Paula Moltzan mid-recovery - Kranjska Gora Giant Slalom Run 2 Once in early 1971, my friend Robert and I visited Brodie, a now-defunct...

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...

Federica Brignone - Mt. Tremblant GS 28 December Note Aggregation Past six weeks were a major drag. Arrived home 14 November from UK...

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...

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....

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...

Swedish moose (Alces alces) Two first-class Tech veterans and a super-exciting Tech youngster. That’s it for 2024 Sweden. Like Canada,...

Carniolan honey bee It’s a pleasure composing the Slovenian WAWC team notes. This gang’s charm and subtle swagger, fortified by what I...

Norwegian moose (Alces alces) Norway’s got a tight, stoically flamboyant team. They seem merry and grounded; confident and on guard....

Apennine Wolves NOTE: Staffing attrition in the hospital where I work weekends has necessitated weekdays as well since mid-August. Losing...

Germany’s WAWC team has three racers whose seasons especially interest me: Lena Duerr, Kira Weidle, and Jess Hilzinger. Poised at...

Gallic rooster Because of retirements, France’s 2024 Equipe A roster will depend upon three somewhat unsettled mid-prime veterans, and a...

CROATIA Pine Marten - Croatia's national critter AFAICT, Croatia’s 2024 WAWC A-team will be the same as...

Canada’s 2024 WAWC front-line team will be fun and instructive Canadian horse to follow. Two grizzled veterans (27 and 29) are paired...

2 August 2023 -- These are original notes, unchanged from post-season 2021 and 2022. 2020 Overall and Discipline rankings were included...

One of the ski racing vocabulary terms I’ve learned is “prime years.” Whether by objective/scientific determination or because people say...

From what I’ve heard, Austria’s ski racers are the World Cup’s most highly-scrutinized by their fellow citizens. There’s a superb...

2022 WAWC POST notes – Competitors’ improvement potential. Category for young folks a few tenths from greatness. 7/21 original notes...

Marta Bassino is one of the ten best WAWC racers, regardless of how any other competitor’s performance is parsed or categorized. This is...

A fave IG is Ester Ledecka walking into a boy’s hockey game on a pond, and mischievously flicking away the puck. We see her grin as she...