World Cup - 2011-12 SPOILER

[billski]

YHow many olympic ski/snowboard champions are from that ...state?

I know of Donna Weinbrecht, 92 Olympic Gold is from NJ and skied at Hidden Valley.
I deny any association with other opinions made on this topic.

 

[billski]

The snow in Flachau is sweet.

 

[thinnmann]

You laughed at Bode? Wow. The skill level must have really stepped up a few hundred notches in NJ. How many olympic ski/snowboard champions are from that wonderful state? I'm sure your above such "amateurish" errors. :wink:

I think Bode sat down that evening and laughed at that videotape himself. Hooking the tip on gate #2 is amateurish. Especially since Bode trained me to expect him to turn that mistake into an acrobatic one-ski weight-back sit-down recovery, followed by a podium-worthy finish!

Yes, New Jersey: Home state for Donna Weinbrecht, bump queen circa 1992. (Holy crap, was it that long ago?!)

Also home of the mountainous Governor Christie, whose overbearing wisdom has passed a mandatory helmet law for skiers and snowboarders under 18. Do you freaking believe that?

 

[from_the_NEK]

As noted in another thread... Let's hear it for 16 year old Mikaela Shiffrin! 3rd in Slalom and her first (of hopefully many) World Cup podium appearances.

http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.html?sector=AL&competitorid=164835&raceid=66700

 

[from_the_NEK]

Run #1 - she lost her shin pad at the 29 sec mark and still set a very good time.
http://www.universalsports.com/video/assetid=cea8953f-51dc-4ea4-adc0-0a94841bd8ad.html#2011+alpine+world+cup+mikaela+shiffrin+sl1

Run #2
http://www.universalsports.com/video/assetid=6203907c-b5e8-4555-8f56-1416e50e2365.html#2011+alpine+world+cup+lienz+mikaela+shiffrin+sl

 

[billski]

Hot Damn. Lindsay does it again!

ITA - Cortina d'Ampezzo | Super G | OFFICIAL RESULTS
15.01.2012

 

[billski]

Hot Damn. Von does it again, Jules right behind!

ITA - Cortina d'Ampezzo | Super G | OFFICIAL RESULTS
15.01.2012


Rank Name Nation Tot.Time
1. VONN Lindsey 1:26.16
2. HOEFL-RIESCH Maria 1:26.77
3. MAZE Tina 1:27.02
4. GOERGL Elisabeth 1:27.13
5. MANCUSO Julia 1:27.14
6. LINDELL-VIKARBY Jessica 1:27.19
7. GUT Lara 1:27.36
8. SUTER Fabienne 1:27.66
9. PAERSON Anja 1:27.68
10. SMITH Leanne 1:27.96

Jules is ready to upset GOERGL now, onyly 0.01 away!
Forget marriage, focus focus, focus! Yippee USA!

Vonn is smoking them in Rankings. She's got a slam dunk now.

LEADER BOARD - Ladies
Lindsey VONNRank1884
Tina MAZERank2593
Marlies SCHILDRank3540
Elisabeth GOERGLRank4516
Anna FENNINGERRank5467
Maria HOEFL-RIESCHRank6466
Julia MANCUSORank7401
Fabienne SUTERRank8379
Viktoria REBENSBURGRank

WOWZA! It's been a long time for Team USA.

Ligety has total points 493 and Bode 448, a long way from Marcel HIRSCHER at 725
Bummer.

 

[billski]

Did you see the Wengen Men's DH course. The first couple turns, egads!

The helicopter shots of the race are awesom.

 

[Warp Daddy]

Did you see the Wengen Men's DH course. The first couple turns, egads!

The helicopter shots of the race are awesom.

Spectacularly Beautiful course,BUT damn u gotta have legs to ride that sucker !!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[billski]

Only bode can recover from disaster.


and.... Teddy Baby!

 

[BenedictGomez]

How is this season going? I used to watch all the events, at least on late-night replay. But I have no idea what's going on since NBC decided to become millionaires (*sarcasm*) by charging separately for Winter Sports.

 

[billski]

US results

Go here
http://www.fisalpine.com/
Overall points

Vonn is blowing away the competition, with overall 970 points @ #1
Vonn is #3 in GS
Vonn is #1 in DH (that's her best course)
Vonn #1 SG
Vonn #13 in SL (she thinks of this as her warm up!)

Jules is in overall 7th with 422 points
Jules is #7 in GS
Jules is #6 in DH
Jules #5 in SG (neck and neck with Maze)

Cook is#10 in DH
Smith #15 SG

Kostelic is #1 overall with 905 points

Ligety is doing well overall, #4, 578 points, 300 points off the leader
Ligety is #1 in GS

Bode is #6, 450 points overall
Bode is #4 in DH
Bode is #4 in SG
Bode #52 in SL (why, why why!)

 

[BenedictGomez]

Good to hear (not see) that the team's doing well. Chamonix should be coming up soon. Maybe I'll see if I can stream it.

 

[billski]

Oh no! Vonn let Reich take the SG!

 

[billski]

Way to go Juuuuules!

GER - Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Super G | OFFICIAL RESULTS
05.02.2012
1. MANCUSO Julia

“I was thinking to myself when I was crossing the finish line, if that wasn’t good enough, I don’t know what is,” Mancuso said. “I didn’t feel like I had the best run, but I felt like I kept a clean ski and carried my speed the whole way.”

What happen to LV - DNF!

Most notable of these was Saturday’s downhill winner and current World Cup overall leader Lindsey Vonn, who slipped up around a right-hand turn after the second split and missed the following gate.

Source

 

[billski]

Some real surprises with Linds this weekend. Then again, she's so many points ahead of everyone, it will nary make a difference. The Men's DH was interesting. The dude who had an equipment fairlure was a real disappointment. He did nothing wrong, the binding just popped. Man was he pissed.

So was Steigler/US in the women's gs. Baum DNF. Like racing around here. Freaking fast course, easy to mess up.

Now, if they could only get rid of the dork with the annoying horn.

 

[billski]

One NASTY Super combined/mens today. 13 DNF's out of 42, including Bode and Ligety