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Incredible finish!
Bode Miller was awesome! Well worth his 1st place in spite of crossing the line on his back bottom! A really incredible ski - he just seem to let his skis go whilst the upper body looks at total odds with everything else! A "massive" 1.47 seconds faster than Fill who was the leader until that point.
Didier Cuche put in another great performance for second with Peter Fill (Italy) third.
Michael Walchofer made a really elementary mistake out of the start and retired.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Shame about Fin's run being stopped.....I thought he stood a chance of taking the lead (albeit on a tempory basis)
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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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I missed that - his second run looked good, but he ended 22nd.
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He set off 3rd, but the racer in front of him had a nasty crash, so Fin was yellow flagged.
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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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He was doing really well until the flag.
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From the post race interview Michael Walchofer said he had another fault which we didn't see as the TV feed from the helicopter was playing up ..... but iit was all over for him from the start - brought back memories of Strobl's mishap. Great run from Bode, he must only be around 40 points away from the leader (Svindal) now.
On the gals race Renate Götschl put in a fantastic run too and Maria Holaus (AUT) did really well with 4th. I was surprized to hear during the interviews that Paerson (SWE) but moreso Kildow (US) both speak German.
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On another theme - didn't those conditions look bizarre? People sitting on the bare (non-snow covered) ground, some in t-shirts. The commentator said it was more April than mid Jan!
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Superb run by Bode, looked in control until the end. Suprised how many actually fell at the finish, most appeared to be outjumping the hill and landing on the flat, but guessing the snow conditions may have been not helping with grip at the bottom.
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| srobbo wrote: |
| Superb run by Bode, looked in control until the end. Suprised how many actually fell at the finish, most appeared to be outjumping the hill and landing on the flat, but guessing the snow conditions may have been not helping with grip at the bottom. |
They've obviously picked that up from watching me ski. 
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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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easiski, there are still German speaking areas in America, so it's not all that surprising. With a name like Kildow I guess she could easily be of German origin.
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You know it makes sense.
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| easiski wrote: |
DB,
BUT HOW AWFUL - WE'RE ONLY GETTING A 30 MIN HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SUPER COMBINED TODAY - SHAME ON YOU EUROSPORT. |
Yes, and they changed the timings,  according to the Sky guide it was 3-3.30, made coffee, sat down, turned tv on, and watched about 30 seconds.
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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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| srobbo wrote: |
| easiski wrote: |
DB,
BUT HOW AWFUL - WE'RE ONLY GETTING A 30 MIN HIGHLIGHTS OF THE SUPER COMBINED TODAY - SHAME ON YOU EUROSPORT. |
Yes, and they changed the timings, according to the Sky guide it was 3-3.30, made coffee, sat down, turned tv on, and watched about 30 seconds. |
They changed the schedule because of the ski-jumping event. Due to the high winds the ski-jumping was delayed one hour and they filled the gap with the recorded slalom leg of SC.
The piste was in awful condition, Mario Matt was the first to ski and won the race. Bode Miller had a chance to win but made a mistake again.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Ah....that explains why I taped the snooker 
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brian
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| Mark Hunter wrote: |
| Didier Cuche put in another great performance for second |
Poor old Didier, that's his 4th 2nd place in downhill this season out of 6 races.
I was watching the 1st Bormio race in the Suisse Romande among a big crowd of his fans. You should have heard the collective wail when Walchofer went 0.01s faster !
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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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FAQ
Still, at least he finished in the top 30, so he'll protect his start number I imagine.
It would be dreadful if he wasn't picked for the Austrian team in the Worlds - it's bound to be his last major champs.
. They changed the times without telling us - barstewards 
