2024 Post-season notes: USA, Switzerland, Germany.
First post-season evaluation installment. Circa April for the most part; emotional immobilization stymied the project. I pecked away...
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Jul 23 min
Ilka! Her next step back.
Saalbach Downhill - 23 March 2024 - 2nd place by +0.17 This is my first post since March because my post-season evaluation sprawls and...
Mar 113 min
WAWC pain, spirit, strength. A Cortina follow-up.
26-28 January. 2xDH & SG A subjective, fairly mushy commentary on Cortina’s recent carnage. I considered discussing the ethics of track...
Feb 2915 min
Cortina 2024 - 2 x DH; SG
Valerie Grenier - Cortina DH - 26 January CORTINA 2xDH & SG 26-28 January 2024 Real-time notes I took during the races, with some...
Feb 27 min
GS mid-season Top10
Lara Gut-Behrami NOTE: Kronplatz’s 30 January GS widened LG-B’s lead to 85 points over Fede, from 25 before the race. This GS discussion...
Jan 1011 min
WAWC at Jiminy Peak!
Paula Moltzan mid-recovery - Kranjska Gora Giant Slalom Run 2 Once in early 1971, my friend Robert and I visited Brodie, a now-defunct...
Jan 94 min
Two Injury Returns
This is why I'm content to just speculate about ski racing. Two WAWC racers back on track after injury and rehab. Their physical tenacity...
Dec 29, 202322 min
Post-Noel notes: Levi - Val d'Isere.
Federica Brignone - Mt. Tremblant GS 28 December Note Aggregation Past six weeks were a major drag. Arrived home 14 November from UK...
Nov 21, 20237 min
Solden GS: Same as the old boss
SOLDEN GS 28 October – Meet 1 Lara Gut-Behrami - Solden GS run 2 The cream’s at the top, but before the obvious: WTFG Paula! 28th after...
Oct 28, 20236 min
USA: 2024 Pre-Season notes
American bison (Bison bison) IMO, more than any other nation, USA WAWC 2024 team success will be determined by a few key B squad racers....
Oct 15, 20237 min
Switzerland: Pre-Season notes
Swiss cow Switzerland’s WAWC Equipe is, IMO, equal to Italy’s for the sport’s strongest roster. Required to choose based upon the top...
Sep 28, 20234 min
Sweden: 2024 Pre-Season notes
Swedish moose (Alces alces) Two first-class Tech veterans and a super-exciting Tech youngster. That’s it for 2024 Sweden. Like Canada,...
Sep 28, 20236 min
Slovenia: 2024 Pre-Season notes
Carniolan honey bee It’s a pleasure composing the Slovenian WAWC team notes. This gang’s charm and subtle swagger, fortified by what I...
Sep 27, 20235 min
Norway: 2024 Pre-Season notes
Norwegian moose (Alces alces) Norway’s got a tight, stoically flamboyant team. They seem merry and grounded; confident and on guard....
Sep 6, 202310 min
Italy: 2024 Pre-Season notes
Apennine Wolves NOTE: Staffing attrition in the hospital where I work weekends has necessitated weekdays as well since mid-August. Losing...
Aug 24, 202310 min
Germany: 2024 Pre-Season notes
Germany’s WAWC team has three racers whose seasons especially interest me: Lena Duerr, Kira Weidle, and Jess Hilzinger. Poised at...
Aug 19, 20238 min
France: 2024 Pre-Season notes
Gallic rooster Because of retirements, France’s 2024 Equipe A roster will depend upon three somewhat unsettled mid-prime veterans, and a...
Aug 16, 20236 min
Croatia & Czech Republic: 2024 Pre-Season notes.
CROATIA Pine Marten - Croatia's national critter AFAICT, Croatia’s 2024 WAWC A-team will be the same as...
Aug 13, 20239 min
Canada: 2024 Pre-Season notes
Canada’s 2024 WAWC front-line team will be fun and instructive Canadian horse to follow. Two grizzled veterans (27 and 29) are paired...
Aug 3, 20235 min
2021 & 2022 Notes: 3 On The Cusp; 4 I Overlooked.
2 August 2023 -- These are original notes, unchanged from post-season 2021 and 2022. 2020 Overall and Discipline rankings were included...
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