... in the last 5 gates!Not sure if anyone posted the link to SkiRacing's news.
Shiffrin wins St Moritz parallel slalom
... in the last 5 gates!Not sure if anyone posted the link to SkiRacing's news.
Shiffrin wins St Moritz parallel slalom
World Cup SL, Hirscher vs Kristoffersen (wins) since the 2013-2014 season: 19-15 HirscherI agree with you about Shiffrin being a once in a lifetime phenomenon. And yet I do find myself being less involved watching the races from a pure spectator point of view. I tend to prefer balanced rivalries, like Nadal/Federer or Evert/Navratilova. Watching Kristoffersen get beaten by Hirscher once again... Not the most ideal storytelling for me!
In many ways she is her own worst enemy and her only competition. It seems as though if she lets herself get mindf***ed she loses, if not she wins. I think that is a good lesson for us all.And she didn't go home with the gold from Korea... There's always excitement.
I agree that a parallel semi GS on 18 mtr- ish skis would complement the current PSL and maybe give some of the less SL oriented skiers a shot. It would be interesting to see who rose to the top. It was also interesting to see the gear choices taken with some racers using SL poles with guards and MS using GS poles. Also some with chinguards and some without.Good race going for Hansdotter though before it wasn't. .
Really would've liked the final to be with Holdener but Vlhova really did put the pressure on!
Brunner in 6th was a good result as she is primarily a GS skier.
I guess this is the only Parallel for the season? at least for the women. I really like this event & think iit would be cool if it was a little longer with a bit bigger turns & its own 18 meterish skis. I think that would open it up for some of the bigger turn skiers to be competitive. It really looked like everyone was having fun !
Give it time. At times Federer dominated Nadal and then during other extended periods Nadal dominated Federer. Same with Evert/Navratilova. Things change: new faces appear, injuries occur, competitors get better. By the way, the Germans went from 1990 to 2014 without winning the World CupI agree with you about Shiffrin being a once in a lifetime phenomenon. And yet I do find myself being less involved watching the races from a pure spectator point of view. I tend to prefer balanced rivalries, like Nadal/Federer or Evert/Navratilova. Watching Kristoffersen get beaten by Hirscher once again... Not the most ideal storytelling for me!
By the way, the Germans went from 1990 to 2014 without winning the World Cup
I agree that a parallel semi GS on 18 mtr- ish skis would complement the current PSL and maybe give some of the less SL oriented skiers a shot. It would be interesting to see who rose to the top. It was also interesting to see the gear choices taken with some racers using SL poles with guards and MS using GS poles. Also some with chinguards and some without.
I'm pretty sure MS won GS gold at the 2018 Olympics. She didn't win all the golds but she came home from Korea with some gold. Medal in combined and close in slalom. Impressive showing but some wanted more?
She's a fun story to watch. As are some other ski racing characters. The season is just starting!
Eric
Admittedly that is an old quote!Give it time. At times Federer dominated Nadal and then during other extended periods Nadal dominated Federer. Same with Evert/Navratilova. Things change: new faces appear, injuries occur, competitors get better. By the way, the Germans went from 1990 to 2014 without winning the World Cup
Ladies GS seems very competitive (Brignone, Worley, Brunner, Rebensberg, Vieth etc.) this season as long as the others do not get injured trying to catch Shiffrin in the other events.Don’t get me wrong, I admire Shiffrin and her accomplishments. I do, I really do. That said, I have to admit I’d like to see others step up. Her dominance over an increasing range of races makes them less fun to watch. Competition is good! It’s like Gary Lineker’s old joke about soccer: “22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end the Germans always win.”