ChandlerMne

Overall,yes,2 finished in top 10. But after 1st round at least 7 skiers with BIB 35+ finished in top 30. Kranjec who was 3rd last (BIB probably around 65 or higher) also qualifed. Strangest race ever. Stranger than Ivica and his 2001 victory. Actually,discipline isnt ugly because of high BIBs finishing good but because of many mistakes overall. And its just in men's competition. Girls,let alone Michaela's dominance,are much more attractive to watch. Yesterday's cometition was miles ahead of this one. So,i am not complaining about Razzoli and Istok,i am complaining about Matt,Schwartz,Zenhausern,Yule,Aerni,Grange,Hargin,Henrik. I am not satisfied with them today and, overall, this season. Yes,i know that slalom is specific in that sense. But again,its not problematic to have high BIBs finishing high,its about so many technical mistakes and so on. In this race,almost 30% skiers in 2nd round DNF. Of the remainning 21, majority were bad enough not to save their starting position. Of the top 10 only FOUR were on the same level as in 1st run. Considering top 15,maybe 6 of them were on the same level as in 1st run. And it was same as in Madona. Those 2 races were probably worst i have seen in a while. And thats why i think slalom is becoming ugly. Maybe just an exception,we will see. Of course,its only my opinion. Beauty is only in the eye of the beholder. For me its ugly,for you it could be quite opposite. Plus,with Croatian success you have a reason more to hold it most beautifull race ever. Unfortunetelly,i have seen Kamerlander skiing,he was mentioned only figuratevelly speaking. You know what i meant.

True. 17 years ago it seemed impossible to have someone repeating Sven's record and now we have that achievement 2 times in a row.

Yeah,i totally forgot him! He was "crazy" just like Bode in his prime. Top performance or DNF.

Yes,there is 99% probability that he,if doesnt make huge mistake,will win a race. Henrik,Myhrer,Yule,Matt,Ryding,Aerni,Meillard,Grange,they were closest to podium last year or two. Now,more confussion than ever. Henrik is struggling,Matt too. But its not only about names,what i dont like is quality of skiing. Not my cup of tea.

I prefered slalom over other disciplines. Up until this season. I watched every single race this year and its only about mistakes. As most technical discipline it doesnt give a space for many mistakes but since Levi its mistake after mistake. Like i said,Swartz,Aerni,Yule,Grange,it was painfull to watch them,at least for me. Julien could win this just like Ryding almost finished on podium in Madona after he started 27th. With this low level of skiing even Kamerlander,in some crazy scenario,could enter top 10. Everything is possible. I watched Madona and it was ridicoulus. How often do you see 50+ BIBs qualifing or even entering top 15? Zagreb wasnt like that but overall technical level of skiing was very low. How many top 10 DNF2 or lowered their position? If i am correct,only Hirscher,Feller,Pintaurault and Noel remained or bettered their positions. Rodes is doing just fine,no doubt. He was excellent in 2nd round and he deserved his position. I follow him since 2016 and i know what he can. Unlike 90% of skiers he improved in 2nd run.

Srecno Badnje vece i od mene.

Cmon Ryoyu.

Looking at replay,i can say that slalom is becoming ugliest discipline overall. 9 skiers DNF 2,more than 20 DNF1. BIB 30+ now can even win a podium mainly because favorites usually fail to show anything special. Being in top 10 doesnt mean a thing. I like surprises but this is just ugly to watch. With this,even 40 years old Lizeraux can win a race.

Da, tacno. Svakako ih necu pratiti. Ne mogu vise da se nerviram.

Typical Ivo Karlovic,tie breaks after tie breaks. But for a guy with 40 years,well done!

Taubitz on podium.

I recall that it was big margin but 2019 will bring a new record. Only first 7 in 3 secs. Even extremelly high BIBs will qualify.

Looks like 5 sec will be enough for 2nd round. :/

Strange but ok,at least 2nd run.

7th position with + 3.5 sec behind,really???

Looks like ES doesnt broadcast Sljeme this year. Can someone explain me why Nevena Ignjatovic has so high BIB? She wil start 61st. She was usualy around top 40 this year,should she have likewise position? Or maybe it depends only on FIS points.

Iako sam zelio da prvi postovi budu optimisticni,realnost je drugacija. Nakon sto smo gubili i 12 razlike ipak pristojan poraz od Makedonaca. Samo 6. Toliko o timu i SP. Al to smo i znali

Happy New Year to all Totallympics users!

To jeste. Pad je donekle ocekivan.

Jel moguce? Ja bas intenzivno sve zimske.

Blago receno. Za FIS trke i EK je ok ali je daleko od prosjeka kada govorimo o SK. Prosjecna je recimo Marusa Ferk ili Bucikova,Gajger ili pak Aleks Tili. Nevena je ove sezone C liga.

Nevena je ocekivano skliznula u najnizu kategoriju slalomasica. Mislim da je imala startni broj 50 ili i visi. Sto je najsmjesnije,cak i sa tim brojem imala je zicer jer je Ferk bila 30 sa zaostatkom od 4.19. To je morala da poboljsa ali je zavrsila medju poslednjima. Cak mislim da su samo 2 ili 3 djevojke gore od nje. Sta se desilo sa curom koja je u AC ulazila u top 10 ne znam ali ovo je zaista dno njene karijere. Iskreno se nadam da je ovo samo faza i da ce sa par dohrih rezultata u EC uspjeti da se vrati u top 35 ali... Naravno,ogradjujem se u dijelu startne pozicije,ako je nesto drugo uzrok ovako visokog startnog broja.

So,presents are given on Christmas day,not on New Years Eve? To all who celebrate,Merry Christmas!

Vec je bilo najava ali sada i zvanicno Srbija dobila prvog takmičara u FIS disciplini Skijaških skokova!