Women’s Alpine World Cup 2023/24

[robertc3]

It is sad. The country loves their skiing, they are a powerhouse in both nordic and alpine, but the organization is horrible. It feels like the 1997 Chicago Bulls (The Last Dance) and their GM Jerry Krause. The NSF thinks they are more important than the athletes and they are taking their little man syndrome out on the skiers.

 

[4ster]

 

[James]

LGB
Brignone
Mowinckel

 

[BrianB]

Would really like to see this race. Hopefully the weather on Saturday does not force yet another cancellation

 

[4ster]

LGB
BRIGNONE
BASSINO

 

[Awalkspoiled]

Has there ever been an athlete whose career jumped as much as LGB's has after an injury to a competitor? Lou Gehrig/Wally Pipp or Tom Brady/Drew Bledsoe I suppose. No knock on LGB who's a magnificent skier but I can't help but imagine what a year this might have been with Mikaela, Petra and Wendy still going strong.

 

[Primoz]

As long as most of xc athletes are fine, even if biggest star of xc skiing is not, all is good at NSF. Noone really cares about alpine or ski jumping there.

 

[4ster]

Today’s results

Tomorrow‘s startlist…

LGB
HUETTER
LEDECKA

 

[DocGKR]

Lauren Macuga in 7th and Bella Wright in 18th for some points.

 

[4ster]

Lauren Macuga in 7th and Bella Wright in 18th for some points.

Yeah, that was pretty cool.

If I’d remembered that course was so flat I probably wouldn’t have picked the 3 lightweights but Lara is on a tear anyway.

 

[James]

Good to see Ledecka up at 4th. I almost picked her for 3rd but I figured super g maybe not.

 

[DocGKR]

Brignone wins, LGB 2nd, and great to see Ledecke on the podium in 3rd! Kasja Vickhoff Lie in 4th and Lauren Macuga in 5th. Tricia Mangan in 24th.

Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kvitfjell (NOR)

www.fis-ski.com

 

[Cat1210]

Macuga looked fantastic. And she’s only 21!

 

[Cat1210]

 

[JCF]

I just love Brignone's style when she's on. So solid and connected to the snow.

 

[James]

I wonder if she’ll retire after this season. Last year she said it’s basically anytime.

 

[Cat1210]

Latest update from MS is that she expects to do the slalom on Sunday in Are but GS is questionable and more of a game time decision.

 

[Cat1210]

Returning From Injury, Mikaela Shiffrin Is Rebuilt Once More - Sports Illustrated

Returning from injury, she’s ready to set her sport’s pace yet again.

www.si.com

 

[Cat1210]

MS is going to slalom on Sunday but is skipping the GS tomorrow. She hopes to do both at finals, training is going well and she won’t ski unless she thinks she can win or be super close. Brignone is going to slalom as well…they are tight for second place but I doubt Mikaela cares whether she ends up second or third. Hopefully she locks up the slalom globe this weekend.

 

[4ster]

Brignone
Ljutic
Robinson