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12-30-2016, 11:30 AM #226
Anybody know what kind of DIN settings these gals run? I'm hyperfocused on all the injuries since I am just coming off of my own. Fascinating to read the backstory on the racers that are injured and recovering/recovered.
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12-30-2016, 12:05 PM #227
Simply insane lower section on that second slalom run. You could tell she hit hyper gear when she heard the gasp from the crowd. She was floating through the gates. I think the series of gates at this spot in the Youtube video linked above was what got her the win.
She LAUNCHED herself through there with far more speed than any of the other women. She was almost a bit out of control which is unusual for her.
It is her M.O. to sit back on the upper section of a course either maintaining of losing time and then crush the bottom section to end up with silly win margins. I wonder (getting into the Lindsey V realm here) if she could be competitive with the men if she could start to put together full runs at her ludicrous speed?
I think she is gaining confidence in the fact that she can push the speed edge farther into the out of control range and still control it . Now that she is figuring that she doesn't have to look perfect, she is going to start dominating the faster events (see evidence of this in the back-to-back GS wins).Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood.
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12-30-2016, 12:12 PM #228Registered User
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Shiffrin
Stenmark was something to watch back in the day. Shiffrin is at least or more dominant now.
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01-03-2017, 12:44 PM #229Registered User
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01-03-2017, 01:08 PM #230Skiing powder worldwide
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01-03-2017, 01:48 PM #231
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01-03-2017, 01:56 PM #232
How many gates has she skied without a major mistake before today?
Well it has certainly been a while since she had a DNF in Slalom.
http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/wireSto...ecord-44524077
It was the first time in more than four years that Shiffrin failed to finish a slalom race. Her previous DNF came in Semmering, Austria, in December 2012, one week after she had earned her first of 26 career victories.Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood.
http://tim-kirchoff.pixels.com/
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01-03-2017, 02:19 PM #233Registered User
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This DNF prob cost her the globe.
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01-03-2017, 02:47 PM #234Registered User
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She does seem to be pushing a lot harder recently, it is often necessary in SL to win where a couple of recoveries are still quicker than skiing clean but there is balance. I couldn't see from the clip on the FIS site if this was just a simple lapse in judgement or not though.
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01-03-2017, 04:04 PM #235Skiing powder worldwide
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01-03-2017, 06:20 PM #236
doubtful, it made the sl standings close, she's crushing the overall
http://data.fis-ski.com/alpine-skiin...&discipline=SL
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01-08-2017, 09:22 PM #237
SHIFFRIN, won 500 points
VELEZ ZUZULOVA, dnf 390 points
SL standins after Maribor
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01-08-2017, 10:03 PM #238
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Today she had a gate break off, hang between her legs for a turn, she kinda skis around it/ignores it/steps over it...wins.
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01-09-2017, 11:14 AM #239Registered User
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01-09-2017, 01:21 PM #242
I read that had happened and pulled up some video. The broken gate happened a little over halfway through her second run. It cost her some momentum and time but you could see that she hit a higher gear through the remaining gates since she knew she had to go mach-loony speed to make up the time. I'm not aware of any skiers powering through such a mishap and make it look so routine (I suppose some of Bode's maneuvers back in day come close).
Gate incident near 1:45 in video below:
Edited to add a video link that isn't broken.Last edited by From_the_NEK; 01-10-2017 at 11:43 AM.
Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood.
http://tim-kirchoff.pixels.com/
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01-09-2017, 01:25 PM #243
incredible
"fuck off you asshat gaper shit for brains fucktard wanker." - Jesus Christ
"She was tossing her bean salad with the vigor of a Drunken Pop princess so I walked out of the corner and said.... "need a hand?"" - Odin
"everybody's got their hooks into you, fuck em....forge on motherfuckers, drag all those bitches across the goal line with you." - (not so) ill-advised strategy
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01-09-2017, 01:35 PM #244
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01-09-2017, 01:51 PM #245Aim for the chopping block. If you aim for the wood, you will have nothing. Aim past the wood, aim through the wood.
http://tim-kirchoff.pixels.com/
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01-09-2017, 01:52 PM #246Undertow
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01-09-2017, 02:47 PM #247
^^^I agree very much with this post. I think we could be witnessing a once in a generation type talent. She seems very motivated to beat the competition. If she can stay healthy...
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01-09-2017, 03:09 PM #248
Anyone have any thoughts on why we are doing so well on the women's side and struggling outside Liggety on the men's side?
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01-09-2017, 03:34 PM #249Registered User
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