W SL Åre 2019

[Swede]

Just started. MS not 100% well according to reports. Don’t know the details ...

 

[Swede]

Need to really go, go, go in this course. Not super technical aside from perhaps a flush in traverse so no holding back. Surface seem good, after 15 racers still solid.

 

[Swede]

Course getting bumpy and rutted now bib 27-28. Spring conditions which is not normal in Scandinavia in February. Light snow has been coming and going mixed with sleet towards the bottom. The flush mentioned caused problems for a few. Course turnier in beginning then what I thought it looked like. Long sweeping turns in the end.
MS did good, but she’s not 100%. Rushed through mixed—pale. Vlova starts to feel the fatigue after a long championship.

 

[James]

The weather in Are sounds like Vermont. Brutal cold then warm, then cold for snow, justbwhen it snows it warms and and rains.

 

[Swede]

The weather in Are sounds like Vermont. Brutal cold then warm, then cold for snow, justbwhen it snows it warms and and rains.

NE girls should feel right at home. Not normal with the warm weather and rain in February. I’d say real winter conditions usually through out March (would be my pick for an event in Åre) and then spring skiing in April.

 

[Swede]

2:nd a little turnier, but similar. Should favor Shifrin (but she’s def not 100% today) and Vlova. ASL as well as Frida dark horses. Holdener has been on a good path ...

 

[4ster]

1st run: loved Anna’s dance through the flush!

Another Powder day here. I’ll watch the rest later.

 

[Swede]

”Won’t get anything for free (from the skis), got to work the skis in these conditions all the time.” Maria PH

 

[Primoz]

Congrats @Swede for first medal I just came home after 6h on touring skis (at 2000+m above sea level and at +10c on sunny sides... so let's not talk about winter weather) and caught top 10 in 2nd run... Frida would be super dangerous for victory without her 100 and one mistakes as she was skiing better then Shiffrin, at least I would say. But Shiffrin made it down without any bigger mistake except that little glitch after last break. And honestly, with her results till now she deserves gold anyway so all fair and square.

 

[Philpug]

I loved the girl from Haiti that came in last..she was so happy.

 

[4ster]

Run 2: Better course, better skiing!

Spoiler: Winning run

 

[D Lamour]

Amazing second run performance considering she couldn’t breath!

 

[Jwrags]

1st run: loved Anna’s dance through the flush!

Another Powder day here. I’ll watch the rest later.

Glad to see you have your priorities straight!

 

[James]

Impressive! Not great but still won by .58!

I thought the young Slovenian racer Meta Hrovat, looked really good. She blew out in the first run.
What are the criteria for a second run? There's 52 finished, 6 dnf, 2 dns.

Full results.

http://medias4.fis-ski.com/pdf/2019/AL/5113/2019AL5113RLR2.pdf

 

[Primoz]

@James on WCH top 60 from first run start 2nd run. Top 30 like always in WC in reverse order, then little break for TV and photo "medal" ceremony, and then last 30, with 31. starting as first after that break and 60th as last. If there's not 60 finished first run then as much as there are

 

[sjjohnston]

Shiffrin's skiing in the second run didn't look particularly dramatic, but she took over a second from Vlahova in the top part of the course. She gave a lot of it back at the bottom, but that was likely due to illness (particularly since she killed the end in the first run). This is pretty stunning, considering Vlahova had to be going all out in the second run.

 

[Brad J]

So how many world cup wins for MS, loosing count , Do the Championship wins count as WC wins???

 

[David Chaus]

Apparently MS doesn’t need to be feeling particularly well to win.

Impressive.

 

[Swede]

So how many world cup wins for MS, loosing count , Do the Championship wins count as WC wins???

No, WCH wins does not count on WC.

 

[4ster]

Just watching the men’s GS on the NBCSN tv coverage from this morning. A pretty emotional post race interview after yesterday’s SL win From Shiffrin.
1st to win 4 World Championships in the same event.