Technically all 22 drivers should be able to win these races.

37 minutes ago, heywoodu said:

I've never seen any indication that they have 'beating F1' as goal. It's simply something entirely different, not a direct rival. 

https://www.bbc.com/sport/motorsport/46508348

The Mario Kart rules will probably be shit. No series can handle the lack of overtaking but FE makes it even more difficult given all the street circuits.

Races will be 45 mins + 1 lap. That's borderline trash if you want to upstage F1 as the best series on the world. That's a glorified sprint but hey, old man Massa won't complain. He finally has a chance to speak as the 'Alpha' driver which wasn't the case in F1

Besides, F1 goes all sensitive with removing the grid girls (but not the sponsors' models) and FE kicks off in Saudi Arabia, the most human-friendly country in the world!

Val Gardena is no stranger to a season-ending injury almost every season.

Hojnisz 4th but the form is still there. It can easily be linked to Nadia Belova's return as head coach.

Hojnisz could hope for 3rd. Fialkova and Kaisa will chase her down.

Hojnisz 20/20!!!

Hojnisz 15/15

Kuzmina with a random burst of form only to blow it on the range soon?

Starykh got busted twice already. I have no idea what she is still doing here?

Maryna G-D has won two GS in a row in Andalo Paganella

https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=AL&raceid=95607

Her coach said they're giving up the slalom training and will focus on Super G for the World Cup which is supposedly a better target to score points. GS remains the primary event.

Given Dombrovski is from a Polish minority in Lithuania he is usually compared to our guys by the ES crew. Let's be honest, Poland's men's team sucks ever since Sikora retired Anything inside Top 60 is a success.

It seems like Dombrovski had 5/5?

Was that a torn ACL for Neagu?

Which three best Dutch players are out? Groot won't play after that concussion but who else? Unless you count Yvette Broch who has retired?

1 hour ago, Kirkpatrick said:

And another failure of Hermann. Needs to gain 23 seconds just to enter pursuit race. /edit: 60th place!

I wonder if they even rest her for the relay? She's looks to be channeling her inner M.Goessner trash here. Polish commentators gambled she won't start the pursuit.

Btw, what's up with Hammerschmidt? Illness or just bad form? Can't believe the Horchlers have phased her out of the team?

Maryna Gasienica Daniel has won the FIS European Cup GS in Andalo Paganella today!

https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=AL&raceid=95606

That's the first win for a alpine skier in the European Cup since February 2006 (K.Karasinska in Ga-Pa slalom where she beat Nina Loseth plus some future Olympic champions  https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/general/results.html?sectorcode=AL&competitorid=29352&raceid=36921 ).

Vittozzi 4th again...

Wierer gained 24 secs. in range time over Makarainen.

0,6!!! Doro!!!

3 minutes ago, Kirkpatrick said:

Hell, Doro! Still can make it, -11.4 seconds over Makarainen.

Down to 3,0... Unless she pulls a Dzhyma from the 15k and gains something against the odds in the last stretch.

Doro!

OK, serious stuff now. Wierer #56 & Vittozzi #69 in Hochfilzen sprint so the excitement might last for a while here.

They can always count on someone else doing their dirty laundry

The Evil Empire is gone. Woo!