 Poster: A snowHead
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What a great podium position by Verdu from Andorra in today's GS race in Val d'Isere!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Alastair Pink wrote: |
| What a great podium position by Verdu from Andorra in today's GS race in Val d'Isere! |
Incredible. Really great to see Andorra get to join the party, especially given how much effort they have put in to establishing themselves as a credible ski destination and not just cheap and cheerful.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Is the slalom cancelled? They are showing yesterday ‘s GS . 
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Yes. Showing as cancelled on the FIS website. Shame.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Racing in St.Moritz also cancelled.
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Yes, I’m here and is cancelled. Icy base has been affected by the rain last night and is unsafe for the racers apparently.
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| JoyZipper wrote: |
| Yes, I’m here and is cancelled. |
Where is here, Val d'Isere or St. Moritz? 
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Who's leading....cancelled races or completed races? Off the top of my head its neck and neck...
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| Alastair Pink wrote: |
| JoyZipper wrote: |
| Yes, I’m here and is cancelled. |
Where is here, Val d'Isere or St. Moritz? |
Val
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| Alastair Pink wrote: |
| What a great podium position by Verdu from Andorra in today's GS race in Val d'Isere! |
A great result from Joan. It’s a big deal here. He actually only managed to get back skiing earlier this week after a good few weeks off with a torn muscle.
I work with his brother who was in VdI. Looking forward to hearing the inside info.
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| JoyZipper wrote: |
| Yes, I’m here and is cancelled. Icy base has been affected by the rain last night and is unsafe for the racers apparently. |
Eurosport interviewed Kristoffersen who made a valid point that his coaches are able to clear and prep a course for him nearly everyday of the season and it might be bad management and the use of machines causing the issue.
Plus if anyone knows Nick Fellows can you please ask him to stop reading out the results of every single race or at least give you a spoiler alert.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Interestingly, Joan went out to VdI expecting not to race but went on the off chance. He was on crutches at the beginning of November and hadn’t skied since. Training went well last week and he had no pain so decided to give it a go. The result was understandably a big shock.
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Men's Downhill from Val Gardena now live on Discovery+/Eurosport.
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You know it makes sense.
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Some nice drone coverage of the racers going down the camel bumps. 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Wow! Racer number 34 takes the lead!
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Poster: A snowHead
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Coverage of Men's Super G in Val Gardena starting now.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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On yesterday's race, so good to see Innerhofer do well. I'd assumed he'd be retiring after the last couple of shakey seasons but here he is, smashing it.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Really enjoying today,s super G, there are more Austrian than usual it seems
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Ouch, that Ploier hit on the gate must have stung.
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| ster wrote: |
| Ouch, that Ploier hit on the gate must have stung. |
Enough for him to be stretchered off..... 
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@albob, was panning out that way when they didn’t show the expected replay, as they seem not to do when its a bad one.
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In yesterday's women's downhill at Val d'Isere Canada's Stefanie Fleckenstein had a nasty crash at the end of the race, sliding over the finishing line. The race was interrupted for about 20 minutes so Fleckenstein could be treated and stretchered off the course.
The Eurosport commentator today said that she had dislocated her knee and damaged several ligaments, so she'll be out of this season's competitions.
On today's women's Super G from Val d'Isere it's notable the number of big names who missed a gate and DNF'd.
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Spectacular drone coverage from women's super g.
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@davidthornton, I don't like it, makes me feel a bit sick
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I didn’t like the drones at first but the shots from them really show well how fast they go and the turns and angles they need to make. But I still hate the whining noise they make, I’ve thought they could suppress or filter it out.
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The Saslong drone was excessively noisy yesterday -- However, the one at Val D'Isere today barely made a noise !!??
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Spoiler Dave Ryding on the podium in 3rd position in Madonna di Campiglio!
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@Alastair Pink, brilliant result!
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You know it makes sense.
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@Alastair Pink, spoiling what exactly?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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@ster, the result, cos people complain as you well know
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Poster: A snowHead
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| ster wrote: |
| @Alastair Pink, spoiling what exactly? |
Some people don't like to know the race result before they watch it on catch up, so I was being polite. 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@Alastair Pink, was there a race today? Slalom maybe judging by the reaction above?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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| ster wrote: |
| @Alastair Pink, was there a race today? Slalom maybe judging by the reaction above? |
If you look at this season's race schedule posted on the first page of this thread you will see that there was a race today......
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That was a proper solid second run, not often you see someone stick it from 15th to podium.
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He was perfect on the second run, the slope looked so icy I would have killed myself , so pleased with the podium.
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Ice?
That wasn't ice...that was ICE ICE BABY!
My goodness...I would have been in sideways death-slide while praying for it to end, before falling over like 99.9pct of the rest of us.
How does he/they do it on ice like that??
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Tina Maze said it wasn't as icy as it looked because of the warm temperature ...it was 0⁰
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@rungsp, they do it with tree trunk legs, a lifetime of practice, sharp edges and most of all, cojones grandes.
Makes me appreciate corduroy all the more!
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A week behind as now catching up with Eurosport recordings, after our own time on the slopes ….. Odermatt’s GS skiing in Alta Badia was wonderful in doing a quick-fire double.
Technique, focus and precision, he’s making fewer errors than a highly gifted pool of competitors just now. Mentally unfazed by storming second runs from the likes of Zubcic. Skiers who aren’t fatigued from racing all disciplines.
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