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Do you think slalom skiers should get the most love???
To me , I don't know much about racing but I do know some history and most of the players, to me it seems like you can't recover from mistakes as much in slalom and therefore there's more pressure in say an Olympic year when it's every four years.
I tell everyone i know the greatest moment in sports for me, Frank Klammer
 

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Do you think slalom skiers should get the most love???
To me , I don't know much about racing but I do know some history and most of the players, to me it seems like you can't recover from mistakes as much in slalom and therefore there's more pressure in say an Olympic year when it's every four years.
I tell everyone i know the greatest moment in sports for me, Frank Klammer

You mean this, maybe? Ol' Franz. Almost a different sport.

 

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I almost posted a link, then thought: "We don't need too go down this rat hole, again. "

We're all entitled to our own opinions. The author has his, and his own process for forming them.

And whenever the rest of us throw out names for a top 10 list our biases all come out, and some of the names put forth are pretty laughable to many others. Some of it is our nationalism. I know a few people on his list, and I would not have them where he has them.

Yes, there are some who think that you need to have skied every event to be on such a list. That ship has sailed, I'm afraid. You are pretty much NEVER going to see anybody with a concurrent SL and DH career. In fact on the men's side, there are more SL and GS specialists than ever. Hirscher is clearly the class of this current crop, and I doubt if we'll ever see him in a DH....and if for some reason we do, he won't be anywhere near a podium.

If you want to win in one or two events there simply is not enough time and insurmountable logistics to train in the others. And you are going to just destroy your body. The sport is not much like it was 15 years ago in that respect.

On most of these lists, longevity and staying power seem to count. Maybe too much. For example, I don't know how Killy does not make every list. Maybe that's my bias.

Bottom line is that it's real hard to get down to 10!

No offense, somebody has to submit the content for sr.com, but I would hardly look him as some definitive authority on this. His list is, to my thinking a bit unique. Hirscher does not make his top 10? Actually all debatable, HaHa.

Everybody remembers where they were when Klammer won in 1976. Was it great skiing? It was great drama, and that was the poster child for "sending it."
 
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Funny to read the comments on the bottom of the SkiRacing.com article. "Best Article Ever.....", that might be a stretch!

Guess people have never seen the discussion on this topic on PugSki........emanating from the "Is LV the best ever?" discussion. Thunk we had it pretty well nailed!

Pretty humorous. Amazing how people forget.....not that being current is not important. Like considering Hirscher . But you just blow off the stars of the 50's, etc? Toni Sailer was a stud in his day. Actually so was Stein. Or so I am told......

Funny stuff.
 
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So yes, top 10 lists are kinda ridiculous & very subjective in this case. They usually just piss me off but sometimes they can be fun if not taken too seriously. Of course we could use objective & scientific criteria but then there would be no controversy & consequently no fun.

I think the idea here is to add those who you would like to see there that were not mentioned & maybe why. Or what would your list be?
 
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Thanks for the Klammer video and yes hate to admit it but watched that race.

I watched that race. I was 8. I remember my dad calling me into the living room: "Come quick! Franz Klammer is going to run the downhill!" As I rushed downstairs I remember thinking who the heck is Franz Klammer and what is the downhill? But my dad was excited so I was too. Man what a thrilling race. Klammer was my hero from there on out.

Certainly slalom has the highest attrition rate, but as the beginning of the video shows, the stakes are higher in DH.

I personally can't get with top ten lists in any sport. There are just too many athletes to whittle down from and variables. Any list will have dubious inclusions and unfathomable exclusions for someone.Well, I guess Gretzky is pretty much hard to argue with in hockey but other than that, good arguments with no right answers can always be made.
 

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