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Palander goes 1, Maier 2, Raich three (about as many gates as he makes in a slalom), Nyberg 4, Blardone 5, Grandi 6 and Miller seven with rahlves 8.....
None of the GBR boys are doing it as the conditions are not expected to be great and they are therefore saving themselves for the Slalom at the end of the week. This is a sensible choice bearing in mind that the speed, fog and the fact it will get rutted. Neither Alain nor Noel who had been expected to race, would have started in the top 30 and are not GS skiers on the main circuit.
And yes it is still snowing in San Sicario.....
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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They're late starting, had to clear the snow off the course from yesterday's storm....
Men's GS run 1 delayed until 1030 CET
Men's GS run 2 delayed to 1400 CET
(Women's Super G at 1445 CET)
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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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Bad Games for the Americans in the Alpine events!
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| PG wrote: |
| Bad Games for the Americans in the Alpine events! |
Except for the Gold in the Men's Combined 
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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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Well, they'll be cheering in La Rosiere. Good run from Chenal. If he can take a medal after the second leg the French Ski Federation will be smiling!
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Now if only Franki Bourque can hold on and Freddie and Maier stick it out......
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rob@rar.org.uk, oops forgot about him! Italians are getting a bit desperate for success at the moment...
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| PG wrote: |
| Italians are getting a bit desperate for success at the moment... |
It won't come in this race. If Chenal takes a medal I guess you'll hear the cheer from La Rosiere down in your chalet 
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Did you see that binding come off the ski?
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Did you see Ryan Semple's equipment failure? Looks like the ski tech forgot to screw his race plate to the ski!
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| RacerReady wrote: |
None of the GBR boys are doing it ...... |
I think it was very sporting of the English racers not to enter this race giving other countries a real chance of getting a Silver or maybe even Gold medal.
Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Mon 20-02-06 11:23; edited 1 time in total
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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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Another big pre-release - certainly kept the course workers on their toes!
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and wall's ski pre-released!
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You know it makes sense.
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we must stop doing this rob...
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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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There are some interesting racers in the bottom order. Last one to go crept by a whisker under the required 140 points (138+). Just think we could have been watching the Snow Leopard in this race  ... Still I bet he's there enjoying himself. Seen him, RacerReady?
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Poster: A snowHead
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I have Chenal's skis from last year and boy they are sweet....
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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"they're dropping like flies now"
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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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| DavidS wrote: |
| we must stop doing this rob... |
 We're the equivalent of Matt Chilton/Graham Bell for snowHeads in this race!
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Wish they would show us more of the unknowns having a go... all we get are the favourites.
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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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Na...there are a lot of shadows around and he aint smiling when I last saw him! 
Best thing about this race is that those outside the top 30 get a second run (unlike the WC). Just as well for the likes of Palander! The race will be won and lost on the steep and who can keep the speed across the numerous flat sections
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They are all giving up too easy....send Chestakov back to the mines,.....
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| RacerReady wrote: |
| I have Chenal's skis from last year and boy they are sweet.... |
If he takes gold you could auction them off, being an impoverished journo!
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Another pre-release! Do you think somebody has hidden the screwdriver in the start hut?
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IF? WHEN more like.....
Just gotta see who I can blag my next pair off.....Slalom skis needed now as Schoenfelders skis are getting a tad worn
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The Austrians are very quiet in the Press room at the moment....he he he. I wonder why? Has someone stolen the laughing drugs?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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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Another pre-release, and a really soft one at that! What's going on?!
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piste badly prepared, equipment badly prepared, skiers badly prepared.
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Piste is in GREAT shape, HUGE amount of snow last night and yesterday, when the slope breaks up and gets rutted bindings are designed to eject the rider, otherwise the knees get injured.
Yes you are right about the party tho.....I did not get an invite tho....too busy digging my car out so that Snowheads could get some useless chat from me today!
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You know it makes sense.
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, yes but we're watching the likes of racers that would never normally get anywhere near a tv screen, at the moment...
I've been on piste taking photos of FIS races when beyond those above 40 FIS points you start to feel very insecure if you're too close. Some of these are well over 100 points!
3/4 of them will never have skied on injected snow, it's like a new surface to them.
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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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Poster: A snowHead
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DB, marvellous to see Joel Chenal in silver he's a local lad from La Rosiere and this is probably his last season, there'll be a few glasses raised in Willy's bar 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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David@traxvax, would be great if he took a medal. One of the quieter racers on the circuit, keeps himself to himself. Good for La Rosière too!
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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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RacerReady, The word from the team is the conditions on piste are abbismal, supper slow course, since when has fresh snow been good for GS or any race?
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| David@traxvax wrote: |
| DB, marvellous to see Joel Chenal in silver he's a local lad from La Rosiere and this is probably his last season, there'll be a few glasses raised in Willy's bar today. |
That's what I like about the Olmypics, it really brings out the best in some people and allows the underdogs to get some fame (e.g. Ligety, Deneriaz). Always good when a local lad / lass brings some metalwork home.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, Looked to me as if they had successfully scraped off the excess snow from the race line, it was only when racers (mostly those out of the elite) lost that line that some went into the soft snow?
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PG, It looked really skitty to me, kinda "It's a knockout" on snow, first time i've wittnessed that on such a huge scale, turns out the whole of last night the murmmer was to cancel in order to keep the party going, seems today for all concearned that was a good idea. 
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2nd run under way, 15 mins earlier than announced earlier 
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PG, thanks for the heads-up.
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, PG, when Benni Raich was interviewed on Eurosport at the bottom of the course he said the piste was perfect (my translation) or that the pisteurs had done a fantastic job (Nick Fellows' translation). Of course, he could just have been being polite for the cameras...
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Bode's going for it!
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