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Looks like a tuff day in Bormio ahead

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 07:40:46 GMT

Looks like Bormio conditions are icy for the race today, should sort the men from the boy's. :wink:

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/27/sports/SKI-Mens-World-Cup-Preview.php

Re:Looks like a tuff day in Bormio ahead

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:43:36 GMT

With all that ice about at the end, let's hope it's a safe race.

Looks like a tuff day in Bormio ahead

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:46:56 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:Looks like Bormio conditions are icy for the race today, should sort the men from the boy's. :wink:

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/27/sports/SKI-Mens-World-Cup-Preview.php

It's a shame that the BBC thinks the ski racing season starts in January, and Channel4 had not cancelled their skiing programming :roll: Then we could watch it.

I love the quotes in the IHT article. Reads like a lot of excuses from the US skiers, and some of the Europeans. My fave quote however.....

Naturally, Italian skiers said their home course suited them perfectly.

:lol:

I have skied the Stelvio course, as I stayed in Bormio for a couple of weeks, I skied it daily. It was icy then as well, and there was an adverse cambered section fairly high up.

Looks like a tuff day in Bormio ahead

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:33:46 GMT

bandit wrote:
It's a shame that the BBC thinks the ski racing season starts in January, and Channel4 had not cancelled their skiing programming :roll: Then we could watch it.

At least Eurosport have sorted out their issues with the Austrian broadcasters so at least we can watch those races too.

Looks like a tuff day in Bormio ahead

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 10:56:11 GMT

bandit wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Looks like Bormio conditions are icy for the race today, should sort the men from the boy's. :wink:

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/12/27/sports/SKI-Mens-World-Cup-Preview.php

It's a shame that the BBC thinks the ski racing season starts in January, and Channel4 had not cancelled their skiing programming :roll: Then we could watch it.

I love the quotes in the IHT article. Reads like a lot of excuses from the US skiers, and some of the Europeans. My fave quote however.....

Naturally, Italian skiers said their home course suited them perfectly.

:lol:

I have skied the Stelvio course, as I stayed in Bormio for a couple of weeks, I skied it daily. It was icy then as well, and there was an adverse cambered section fairly high up.

I too have skied the stelvio well at least the parts that were open they seem to close parts and detour you to protect parts of the course, but a great downhill run.

Re:Looks like a tuff day in Bormio ahead

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 13:56:24 GMT

Race won by Italian Cristof Innerhofer , ahead of Austrians Klaus Kroll and Michael Walchhofer. Bode Miller came in fourth.

The Italian racer was wearing Bib no 1. Was does that tell us about Bode Miller's strategy, for running late in the race :lol:

Re:Looks like a tuff day in Bormio ahead

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:44:24 GMT

bandit wrote:...Bode Miller came in fourth.

The Italian racer was wearing Bib no 1. Was does that tell us about Bode Miller's strategy, for running late in the race :lol:

$933 well fined. :mrgreen:

Re:Looks like a tuff day in Bormio ahead

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 14:52:06 GMT

$933 is nothing to Miller :roll:

Re:Looks like a tuff day in Bormio ahead

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:19:54 GMT

Makes you wonder what the point of the fine is.

Re:Looks like a tuff day in Bormio ahead

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:33:17 GMT

Like fining a premiership footballer GBP40k :lol:

Re:Looks like a tuff day in Bormio ahead

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:39:18 GMT

AIUI the Miller strategy was that by deliberately failing to turn up for the bib issue, he got a late start number. This would ensure that he raced later and the bottom of the course would favour the later racers because of the light.
As he is not in the US Team, he has sponsors to please.

Re:Looks like a tuff day in Bormio ahead

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 15:49:33 GMT

bandit wrote:Race won by Italian Cristof Innerhofer , ahead of Austrians Klaus Kroll and Michael Walchhofer. Bode Miller came in fourth.

Bugger! Shouldn't have looked at the forum until later. Have recorded the races on Sky+. Bode getting down the hill is a novelty this season. :lol: