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I know it's not the place [Mod: it is now - with this new thread!] for this but I've just checked the Wengen results and Finlay Mickel has got a 16th place, good on him.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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He could still slip back a place or two if some of the late starters have a special run - there's another 20 or so of the 'slower' racers to come - but it's looking good...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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The Mexican/German skier von Hohenlohe raced today in the Lauberhorn. He came last by a considerable margin, finishing sixteen and a half seconds after the race winner. Surely there are more appropriate levels of skiing that he should compete in?
Well done to Finlay. He seems to have found a good streak of form, and with a bit of luck will score a top 10 result soon.
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rob@rar.org.uk, have a look at the Ghanian Skier thread in snowNews. I've posted there about this Von Hohenlohe. He's 45 but has quite a bit of 'previous' but it sounds as though he's getting past it from that result.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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kuwait_ian, I posted before this thread was split and was referring to your info about von Hohenlohe. I'm not convinced that the highest level of any sport, particularly when it is for individuals rather than national teams, should be used for the sporting equivalent of 'vanity publishing'. There are plenty of other competitions that skiers of the calibre of von Hohenlohe could compete sensibly.
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rob@rar.org.uk, OK understood. And I tend to agree with you about him.
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Finlay Mickel's current preparation and thinking is explored in this interview for today's Scotsman.
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I agree about von Hohenlohe, but on the other hand, even though he looked pretty bad in yesterdays' combined, he did finish both parts without having to hike, and I remember Nigel Smith looking equally as useless on the Lauberhorn slalom hill. Nigel was British champion in downhill and had several years on the world cup circuit - normally rated around 40 - 50 if I remember. BTW he started at Sandown on the plastic.
I don't suppose there are any of us who would dare try it, let alone get down - it was clearly extraordinarily icy this year on both courses. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's slalom proper - let's see how many "real" slalom skiers end up upside down! 
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Yep the slalom course is about 35 degrees for some of the course and having made the mistake of going down it last year before the sun got on it I can tell you that sheet of ice would not be an unfair description
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Very easy to rubbish Mr Hohenlohe - considering that he has not trained fully like the rest of them he did in fact ski incredibly well and for 45 well 'nuff said!
What it does show is how brilliant the current skiers are - even if they are 3 or 4 seconds behind because the Mexcian- Austrian skier does actually ski extremley well - if some one had not noticed the Lauberhorn courses are a wee bit tricky - 97 mph on the downhill!
That he is there did stumulate some debate so his participation had its merits.......
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Was von Hohenlohe the one wearing a pink helmet? If so, the fashion police should have carted him off!!
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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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Elizabeth B, ... if they could catch him.
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A couple of the ski jumpers in the 4 hills were wearing pink helmets one even had matching pink face mask.
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You know it makes sense.
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Konrad, I'm not trying to downplay von Hohenlohe's skiing ability - anybody who goes near a DH course gets nothing but my admiration (at whatever age). But I think he would be better suited to a competition closer his ability rather than trailing a long distance behind the top WC skiers (it must be a great disappointment to finish 15 seconds behind the winner?). Is there a DH competition for the Europa Cup circuit or similar?
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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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Thought Finlay's recovery on the jump was terrific. The TV coverage was very good, the wide and distant angles gave better perception of depth and speed. I usually find skiing on the telly a bit dull
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Poster: A snowHead
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It's a shame that we're not getting to see much of our other British skiers though, unless they're being shown on Channel 4 at some un-godly hour?  How are they doing?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Frosty the Snowman wrote: |
| Thought Finlay's recovery on the jump was terrific. The TV coverage was very good, the wide and distant angles gave better perception of depth and speed. I usually find skiing on the telly a bit dull |
Quite amazing recovery from the jump, I thought. Yup, the TV coverage was very good indeed.
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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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Tony Ellwood, news on www.snowracers.net ref Chemmy's problems (health), as well as the Baxter brothers who are struggling to find form this season.
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Frosty the Snowman, several nearly came a cropper there, the way Finlay came down he was lucky not to have been injured. It's a dangerous sport - even in the slalom! This photo from a FIS last week in Courch.
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PG, who took that? Breathtaking photo!
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Frosty the Snowman, 
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Back on topic, here's a great little article by Graham Bell on BBC Sports which discusses Finlay's recent super results and those of the other top flight UK snowsports athletes with a view to Turin next year.
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The Scot, along with Chemmy Alcott, Alain Baxter, and the snowboarders Lesley McKenna and Zoe Gillings, will go to Turin with the potential to finish inside the top 10.
And with the way winter sports work, that means they then have a very real chance of winning a medal. |
And this comment about Alain Baxter "He seems to have been skiing really fast in training but it has not clicked for him at all in any races this year. With most athletes it is 80% mental. With Alain it seems to be 99% mental."
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