Welcome to Ski Racing Blog. The Celtic Cups at Rossendale have come and gone, as have the Bromley Club National and Hemel CN and Grand Prix. Already there have been some outstanding performances on good, poor and controversial courses. Personally I thought the first GP course at Hemel was far too easy for that level of event and the Course Setters should wake up to the fact that there are a lot of great racers out there using skis that cope with quick and big turns. Those guys need a challenge. By the second GP run they got that challenge which certainly kept the attention of the spectators. OK so a lot went out, perhaps "that gate" was two diamonds too wide, perhaps it sorted out the skiers from the blasters. What do you think? Have your say, let's have your views which might even help improve our races. Here, you the racers, can have your say for all the organisers, officials, selectors, course setters, ski equipment suppliers and anyone connected to our sport to read what you think, and respond in words or deeds. Here you may have the opportunity to help improve our sport on plastic and snow. Speaking of snow, what do you like, dislike or completely hate about the races, the venues, the rules? What would you like changed or what, where, who, would you like to praise?
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2 comments:
It's good to have a difficult turn at a GP surely, after all these are our upper level events. We don't allow our kids to train on easy courses at Southampton, in fact we are working up to a higher number of gates as the summer goes on. Our evil coach is trying to cram as many as possible to encourage quicker feet and higher levels of commitment to 'make that turn' rather than just giving up.
Karlski
Well done karlski. It's great to have someone who wants to make the racers earn respect. Plenty of good clean turns are great for the racers and enjoyable for the spectators. Some of the really good skiers don't get too many chances to show how well they can ski. Let's hope the course setters follow suit and cram in a few extra turns, within permitted rules, and bring back the sting in the tail or be a little more imaginative, which has been sadly missing in the last few seasons.
Have you ever heard of a rally driver complain that a special stage was too difficult? They drive what they are set at the maximum speed for the course and conditions, otherwise the pay the penalty. Slalom skiing isn't all about maximum speed, it is about maximum speed for the task that has been set.
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