by DougD » Fri Oct 23, 2015 5:57 am
Thanks, JBotti. That helps... I now see the ski weighting problems and they began well before the actual fall. Stepping frame-by-frame through her transition above the last gate, we see:
1. a slightly wider than normal stance; and
2. a touch of A-framing.
These were not critical errors but they indicate less than ideal balance, which may have contributed to what happened next:
3. an attempt to make her preferred, aggressive Von Grueningen transition by staying on the L ski; but, simultaneously
4. a premature (defensive?) extension of the R leg very early in the high C, which weighted its BTE.
This resulted in a momentary stem or wedge in the high C, with both skis on their BTE and weighted.
Wedged and weighted skis want to converge/cross tips, which would be fatal at these speeds. She avoided that, but it probably impaired her (usually perfect) balance. Then came the inside lean, skis grabbing while still going in slightly different directions, and the fall.
In retrospect, she might have avoided this by not doing either #3 or #4. That could have created a controlled turn, though with a longer radius than she wanted. The price WC racers pay for skiing on the edge of control/disaster to optimize speed and line.