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Two 30+ Bibs made top 10 in Madonna (Istok and Razzolli), and only one today (Istok). Sport is not ugly because of that. After all, they are Olympic (!!) and World junior champions. And slalom has been like that since forever. Meillard, Schmidiger, Rochat, Simonet all made top 10 last season with 30+ Bibs. Hirscher achieved his first podium with 30+ Bib. Kammerlander making second run is just nonsense... He simply does not have a technique of a World class racer.

How can an event with a rich history suddenly become so ugly, basically overnight? And based on what do you think Lizeraux could win a race? Hirscher, Pinturault, Feller is hardly a surprising or random podium, just like any other podium from this season. And for the record, about 7/9 DNFers had slower splits (or slower 1st run) than Istok. So, yes, this top 10 does mean a thing.

Ok, I got my hopes up when Istok almost made 2nd run at Saalbach's chopped up course with Bib 65 or something. But damn... I never imagined he could possibly get a pair of 7th places immediately after. So for the next race we'll have two in top 30. Unreal.

Doppelmeter

Top 10.

Istok is doing Madonna all over again.

Elias 15th Istok 17th Mado 24th And I'm not even surprised. They are dominating EC these days.

Schwarz

It's not another day of sun?

Good. Peru will get less embarrassed.

First ever Belgian leader of prediction contest?

Lochner crashes in Altenberg.

Top 10 are within 4.69 seconds.

Holtmann

Kristaps Neretnieks won the very first competition that counts for Olympic rankings - WC qualifier in Abu Dhabi. That's a very valuable victory for the Latvian which should give him 80 points. https://equinesolutions.co/competition/199

Katnikova actually dropped from 1st to 17th. Taubitz wins by the luck of the draw.

Podium for Prock. Probably.

And Germany will still win, lol.

This is fun. Every 3rd sled has a huge advantage, just like every another 3rd sled has a huge disadvantage.

Huefner might actually win this.

Sweepers are exhausted, apparently.

Ridiculous first run for women. Rankings Ivanova Baturina Schulte (WTF?) Aparjode Prock Taubitz Maag ... 12th Simonakova 13th Eitberger 17th Geisenberger 21st Huefner + apparently awful crash for Demchenko who was taken out with a stretcher. :/

Great run for Moltzan!

Well, it's not like Kristoffersen can do much against Hirscher.