 Poster: A snowHead
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Chemmy finished 23rd in the Cortina Super G today.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There is a link to a youtube video on her Twitter feed- looked very good! She came from position 50- well done to Chemmy!
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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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It's only a good result when you put into context the 19 DNFs, she played it safe and got to the end. A result is a result I will not argue with that.
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Good news that she got the chance to show the BSS that she is fit to race and still got it - 7th feb getting close!
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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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| extremerob wrote: |
| It's only a good result when you put into context the 19 DNFs, she played it safe and got to the end. A result is a result I will not argue with that. |
true on both counts and if you add the 19 DNF's on to her 23rd then that puts her at 42nd (assuming all the DNF's would have naturally finished higher than her had they not DN'd) which is the same level she got in her previous 2 finishes.
As you say, she finished, when others didn't, and got the result which will stand in the records. To finish first, first you've got to finish. Clearly 19 other people didn't.
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| ansta1 wrote: |
| extremerob wrote: |
| It's only a good result when you put into context the 19 DNFs, she played it safe and got to the end. A result is a result I will not argue with that. |
true on both counts and if you add the 19 DNF's on to her 23rd then that puts her at 42nd (assuming all the DNF's would have naturally finished higher than her had they not DN'd) which is the same level she got in her previous 2 finishes.
As you say, she finished, when others didn't, and got the result which will stand in the records. To finish first, first you've got to finish. Clearly 19 other people didn't. |
I think that is slightly disingenuous (WTGR).
http://www.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiing/events-and-places/event=33428/race=75164/index.html
There were other skiers who finished behind her who one might expect to have finished higher-placed and some of those DNFs, particularly from the similar start numbers (post 40, for example) may well not have beaten her either.
There's no way to tell, I do appreciate that. That she did complete the course and finish where she did is as much testament to her singlemindeness as her ability. I, for one, was delighted for her and the shriek of delight at the end was telling.
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Cacciatore, not at all disingenuous, as I pointed out the assumption was that the 19 dnf's would have normally placed above her, which was unlikely but I haven't looked at the details.
As you can see I posted the initial results without any further details as I only had the twitter and fbook posts from Chemmy to go by. And I think my final paragraph indicates my support for the result and her efforts.
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| ansta1 wrote: |
...if you add the 19 DNF's on to her 23rd then that puts her at 42nd (assuming all the DNF's would have naturally finished higher than her had they not DN'd) which is the same level she got in her previous 2 finishes. |
I think my post covered it. I did use the word "slightly". I stand by that - I'm not sure that your simple assumption necessarily reflects what may have happened. I guess we'll never know. All I did was link to the result and suggest that she did finish above some skiers who one might have thought would do better. Some DNFs may have beaten her had they finished. Some probably not.
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| To finish first, first you've got to finish. Clearly 19 other people didn't. |
Can't argue with that.
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She started, she finished, and was 23rd. That's the beginning and end of it for me- and I wish her well in the olympics.
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does she get a medal for 23rd?
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