 Poster: A snowHead
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How good is that course? Looked amazing on Eurosport in training and race day. Up there with Wengen and Kitzbuhel IMO. Hope it becomes a part on the annual circuit.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yes exciting course!
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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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....... rushes to switch telly on ........
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used to be part of the women's circuit back in the 90's if I recall correctly. Actually may have been the
80's
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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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@boabski, Yep, not a course for boys to play on! Jansrud and Paris almost literally shat it 
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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7th eh, fantastic, bet they all wish they had been 6th 
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@robboj,
Finishing 0.75 of a second behind the winner and less than half a second from the podium on that course when 12 of the 54 starters failed to finish is not bad but the point was his showboating at the end of the practce it was a pretty spectacular spread eagle when you consider the how tired his legs would have been the speed and distance he travelled.
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I remember being in Hinterglemm when they had a womens race, took the Zwolferkogelbahn up with a couple of the racers. But I didn't go there until the year afer the world championships...
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Are they racing the black down zwolferkogelbahn. If so why call it saalbach and not hinterglemm.
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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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Lucky to be there today for the super g - the downhill has a place in history not only for the rutted middle section but also for that finish just over the audi. Product placement at its best. Needless to say, Austria goes crazy when the word mayer is mentioned - two wins out of two on home soil - bravo my son.
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Are they racing the black down zwolferkogelbahn. If so why call it saalbach and not hinterglemm.
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Because the main village of the two is Saalbach (i.e. the local Council and admin etc is based in Saalbach) but the resort is marketed as Saalbach-Hinterglemm. Actually, the races yesterday and today were marketed as Saalbach-Hinterglemm races on all of the official signs and on the FIS website and TV coverage, even though the bibs only read 'Saalbach'.
I couldn't get to the Downhill yesterday, so watched the training runs on Friday. 140 km/h down a steep black on a camber, with a few extra jumps and an Audi thrown in for good measure was very impressive. Super G today was fun. Stood in the grandstand at the finish to soak up the atmosphere when 10,000 Austrians went crazy over Mayer's second consecutive win and a sizeable number of Norwegians were there to support Jansrud and Kilde.
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You know it makes sense.
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@speed098, Fab, didn't see it, presume it was deliberate? If it was then if only it was a showboating competition and not a skiing one then he would be the man, as opposed to the seventh in line to the man. i.e. no-where!
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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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@robboj, Yes did watch it three times It was done deliberatly and was showboating think because so many had real difficulty on the course. He must have travelled close to 30m doing the spread with total jump distance probably close to 50m. I think while watching the race one of the commentators said he had become an overnight hit on youtube with the jump.
Can not find it on youtube but did find it at the link below.
http://www.20min.ch/ro/sports/lhiver/story/Adrien-Theaux-fait-le-show-a-Saalbach-13138675
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Poster: A snowHead
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Oh and he came 2nd in the SG at Saalbach. Plus he did get bronze in the SG at the World champs. So no he did not win but one el of a skier.
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