World Cup Spoiler Thread: 2013-14

[from_the_NEK]

http://data.fis-ski.com/global-links/calendar.html This weekend are the first races of the new season in Soelden, Austria. GS on the schedule for both men and women. Here is a cool career highlights vid of Mikaela Shiffrin to get things started. - http://youtu.be/zT67seEoiPg Goosebumps at the 14:07 mark.

 

[Masskier]

Nice video, thanks for sharing

 

[SIKSKIER]

That's some serious stoke.Great video!

 

[Huck_It_Baby]

This is awesome!

 

[El Bishop]

Any way to watch if my Comcast lineup does not include Universal Sports Network?

 

[Masskier]

[h=5]Congratulations Mikaela Shiffrin![/h]

Slalom World Champion @[287294704653329:274:Mikaela Shiffrin] knifed the sun soaked Rettenbach glacier to open the 2014 World Cup season with the best World Cup giant slalom result of her career with sixth in @[113997948517:274:Sölden / Soelden / Solden]. (photo: Getty Images/Agence Zoom - Alain Grosclaude)

 

[Masskier]

[h=1]Mikaela Shiffrin takes impressive second place at Beaver Creek giant slalom (video)[/h]

http://olympictalk.nbcsports.com/20...slalom-jessica-lindell-vikarby-alpine-skiing/

 

[mikky7]

This is awesome!
Great video!

 

[from_the_NEK]

Michaela impresses again. Ligety had an "off" day. The rest of the US team had a rough day on their home course as well.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Shiffrin with career slalom win #7. http://usskiteam.com/news/shiffrin-takes-seventh-career-win

 

[from_the_NEK]

check out these impressive numbers:

Out of 46 career WC starts Mikaela has won 7 (15% of starts) and podiumed in 14 (30% of starts).
Take away her "rookie" year(s) when she was only 16yo and still in high school to leave only results from last year (technically she was still in H.S. last year but was racing the WC slalom circuit full time) and this year it looks like this...
30 starts (this year and last year), 7 wins (23%), 13 podiums (43%!)


Lindsey's career line is very impressive as well, hopefully she recover and add to it in the future:
325 starts, 59 wins (18%), 103 podiums (32%)

 

[wa-loaf]

Nice, should be a good olympics even without Lindsay. Hope the men get it together in time too ...