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It goes ahead despite the snow falling and the cloud being heavy!
They must get the run in today as the media centre staff and san sicario based volunteers only have contracts until tomorrow. IF the race does not take place today then there is the opportunity to run it between runs of the men's GS tomorrow (Monday).
Today they plan to run the race at 12.00 CET (11.00 UK time) with start intervals at 1minute and no TV breaks....
More news later
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Doesn't look like there is any hope of ruuning this race at the moment: the course is very foggy, surely it would be dangerous to run in these conditions?
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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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RACE IS CANCELLED. Decision about when it goes ahead later
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I cannot believe they were considering running it with starters at 1 minute intervals, meaning there would be skiers on the course at the same time. Sounds far too dangerous to be worth it IMO.
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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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Starters at 1 minute intervals was so that the amount of snow falling on the course was kept to a minimum. The more snow that falls the slower it gets.
1 minute is enough for the racer to be virtually at the finish. They do have guys all the way down the course with flags so that if a racer crashes and is in anyway a danger to oncoming racers or is injured, they will stop the next racer and they then ger taken back up to the start for a re-run.
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The race will happen at 12.00 CET tomorrow Monday it has just been announced.
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| conor wrote: |
| I cannot believe they were considering running it with starters at 1 minute intervals, meaning there would be skiers on the course at the same time. Sounds far too dangerous to be worth it IMO. |
That's standard practice in DH and SuperG, particularly when you get past the top 30 starters. As RacerReady said, if a skier crashes out, the next guy who will have already started is waved-off by officials on the course.
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Report on the situation, plus Chemmy update from RacerReady on MySnowSports.
Hard to see 'Michi' Dorfmeister deposed from the top step of the podium on this one, although you can hardly class Kostelic (if she races) and Paerson as outsiders!
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Women's Super G scheduled to start at 1445 CET, 45 mins after the start of the Men's GS second run....
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And the sun is shining....
Reason for delay is to scrap all the snow off the course. (Not to let the journalists have a lie in honest!)
Men's GS has also started but I do not know how to do a link to that so.....
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Mind games have started....Kostelic will be racing despite saying that she would not at the Combi press conference!
Guess Paerson will now say that she is going to win....zzzzzzz
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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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Just stated on BBC interactive (channel 301 on Freeview).
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Not a great run from Chemmy, skiing at bib 8. She only manages third, with most of the top racers starting around 25-30.
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You know it makes sense.
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rob@rar.org.uk, Chemmy dropping back fast now, with some of the stars still to go
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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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Dorfmeister was awesome, and didn't realise she had won! Double gold in the speed events. What a way to end her career!!
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Poster: A snowHead
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All a bit predictable really? And the gliders definitely seem to have dominated this race - I won't say the 'heavier' racers 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Actually that's not really fair. I withdraw that remark!
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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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| PG wrote: |
| Actually that's not really fair. I withdraw that remark! |
May not be fair , but it looked rather accurate ... bit disappointed it was so less exciting with Ms Alcott having a worse-than-expected time of it ...
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eEvans, why do you say that? Are you taking the TYPICAL British armchair experts analysis in that she was not winning? I agree that sheis hyped up some times but this is the only way that Fleet Street will take notice and provide column inches. Like it or not the column inches help to provide the much needed cash that provides the training facilities and coaches.
This may not have been the top ten she is capable of but in all honesty this was a fair result. Chemmy admits to not being a great glider and this was a gliders course. This was a course set for bad conditions (it was set during the snow storms) and once set could not be changed.
Once all the factors have been considered this was a fair result. Not what we all wanted but fair!
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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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RacerReady, Simply because it was worse than I expected - and hoped for - nor did I expect her to win ... and nor do I accept your 'column inches = cash' argument either ... do advise how that works into the lottery funding calculation ( and I don't know) ?
P.S. My armchair is TYPICALLY in France.
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Column inches are what sponsors want to see. They want racers to be in the newspapers and magazines etc especially with pictures with their logo's prominantly displayed. It is not just lottery funding that provides the cash for the British Team. British Land, Morgan Stanley, VIST Clothing, Audi, DirectSki.com have all contributed amongst others to the money that makes the skiing go downhill (excuse the pun!).
Lottery funding comes from results and placings.
The column inches does not guarantee cash but it sure helps.
Your armchair may be in France (lucky you being nearer the mountains!) but are you not a British person (I hope am not being nationalistic here)?
(I hope this is not going to affect my health.....your wealth could be affected by subscribing to my magazine though....he he!)
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RacerReady, Yes I am British.
Ok , Neil ,, you're a journo so please tell me what the relationship between Chemmy and her sponsors Witan is ?
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Financial! They provide her with cash and in return Chemmy has Witan as her head sponsors. She alsol has various other sponsors in the form of Futur 3 Clothing, M&S, Audi and others. Wiitan, as her main sponsors, get to be her 'head sponsors' meaning that everytime Chemmy talks to the media, has her picture taken, is on TV ((BBC or C4 except at the Olympics), or is competing, Witan are seen prominantly, thus getting more column inches!
witan are a financial house and are currently renegotiating her contract.
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| RacerReady wrote: |
| Financial! witan are a financial house and are currently renegotiating her contract. |
Yes , I knew that. Witan is an investment trust which is primarily managed by Henderson , I was wondering what the personal relationship was between Chemmy and the organisation and its managers.
Seems a bit odd to me that a (relatively) obscure Investment Trust should be such a 'Big' sponsor, just wondered if you knew?
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They have the money and want to be associated with the profile that Chemmy can provide them with. As far as I am aware there is no personal link apart from that that has been built through the sponsorship...
Sorry to be so vague but I do not know any more than that!
Regarding the 'Big' bit they are putting some BIG money behind her! At the end of the day, if they pay the cash, they get their name on the head!
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