Notes
The Ciaslat claims its first victim - Daniel Hemetsberger bib #10. He's up, uninjured and seems more angered by the mistake than anything else.
Odermatt takes the lead when he comes down eventually finishing 2nd. For his 12th consecutive podium dating back to Kvitfjell last season! Wow!! A historic run of dominance across three disciplines, yet the first DH victory still eludes him
No Nyman today because of the hand issue.
The camels are lively. This course is so much fun, the guys love to ski it and it's definitely one of the most fun from a viewer's perspective.
Kriechmayr build 0.25 on the top. He was smoothest through the camels and was best in the tuck on the bottom.
Kilde didn't ski like his hair was on fire today. No major mistakes, but not on the limit.
Keep an eye on the differential between Kilde and Odermatt (2nd vs 5th) that's a difference of 40 WC points. Odermatt pulls to within 25 points in the DH standings.
The Bryce Bennett wood carving. Thoughts?
The camels are almost like ski-cross. RCS "worked" the bumps, pressing down on the back side of the rollers. Love that - so unique to this Saslong course.
More technical issues with skiandsnowboard.live. We lost the picture for 5-6 racers (bibs 24-28)
Rough for Theaux, trying to comeback starting high bibs (#32). But has a nice run to finish 14th!
Sam Morse is top American, finishing 10th! He continues the solid skiing from Beaver Creek. One senses the confidence is growing.
Stunning run from Nils Allegre skiing into 8th from bib 51.
Shortened DH course today, they're using the SG start today. Saturday is expected to be the full DH course.
Peter Graves was the announcer on skiandsnowboard.live today. Did he ever announce himself? Did he sign off? I had to look at his LinkedIn page to confirm it was him. With the announcers changing almost weekly it's important to say who you are! Love Graves's voice though, I could listen to him read the phonebook.
Interesting to note how racers came through the finish. Some went to the far right, while most favored skiers left.
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