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[Hakkalugi]

I am psyched to see Jackie on the podium. I’m a bit biased as I was her coach for 5 years. The US women are heading towards Korea with good momentum.

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[Hakkalugi]

Originally Posted by cadence90

No kidding? Good job!
She seems like a fun person; and moving up the FIS WC rankings, right?
#35 bib for tomorrow's Super-G, will be hard to podium again.

They sure are, but ITA are on a good roll too. The battles should be fun.
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Yeah, she’s awesome. I wish I could claim credit for her success, I helped build the foundation and other, more skilled coaches got her to where she is today. Jackie’s always been willing to push herself (and boundaries) hard. The women’s tour is more exciting than people give it credit for, and their races are more fun than the men’s. The atmosphere is very different: Atle and Markus take care of that tour and make sure every grain of snow is perfect.

Today’s Hannenkamm was pretty awesome as well (actually so was the SG, too). The slalom hill looks dead flat on TV but it’s more like a skiercross course with gates. I haven’t been there in a long time and miss it. I think my knees would still get me down the piste but the next day might be questionable. Next on the list is visiting there in summer to ride my bike; the Kitzbuheler Horn looks pretty sweet.

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[Hakkalugi]

Originally Posted by cadence90

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What, are you some kind of completely crazy Martian???".
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Kitz is a special kind of scary, mostly because it’s Kitz. I was pretty nervous on that pitch, and for reference, I’ve pulled bundles of A-net down the Brink at Beaver Creek. That’s much steeper, and when you do it, you’re downhill of a 250lb net and you’re on a 45 degree race surface (ice). You’re also leaning back (downhill, as you are facing up the fall line, and pulling as hard as possible to get it moving. As soon as it goes, it swings around below you, and you have to both control your speed and get it to your destination without going too low, because hiking it is not an option. It’s pretty fun for the first couple, then you get tired).

Kitz, though, with empty hands, is straight-up horrifying, and it’s not even that steep. By gate 2 (setting up for Mausefalle, 3 is the jump), racers are going at least 50mph, and the race surface redefines “firm”. Alta Scneisse is an off-camber hole that wants to eat you, and the traverse below Hausberg is just ridiculous. Still, it’s an amazing pitch, and the aura that surrounds it is beyond description. It’s truly a bucket list thing to see the race, more so if you’re inside the fences.

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[sfscott]

Where is everyone getting TV for these races?

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[David Kirk]

Originally Posted by sfscott

Where is everyone getting TV for these races?

NBCSN has a few hours of racing again tonight.

dave

[martl]

i highly recommend the feature movie "Streif - one hell of a ride" produced by Red Bull.

They highlight the history of the race with amazing archive footage, and give an insight into what it takes to prepare for that race on behalf of the technical crew, but also naturally of the top riders, and they follow an outsider from Belarus, too.
Some of the most spectacular cinematography i've seen in a while.

Yuri Danilochkin is my hero now, btw, and his mum Natali even more so

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

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[Hakkalugi]

Originally Posted by martl

i highly recommend the feature movie "Streif - one hell of a ride" produced by Red Bull

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

Amazing movie, completely riveting. It does an excellent job of showing the effort that both the athletes and organizers go through to put on 3 days of racing. It’s the best view of ski racing for anyone who’s never been part of the circus firsthand.