sibhusky Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 I don't have any pictures, because I was too worried to deal with that, but Siblet had her first FIS SG today and survived. She lowered her FIS points from 990 to 208, not a fantastic day, but better than last year's USSA race. Now that she has her confidence she plans to really go for it tomorrow. She looked solid and I will try to get some pics tomorrow. I hate speed events.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 I don't have any pictures, because I was too worried to deal with that, but Siblet had her first FIS SG today and survived. She lowered her FIS points from 990 to 208, not a fantastic day, but better than last year's USSA race. Now that she has her confidence she plans to really go for it tomorrow. She looked solid and I will try to get some pics tomorrow. I hate speed events.... when does she do a downhill at the birds of prey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidude Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 WOOOT SiBBY JR. Give her my best, and tell her to uhh ski fast...err really fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibhusky Posted January 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 when does she do a downhill at the birds of prey? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Never I hope. She didn't do the downhill here and has no plans to add that to her repetoire. In SL and GS you usually don't die. Downhill you can die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Never I hope. She didn't do the downhill here and has no plans to add that to her repetoire. In SL and GS you usually don't die. Downhill you can die. hah, well i wish her good luck! And she needs to do a downhill, just to say she did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibhusky Posted January 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 hah, well i wish her good luck! And she needs to do a downhill, just to say she did it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> She's 5'3". You know how long the minimum length ski is for a FIS downhill? 205cm's!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 She's 5'3". You know how long the minimum length ski is for a FIS downhill? 205cm's!!! then how comes i often see bode racing DH on his Atomic GS skis (the '05 atomics),? They seem to be barely above his eyes (probably low 180's)....Then i see other people racing on last year's all red atomic DH skis, which are well above the head. Are these USSA races, or worldcup that i see on OLN....because body defaintly isn't on 205's in most DH's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 The Atomic rep hands all DH and SG racers a pair of giant slalom length GS:11's in the finish area and on the podiums. It's marketing. They don't sell many DH/SG skis, but want to market their GS:11's. Smart, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibhusky Posted January 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 then how comes i often see bode racing DH on his Atomic GS skis (the '05 atomics),? They seem to be barely above his eyes (probably low 180's)....Then i see other people racing on last year's all red atomic DH skis, which are well above the head. Are these USSA races, or worldcup that i see on OLN....because body defaintly isn't on 205's in most DH's <{POST_SNAPBACK}> If I wasn't in a hotel room I'd pull out my dictionary and convert 6'2" to cm's, but I am sure at the WC level there isn't any "shaving the rules" going on.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicSkier Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 The Atomic rep hands all DH and SG racers a pair of giant slalom length GS:11's in the finish area and on the podiums. It's marketing. They don't sell many DH/SG skis, but want to market their GS:11's. Smart, huh? tricky! thanks for clearing that up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ski Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 I always thought she'd love speed events. Any coaches have speed guns? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibhusky Posted January 24, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 The course was really long (2.1 Km) and lots of people along it, so there could have been, but I wasn't looking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimom Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 Way to go, Siblet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole2planker Posted January 24, 2005 Report Share Posted January 24, 2005 (edited) Congratualtions to Siblet. (And, I'm missing that big mountain of your's!) (And, my wife wants to go back! She loved it there.) Edited January 24, 2005 by ole2planker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sibhusky Posted January 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Congratualtions to Siblet. (And, I'm missing that big mountain of your's!) (And, my wife wants to go back! She loved it there.) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Did she ski or did she like the town? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ole2planker Posted January 26, 2005 Report Share Posted January 26, 2005 Did she ski or did she like the town? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ski? She hasn't skied since she was 5 years old and living in Switzerland! She liked the views of the mountain, the relatively compact ski village and the town of Whitefish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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