Any Day, Any Race

[tirolski]

GOAT won another slalom, this time skiing under the lights.
Won by over a second and a half again
Nocturnal Deja Vu Holy Smokes Moly

Yup

“Ho Ho Ho"

Another night moves W.

 

[Ripitz]

Another night moves W.

The GOAT’s gotta do GOAT things.

 

[tirolski]

It is not Goggia’s first serious injury: the 31-year-old skier has torn her ACL several times in both knees, fractured her tibial plateau more than once, fractured the fibular malleolus, suffered a compound radius fracture of the left arm, fracturered her fibula, and last season famously fractured her hand during a race, however, still finished the Downhill in second place, and then returned the next day with a freshly operated hand to win the second Downhill race at St. Moritz, Switzerland.

• Related: Italian Ski Racer Goggia Returns Hours after Surgery to Win Downhill Race with

Says she will be back but after this many injuries I wonder if it's really worth it. She is one tough cookie though.

It’s a pleasure to listen to Goggia's stories.

Dang charming.

 

[Peter Minde]

My last story from US Nationals. Kind of a look back. Among other things, I get another local writers's perspective on the possibility of a third Winter Olympics in LP.

Ski Racing is Like Sausage

In the next couple of weekends, I'm covering World Cup races with the help of livestream. Might even cover some of the Olympics from the comfort of home.