 Poster: A snowHead
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@Dave of the Marmottes, neither of whom have won a World Cup race at 31 and 30 (not Inc World champs)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Dave of the Marmottes wrote: |
helped of course by a US media machine that probably doesn't recognise that skiers like Johnson or Moltzan exist. |
Because neither are fit to even clip her boots
Oved 41000 posts on a ski forum and he's calling out the greatest downhill skiier of all time.
Pathetic
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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I’m always amazed at how unfairly good genes seem to be distributed - the overwhelming majority of the female skiers are not only hugely talented and bonkersly brave but also very pretty. The same applies to the guys- they nearly all look like they’ve stepped out of a cande naste style magazine.
LV fits that picture- but the real reason for admiration is she is arguably the best DH women’s skier of all time.
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@Doccam, arguably? Uncontested with 43 wins and 8 titles...a country mile ahead of Moser Proll
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helped of course by a US media machine that probably doesn't recognise that skiers like Johnson or Moltzan exist.
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Mate, LV is quicker than both of them. It has nothing to do with a media machine, she is the fastest of the whole team.
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Thank heavens there are no drama queens on Snow heads!
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| Doccam wrote: |
I’m always amazed at how unfairly good genes seem to be distributed - the overwhelming majority of the female skiers are not only hugely talented and bonkersly brave but also very pretty. The same applies to the guys- they nearly all look like they’ve stepped out of a cande naste style magazine.
LV fits that picture- but the real reason for admiration is she is arguably the best DH women’s skier of all time. |
Yep, Dave the rocket certainly is a good skier. 
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I think the looks might have something to do with attracting sponsorship which certainly helps on the road to success.
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| musher wrote: |
| I think the looks might have something to do with attracting sponsorship which certainly helps on the road to success. |
In which case Lara Gut should be making gazillions. Just saying.  LV is a marketing machine and helpfully the best skier of all time. The comeback just adds to the 'story' and the brand value.
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| Mollerski wrote: |
| Doccam wrote: |
I’m always amazed at how unfairly good genes seem to be distributed - the overwhelming majority of the female skiers are not only hugely talented and bonkersly brave but also very pretty. The same applies to the guys- they nearly all look like they’ve stepped out of a cande naste style magazine.
LV fits that picture- but the real reason for admiration is she is arguably the best DH women’s skier of all time. |
Yep, Dave the rocket certainly is a good skier. |
Yeh perhaps a few exceptions- gives us all hope though!
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Lindsey is starting in Cortina with a knee brace and a torn cruciate ligament according to Austrian press.
Last edited by And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports. on Tue 3-02-26 16:22; edited 2 times in total
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You know it makes sense.
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Best of luck to her, and I do think it is possible, but I must say Icarus has crossed my mind.
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Her and her team will have the best idea of how feasible it is, given the nature of the injury and what she's done this far.
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Poster: A snowHead
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What a fighter!
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@Je suis un Skieur, crikey. She's indomitable.
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>Initiate exoskeleton protocol 4.7
>Remember to act humanoid
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And it isn't torn, it's a full rupture. Tall order.
Is there someone healthy on the US team who should be skiing in her place?
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@Scooter in Seattle, one presumes medics and team management think she's still a good choice?
Regular readers will recall various accounts of folks rupturing their ACLs and basically not noticing.
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@under a new name, I skied for 13 years not knowing I had completely snapped it. Came to light when I went in thinking I 'just' needed some meniscus damage fixing, ended up with an ACL reconstruction and a leg-straightening procedure to minimise the pressure on the inside lobe of the knee joint, which is basically bone to bone contact now...
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| Dave of the Marmottes wrote: |
| If Olympics were the main purpose of her comeback you have to question the decision making behind starting on a difficult/ dubious course so close to the main event. |
Whereas "bottling it" would have been great preparation for the Olympics? She might have said, "glad I didn't do that, I might have got hurt" after they cancelled it, presumably still after 3 crashes. |
How much prep do you get from skiing terrible visibility on a difficult course? What additional things would she be learning from that and how much impact would that one run (that's all we're talking about, one 90-120 second run) have had? If it had been on the same course that the 'lympic race is then I'd have understood it, as it is I'm amazed so many felt the need to run a race so close to the main event when the season is already overloaded.
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The races last weekend were the trial events for the World Championships next year, someone planning to race beyond the Olympics would want to do the race as downhill is all about learning each hill.
