Men SL Adelboden

[Swede]

Moving down the hill 200 meters today. Snowing. First starting now.

 

[Ivan]

The race just finished.

Spoiler

Hirscher did Hirscher once again. Amazing skiing, what else can I say? A great result for Clement Noel. He had a couple of top-10s earlier this season, and now he is on the podium behind Hirscher. A bummer for Marco Schwarz: for the second slalom in a row, he sits in the 1st after the first run but gets a DNF in the second.

 

[4ster]

Just Watched the first 10 of the first run. Wondering if Hirscher is sandbagging just so he doesn't have to sit in the leaders chair for an hour .

 

[dbostedo]

Wow... deja vu all over again.

 

[Bolder]

Amazing. Hirscher bends the course to his will...

 

[dbostedo]

^^^^
Or maybe skis very well and also gets lucky when Schwarz skis out...

 

[Teppaz]

Very happy about Clément Noël’s second place. I’d spotted him in the team event at the Olympics and he’s been gaining in confidence this season. The French team needed new blood and this 21-year-old shows promise. Now if only the women could follow through!

 

[Started at 53]

WOW, that pitch down to the finish was STEEP

I love watching MH

 

[dbostedo]

WOW, that pitch down to the finish was STEEP

I love watching MH

The slalom course was the bottom portion of the GS course. And I traced the GS course on Hillmap in this post, if you want to see an approximation of the steepness :

https://www.pugski.com/threads/adelboden-m-gs.13421/#post-309434

 

[4ster]

^^^^
Or maybe skis very well and also gets lucky when Schwarz skis out...

Even if Schwarz had stayed in the course, I don’t think he would’ve caught Hirscher on the pitch. Another WOW!

WOW, that pitch down to the finish was STEEP

I love watching MH

I think it is the steepest on the circuit.

I’ll never forget this one from Daron Rahlves in 2005 GS...

 

[dbostedo]

I've never seen that one... crazy crash.

 

[Bolder]

^^^^
Or maybe skis very well and also gets lucky when Schwarz skis out...

You don't think the pressure of seeing Mh gain a nearly a second played a role?

 

[Started at 53]

You don't think the pressure of seeing Mh gain a nearly a second played a role?

The greats in all sports push the others to try to go beyond their abilities to beat the best.

Jack did it before Tiger

Tiger made many collapse on the back 9 because they were attempting shots they were not able to repetitively reproduce or even would attempt in any other situation.

Borg did it in tennis

The greats are better then the rest by definition, and that greatness illicits mistakes from those willing to challenge them.

 

[dbostedo]

You don't think the pressure of seeing Mh gain a nearly a second played a role?

Yes, that probably played a role. I guess I didn't see that in the phrasing of "bends the course to his will".

 

[James]

Hirscher's runs:

 

[Eleeski]

"bends the course to his will".

First we are told to bend our skis. Now we must bend the course?

He is an incredible skier. Even if I didn't see his skis bend or the course bend.

Eric

 

[James]

First we are told to bend our skis. Now we must bend the course?

He is an incredible skier. Even if I didn't see his skis bend or the course bend.

Eric

Do you really still think skis don't bend? I thought you experimented with rigid skis?

 

[Eleeski]

Skis bend but the bend doesn't make you turn.

The course doesn't bend but good turns make the course feel like it bent your way.

Eric

 

[razie]

Do you really still think skis don't bend? I thought you experimented with rigid skis?
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Nice shot!! The dude's unreal!!

 

[Average Joe]

I think he's bending the outside ski against the air