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Chapeau to Shifrin and the US alpine team. Cross-country gets started in a few weeks, let's goooooo!
Noway’s ski team had a rough few days in the 1st week of World Cup alpine skiing.
Last year’s Wold Cup slalom champ quits the men’s team.
& one lady's skis tested positive for fluoro wax, so she was DQ’d.
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Last year’s Wold Cup slalom champ quits the men’s team.
& one lady's skis tested positive for fluoro wax, so she was DQ’d.
First Fluoro Wax Disqualification at Sölden, Austria, Hits Team Norway’s Ragnhild Mowinckel - SnowBrains
This weekend, Norwegian ski racer Ragnhild Mowinckel became the first skier to be disqualifed following the implementation of the fluoro wax ban at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Giant Slalom race in Sölden, Austria. The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) introduced the ban for this...
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Noway’s ski team had a rough few days in the 1st week of World Cup alpine skiing.
Last year’s Wold Cup slalom champ quits the men’s team.
& one lady's skis tested positive for fluoro wax, so she was DQ’d.
First Fluoro Wax Disqualification at Sölden, Austria, Hits Team Norway’s Ragnhild Mowinckel - SnowBrains
This weekend, Norwegian ski racer Ragnhild Mowinckel became the first skier to be disqualifed following the implementation of the fluoro wax ban at the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Giant Slalom race in Sölden, Austria. The International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) introduced the ban for this...
On the nordic side, Johannes H. Klæbo is on the outs with the national team over sponsorship conflicts. Right now, he won't be starting any nWorld Cups. Same thing with Petter Northug Jr. several years ago. Like any pro athlete, they've got a shelf life and they want to maximize earnings.
Insofar as the fluoro DQ, I'm gonna sit back with a bowl of popcorn to see what happens. Zach Caldwell posted about cleaning irons, brushes, and other work gear to get everything free of fluorocarbon. It's a process. Norwegian wax squad is prolly bigger than the Saranac Lake High School student body. I wouldn't be surprised if someone missed cleaning one of hundreds of brushes.
His mom's Brazilian. Maybe they’ll pick him up.
Or maybe the German made Bruker FT-IR testing instrument lacks specificity for one of the new proprietary racing waxes.
Now FIS will have fingerprint of who’s using what when.
Nothing to see here, please move 
along .
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Or maybe the German made Bruker FT-IR testing instrument lacks specificity for one of the new proprietary racing waxes.
Now FIS will have fingerprint of who’s using what when.
The Norwegians aren't persistent dopers like some other teams. But individuals can do stupid things. See Martin Johnsrud Sundby, who had a Tour de Ski win and a World Cup title vacated due to excessive use of salbutamol:
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/cross-country-skiing/johnsrd-sundby-1.3687132
Then there's Therese Johaug. Banned after using an OTC lip balm that was clearly labeled as containing a banned substance:
https://www.espn.com/olympics/story...erese-johaug-banned-2018-olympics-doping-case
Bruker’s "official” testing instruments are pricey.
Here’s a recent discussion of FIS nordic fluoro testing.
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And the denouement: as I had conjectured, a contaminated tool was the culprit.
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Head Skis Finds Cause of Mowinckel’s Fluoro-Contamination - SnowBrains
Following the disqualification of Ragnhild Mowinckel in the Giant Slalom at the FIS Alpine World Cup in Sölden, Austria, on October 28, 2023, Head, together with the International Ski & Snowboard Federation (‘FIS’) and the Norwegian Ski Association investigated the source of the contamination...
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Ya know it’s skiing season when Shiffrin gets another reindeer.
www.nbcsports.com
Next races @Killington.
Mikaela Shiffrin wins 7th reindeer, moves up World Cup podiums list
Mikaela Shiffrin won a World Cup slalom after her primary rival skied out on the last run.
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Nice. Sophia Laukli nabbed 3d in a preseason, 10 km interval start race.Ya know it’s skiing season when Shiffrin gets another reindeer.
Next races @Killington.Mikaela Shiffrin wins 7th reindeer, moves up World Cup podiums list
Mikaela Shiffrin won a World Cup slalom after her primary rival skied out on the last run.
