Mikaela Shiffrin

[karlo]

Canada's "Crazy Canucks" men's DH racers from the late 70s to mid 80s begs to differ. Of course they did it by having Podborski, Read, Irwin, Murray, capable of a podium finish in every race so if one faltered another would flourish and by so doing they operated like a team sport....

Ahh, imagine a peloton. What they could have accomplished. Or, short track style.

 

[Noodler]

Think about an F1 team.
Lewis Hamilton is the only one in the car for 60 or 70 laps, but he is by no means alone.
Without his team, he is nowhere.

I wasn't referring to the "support" team, but rather the fact that the final results are not a combination of efforts from the racers. There may be the exception where your teammates' support is helpful, but at the end of the day it's what the individual skier puts down on the snow.

 

[Doug Briggs]

With all due respect to the Canucks, I'll just leave these right here.



I had a moment or two in my day. Some days you just have to blow your own horn. My first name is Richard.

 

[Doug Briggs]

I wasn't referring to the "support" team, but rather the fact that the final results are not a combination of efforts from the racers. There may be the exception where your teammates' support is helpful, but at the end of the day it's what the individual skier puts down on the snow.

When you are travelling around and competing in foreign lands, your teammate's support and camaraderie is a lot.

 

[karlo]

With all due respect to the Canucks, I'll just leave these right here.

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I had a moment or two in my day. Some days you just have to blow your own horn. My first name is Richard.

Wow! Are you a clipping collector? 1977?

 

[mdf]

My first name is Richard.

I was wondering about that...

 

[Doug Briggs]

Wow! Are you a clipping collector? 1977?

When you are in the results, well, ya.

 

[David Chaus]

When you consider Mikaela Shiffrin and Simone Biles (gymnastics), I see two GOATs that really seems to have their stuff together with a good head on their shoulders!

I was thinking of “hardy domesticated ruminant animal with backward curving horns, and in males, a beard.”

Had to do a search to come up with “Greatest Of All Time.”

 

[karlo]

When you are in the results, well, ya.

Wow! Let’s shine a light on that!

 

[4ster]

With all due respect to the Canucks, I'll just leave these right here.

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I had a moment or two in my day. Some days you just have to blow your own horn. My first name is Richard.

That is some pretty impressive company you are hanging with there Mr. Briggs

 

[Doug Briggs]

And apropos to the discussion, the support of Andy, Karl, Ron and others was key.

 

[DocGKR]

Most impressive!

 

[Teppaz]

On race day, when you are in the course, it is just you. But all the time that surrounds the 2 - 3 minutes of race time on any given day you are living, traveling, eating and training with your teammates. There is a lot of support and respect that comes from your teammates, like family. Athletes in individual sports gain a lot from their teammates in confidence and reassurance that while they may not be on the podium they are doing a great job.

Much has been said of the team spirit shared by the Norwegian skiers — look at this NY Times article for instance. It must count for something.

 

[Ross Biff]

Wow! Let’s shine a light on that!

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I noticed a couple of Aussies ahead of the Crazy Canucks! It's been a while but the Aussie girls Alice Robinson and Tessa Worley are doing OK!

 

[Doug Briggs]

I noticed a couple of Aussies ahead of the Crazy Canucks! It's been a while but the Aussie girls Alice Robinson and Tessa Worley are doing OK!

Before I had my first cuppa joe, I thought maybe you were serious.

 

[Ross Biff]

Before I had my first cuppa joe, I thought maybe you were serious.
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Everything makes sense after a good cuppa Joe!

 

[geepers]

I noticed a couple of Aussies ahead of the Crazy Canucks! It's been a while but the Aussie girls Alice Robinson and Tessa Worley are doing OK!

An actual Aussie beat all the Canadian entrants in the 2018 winter Olympics women's downhill.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_skiing_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics_–_Women's_downhill

 

[Ross Biff]

An actual Aussie beat all the Canadian entrants in the 2018 winter Olympics women's downhill.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_skiing_at_the_2018_Winter_Olympics_–_Women's_downhill

So she did! Go Greta. Not sure what her current status is.

 

[Muleski]

Thread drift, much?

 

[Swede]

Thread drift, much?

All the way to the other side of the globe.