This Week on the WC

This Week on the WC

Postby jbotti » Mon Jan 09, 2017 8:49 pm

I just finished watching the WC races from this weekend. We really are in an amazing time with the men. We have someone who will go down as the greatest technical skier ever in Hirscher and yet this year he is not the best skier in either technical discipline. Pinterault is just one of the most beautiful skiers in history at GS and Kristofferson seems to get better and faster week by week. Right now he is the cleanest slalom skier I have ever watched. His two runs at Adelboden this weekend were absolute magic. Even through Hircsher finished second in the GS, his second run was one for the ages.

Hirscher's second run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbpdEqoJkUk

Kristofferson's second run

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6WXm9EO-Vc
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Re: This Week on the WC

Postby theorist » Tue Jan 10, 2017 8:46 pm

Not to mention Shiffrin's amazing focus during her 2nd run at the Maribor SL, when she was undeterred by a broken gate that got caught up in her skis for a few turns, which she eventually had to ski over. She went on to win the race. See 2:30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1QggKO4NKk
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