 Poster: A snowHead
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Not my headline (and I'd say the question mark should be outside the quotes). It's the headline of this piece from Tahoe Daily Tribune, apparently by Steve Yingling:
When is Bode going to say, 'I told you so? '
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Bode's 2007 contentious split with the U.S. Ski Team is beginning to look like a public relations nightmare for his former team. Without the structure of the U.S. team, who out there figured that Bode was destined for a turbulent season of partying and inconsistent results?
Instead, Bode is proving that the U.S. Ski Team isn't the only option for top American racers. In fact, I'm sure some of his former teammates are beginning to think Bode is on to something. Maybe his program can help their results, too. |
Could 'Bode's program' fire up other potential renegades, not necessarily American?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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It is nothing new that raw talent can have its developement restricted by coaches and teams that adhere to strict principles for everyone regardless of their needs. What I think Miller has shown, is that if you tailor training and management to the individual you can get the best from them. I hope he goes on to win the World Cup Overall title.
Go Bode. 
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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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Isn't there also an Italian (forget his name) who got dropped from the Italian team earlier in the season, only to do well as an 'independent' and then unsurprisingly was then back in the Italian team for the most recent downhills?
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I told you so
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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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No you didn't
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Prehaps if he stayed of the Beer when he was part of the American team his results would be like this  Thrilled to see him winning and the way he skies amazing to watch
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Didn't Giadelli fall out with the Italians and become a Luxembourger (or however you spell it?).
A friend of my son was told his style was too Swiss to be considered for the British juniors, even though he was regularly beating most of them in the competitions.
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| tessaventer wrote: |
| Isn't there also an Italian (forget his name) who got dropped from the Italian team earlier in the season, only to do well as an 'independent' and then unsurprisingly was then back in the Italian team for the most recent downhills? |
Wasn't it Kurt Sulzenbacher? Ironicaly he was training as an independent but with the American team!
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Whats wrong with skiing like the swiss, I would rather ski like Dider Couch than Finlay McKay nothing personal against Finlay but there is no comparison (For Obvious reasons)
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Ordhan, ony the British Team selectors can answer that.
The wierd thing is that we thought racing teams would want to pick the fastest skier, not the not as fast but parents turn up to all the fund raising and race on dendix as well skier.
No kidding though....the reason actually quoted was "we know he is fast enough, we can see that, but his style is too Swiss for the British squad".
He continues to beat most of them in the big competitions.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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[quote="rungsp"]Didn't Giadelli fall out with the Italians and become a Luxembourger (or however you spell it?)[quote] Marc Giradelli was an Austrian but skiied for Luxembourg and had to become a Luxemboug national in order to ski in the Olympics for them. He's very much an Austrian though.
Other defectors include our own Konrad Bartelski who skiied for Holland for a while. Current skiers include Kilian Albrecht an Austrian skiing for Bulgaria.
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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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Ordhan, ony the British Team selectors can answer that.
The wierd thing is that we thought racing teams would want to pick the fastest skier, not the not as fast but parents turn up to all the fund raising and race on dendix as well skier.
No kidding though....the reason actually quoted was "we know he is fast enough, we can see that, but his style is too Swiss for the British squad".
He continues to beat most of them in the big competitions. |
It really does make one laugh. You know, if I had the money, I'd love to sponsor that young lad to learn to ski in Switzerland, have him adopted by the Swiss and go on to compete successfully at the highest level. Why? Just to ram it up the selector's narrow-minded petty @rses! Jeez no wonder we never reach our full potential in so many areas 
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| Mark Hunter wrote: |
| rungsp wrote: |
Ordhan, ony the British Team selectors can answer that.
The wierd thing is that we thought racing teams would want to pick the fastest skier, not the not as fast but parents turn up to all the fund raising and race on dendix as well skier.
No kidding though....the reason actually quoted was "we know he is fast enough, we can see that, but his style is too Swiss for the British squad".
He continues to beat most of them in the big competitions. |
It really does make one laugh. You know, if I had the money, I'd love to sponsor that young lad to learn to ski in Switzerland, have him adopted by the Swiss and go on to compete successfully at the highest level. Why? Just to ram it up the selector's narrow-minded petty @rses! Jeez no wonder we never reach our full potential in so many areas |
But would the Swiss coach him to the level he can beat them in international competition?
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You know it makes sense.
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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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A friend of my son was told his style was too Swiss to be considered for the British juniors
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Perfectly reasonable - clearly he was winning far too often, rather than letting other people have a turn.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Lizzard, have you seen the British Skiercross championship race? 4 blokes stood at the finish line all going "no after you, I insist"
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God, I really need to get a grip 
