Rudi Riet
AKA songfta AKA randomduck - a USSS coach, as well
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Noel didn't hike but he slid out on his inside ski on the third gate and dumped every bit of speed early on.
The earliest runners had to contend with a bit of fog on the upper half of the course. It didn't seem to affect Schwarz, who used his premium start position to perfect effect.
Of note: no USST athletes made the flip. Winters was the closest but even he couldn't best Noel who lost over 2 seconds due to his error but skied relatively fast for the remainder. And one USST athlete was beaten by a member of the never-say-die Simari-Birkner family from Argentina. Oh well....
The earliest runners had to contend with a bit of fog on the upper half of the course. It didn't seem to affect Schwarz, who used his premium start position to perfect effect.
Of note: no USST athletes made the flip. Winters was the closest but even he couldn't best Noel who lost over 2 seconds due to his error but skied relatively fast for the remainder. And one USST athlete was beaten by a member of the never-say-die Simari-Birkner family from Argentina. Oh well....