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| rjs wrote: |
| The races last weekend were the trial events for the World Championships next year, someone planning to race beyond the Olympics would want to do the race as downhill is all about learning each hill. |
However true, no help to LV who is retiring after the O's. As I said before: some of the Austrian men skipped their DH and it was sunny. I'm baffled by her breaking the wand in those conditions, and even more aghast that the coaches didn't shut her down.
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@Scooter in Seattle, one presumes medics and team management think she's still a good choice?
Regular readers will recall various accounts of folks rupturing their ACLs and basically not noticing. |
A reasonable assumption, but they'd be under extreme pressure to see it that way.
Everyday Joes can deal with a popped ACL, but at the top of the pyramid, in a race decided by hundredths, this can't help.
If she does well it will grow her reputation....Tiger Woods and his broken leg...Curt Shilling's bloody sock (baseball) game etc.
I preferred Stenmark's approach but wish her well nonetheless.
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I was absolutely amazed the race went ahead. They cancelled the day before's training run and the weather forecast for race day was worse. Wasn't Crans Montana added last minute or did I dream that?
Is she actually retiring after the Olympics? I read somewhere that if she's in the running for a globe then she'll continue until the end. I don't think pro athletes chase numbers or goals but 3 more wins to beat the great Ingemar Stenmark would have to be a huge incentive.
Scooter, not really sure her rep can get any better can it? I mean she was/is just the best regardless of stats....you can tell I'm a huge fan. 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Jonny Wilkinson destroyed his body during the '03 RWC. It's a 'one shot' deal. Go there and deal with the consequences after. It took 3yrs to get him back to full working order.
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Jonny Wilkinson destroyed his body during the '03 RWC
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No he didn't. His insanely committed tackling meant he suffered numerous stingers throughout his career, however he had no major injuries in that tournament. His long sequence of serious injuries started after the tournament and 3 years later he was in the midst of a long run of knee and shoulder injuries
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You know it makes sense.
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Jonny Wilkinson destroyed his body during the '03 RWC
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No he didn't. His insanely committed tackling meant he suffered numerous stingers throughout his career, however he had no major injuries in that tournament. His long sequence of serious injuries started after the tournament and 3 years later he was in the midst of a long run of knee and shoulder injuries |
Ultimately if you are not putting your body on the line you aren’t going to a achieve much, burn brightly but not necessarily for a long time. Everyone knows the risks and rewards.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Just remembered that Vonn sort of owns the Tofane. Won there many times. That will help.
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Poster: A snowHead
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| Scooter in Seattle wrote: |
Everyday Joes can deal with a popped ACL, but at the top of the pyramid, in a race decided by hundredths, this can't help.
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I would think it’s the opposite. She has extremely strong surrounding muscles, so if the knee feels stable, is not swollen, and she wears a brace for additional support, she should be able to ski just fine. Saying that, a DH is going to put massive forces through that knee, and if she gets out of position there’s no ACL for protection so she has one less insurance policy against blowing out her knee and doing significant additional damage. But you’ve got to think it will play on her mind and she can’t go as aggressive as usual. It’s an incredible story. Hope it works out for her…
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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a bit off topic, but i saw an article on the 'net last night regarding LV.
i hadnt realised that she is one of a set of triplets, with an older sister as well.
there was a recent picture of them all together, they all looked similar (not surprising seeing as there were a set of triplets there  )
but none of the others have similar level of skiing ability, but one of them runs her foundation
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ARGH! ITERATIVE REPLICANTS!... or a pre-planned spares package for the Vonnbot?
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@terrygasson, I just looked at the photos and one of the sisters is her absolute spitting image.
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@terrygasson, she's not a triplet, she has the older sister and triplet siblings
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@holidayloverxx, I think Karin, the lookalike, is younger than her ie Lindsey is the eldest of 5.
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@holidayloverxx, ah, i was sure that it said she was a triplet, and had an older sister, and the photo was just 4 women, so assumed that was the case!!
should have looked up on Wikipedia 
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| Richard_Sideways wrote: |
| ARGH! ITERATIVE REPLICANTS!... or a pre-planned spares package for the Vonnbot? |
Obviously that's the strategy. Vonnbot 1.0 retired, Vonnbot 2.0 was the comeback who ruptured it's ACL and Vonnbot 3.0 will race the 'lympics.
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@SnoodyMcFlude, Are you suggesting that the large 5"10 packing crate with the lid that seems to have been punched out from the inside, and the trail of packing peanuts found out the back of the US Ski team accommodation are somehow related to all this?
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