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For "fun"????
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As a fan of skiing and both of these athletes, I've been hoping that Mikaela would not feel pulled into the speed events. I want to believe she can follow the Ingemar Stenmark career path and not be held together by pins when she retires.
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a follow up on ingemarĀ“s state after his career..
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Ingemar participated in the swedish tv show champion of champions (guess you have something similar in US) in 2011 at 55 years of age competing vs various different and younger athletes from sweden. Since he is ingemar he ofcourse won the show that season. Not all events were physical ofc but damn that man was and is as fit as ever, amazing really. Here he is jumping at 55, amazing shape regardless of age! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZbZXprCUXo Three years later he win the swedish "lets dance" season of 2015 and makes a similar jump, guess he is close to 60 here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkv2I6yQItA Last edited by tuscanyswe; 12-06-2017 at 03:46 PM. |
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He wins everything he enters and yes he is incredibly calculating on top of his massive technique and skill. Pitty you can't see those in US but here is a lousy cellphone vid of the same. At age 60 more or less. https://www.flickr.com/photos/354971...in/dateposted/ |
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BTW, Vonn has petitioned FIS to let her race against the men, and they are actually considering it now after many years of just saying no. They will not make a decision until after the Olympics, and it wouldn't happen until the '18-'19 season. I doubt they will agree to it, but if they do, it would probably be something like an exhibition event, and probably at Lake Louise.
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I'm in awe of Mikaela's dedication and ability, but am I alone in getting a little creepy about how much "molding" went on by her tiger mom?
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He was certainly fun to watch, but I don't think he had the same work ethic as Shiffrin and Stenmark
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La bomba.
I still remember watching him stop after a miss, track back a step or 2 get back in the line, finish and win. Was pretty fast when he was on it! |
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Shiffrin probably has another 2 or 3 years before her competitors figure out what she is doing different in the slalom and copy it. Or one of the European federations pays big money to get the info from the coaches. Her yearly win totals will slow. If she stays healthy, she can get the record, but she will not blow by it.
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