MEN'S World Cup 2021-2022

[Muleski]

The young guns. That is project 26, right there! Thinking we could see three second runs.

 

[4ster]

The young guns. That is project 26, right there! Thinking we could see three second runs.

RCS, River & who? Giles. Maybe they all qualify, stranger things have happened at Soelden .

 

[Muleski]

RCS, River & who? Giles. Maybe they all qualify, stranger things have happened at Soelden .

River is due to be a consistent second run scorer. I am hoping to see a more constent, stronger transition. Less inclination. Project 26 was all about River. Might have been too much pressure.

RCS. Perhaps the brightest and hardest worker. And, sorry to you Rossi fans, but rumors are that he is SO MUCH faster with his new setup and tech. Not his best discipline, but I think may be wowed.

Bridger Gile. Best pure skier, best touch. He has huge upside, and he is knocking on the door. The guy has jets, and can recover.
His WR is in the sixties. Not sure where he’ll be on the start list.

George and Patrick are ranked around 100. But a lot there. Bridger is the youngest of them all…1999. A year younger than RR , two younger than PK and George.

All young. All good.

 

[4ster]

More starters…

International starters named for Soelden

Are you wondering who will be clicking into their race skis and pushing out of the start gate at at Soelden this coming weekend? Several European countries have announced their starters for the opening World Cup.

skiracing.com

 

[Moose32]

RCS…And, sorry to you Rossi fans, but rumors are that he is SO MUCH faster with his new setup and tech.

I must have missed or my memory is getting worse…but what did RCS switch his setup to?

 

[Muleski]

Rossi, the company he has been with since he could walk, to Head. Big piece is getting Heinz Hammerle as his tech. Pretty good article below. He is screaming fast on the new to him SG skis. That much I know. I assume the DH skis rip as well. He's apparently got great skis. And as we know skis matter. In the words of an ex WC buddy: "Yeah, skis REALLY ****ING MATTER!" I'm sure he had great skis from Rossi, but he was far from the top of their pecking order.

The inside story on Ryan Cochran-Siegle's switch to HEAD

Ryan Cochran-Siegle discusses his budding relationship with HEAD and its renowned technician, Heinz Hämmerle, plus insight from Lindsey Vonn about what the new pairing could mean for the American.

skiracing.com

 

[Primoz]

I'm sure he had great skis from Rossi, but he was far from the top of their pecking order.

I'm pretty sure he's even further from the top with Head With Head and their number of racers, you need to be pretty much multiple world champion to be close to top.
PS: Getting Heinz as serviceman doesn't mean he's their top racer. It just means all better ones already have their technicians and there was noone Heinz could be working for. That's one problem technicians need to face over and over again. You can be best tech on world and have best racer on world, but when that racer quits, you won't just take over next best racer, as that guy or girl already has his/her own technician and no interest in changing, so you end up with someone new who just came to company/team.

 

[DocGKR]

"Yeah, skis REALLY ****ING MATTER!"

Sure seemed to do so for Mathieu Faivre this past Spring--his new Head's appeared to allow him to achieve dramatically better results nearly overnight after the switch.....

 

[Primoz]

We will see how it will be this season when several other (not just Head guys) moved to longer skis over the summer.

 

[Swede]

Rossi, the company he has been with since he could walk, to Head. Big piece is getting Heinz Hammerle as his tech. Pretty good article below. He is screaming fast on the new to him SG skis. That much I know. I assume the DH skis rip as well. He's apparently got great skis. And as we know skis matter. In the words of an ex WC buddy: "Yeah, skis REALLY ****ING MATTER!" I'm sure he had great skis from Rossi, but he was far from the top of their pecking order.

The inside story on Ryan Cochran-Siegle's switch to HEAD

Ryan Cochran-Siegle discusses his budding relationship with HEAD and its renowned technician, Heinz Hämmerle, plus insight from Lindsey Vonn about what the new pairing could mean for the American.

skiracing.com

I remember him as crazy fast in the speed races just before he crashed. So should be interesting.

 

[Muleski]

I'm pretty sure he's even further from the top with Head With Head and their number of racers, you need to be pretty much multiple world champion to be close to top.
PS: Getting Heinz as serviceman doesn't mean he's their top racer. It just means all better ones already have their technicians and there was noone Heinz could be working for. That's one problem technicians need to face over and over again. You can be best tech on world and have best racer on world, but when that racer quits, you won't just take over next best racer, as that guy or girl already has his/her own technician and no interest in changing, so you end up with someone new who just came to company/team.

Primoz,
I was NOT suggesting that he was any closer to the top with Head. Not quite that naive.

I think he liked the way the material timed. I would not be surprised at all if Forest influenced it. Heinz was available to a new guy.

And, if Eliasch did get involved, he surely
Is making more money.

Now the key reports are that he IS faster, which we’ll have to see materialize!!

 

[Primoz]

More money is for sure. Rossi was cutting things again lately, and as he was nowhere near top Rossi guy, I'm pretty sure he would be getting less then he did by now already. So with Head it's pretty much more money for everyone who comes to Head. From 1st on World to 150th on World, more or less they all get more then they would get with any other company.
As for being faster... it's kinda hard to believe that. Not because of skis, but once you spend half year in rehab, it's hard to be faster on first few snow trainings then you were before, when you were in full power, regardless of equipment

 

[Muleski]

As for being faster... it's kinda hard to believe that. Not because of skis, but once you spend half year in rehab, it's hard to be faster on first few snow trainings then you were before, when you were in full power, regardless of equipment

Hi, That's a very good and valid point. I'm hearing that from a few coaches, and obviously nobody would say "he's slower on the new skis?" I'm guessing that they must have some comparison method for the skis. Not sure if all of his old skis went back to Rossi? I'm out of that loop and how that works. At any rate those working on his program are fired up. And yep, they pay. or more to the point the new FIS President has always paid!

 

[dbostedo]

A search for "alpine" showed it to me previously... but also no longer showing up of course.

A search for "Alpine" on Peacock is again showing the races as available this weekend for me... hopefully it stays this time.

 

[4ster]

Whoop, there it is! At least some of it.

in “Live & upcoming” view all…

& in my watch list…

Seems a little fishy & does not show Men’s run 1. Also would not let me save Women’s run 1 to my watclist.

 

[4ster]

& here…

Alpine

Upcoming events, TV schedules, and the latest news and social media posts from the U.S. Ski Team.

usskiandsnowboard.org

 

[dbostedo]

Seems a little fishy & does not show Men’s run 1. Also would not let me save Women’s run 1 to my watclist.

My app shows all four, men's and women's runs 1 and 2 and no watchlist issues

 

[4ster]

My app shows all four, men's and women's runs 1 and 2 and no watchlist issues

Thanks, appears to be all straightened out now, even the dates are correct. They must've been worried that they would need to refund my $4.99.

 

[S.H.]

The young guns. That is project 26, right there! Thinking we could see three second runs.

I hope, but I'd be pretty excited if there was one

 

[Moose32]

Hi, That's a very good and valid point. I'm hearing that from a few coaches, and obviously nobody would say "he's slower on the new skis?" I'm guessing that they must have some comparison method for the skis. Not sure if all of his old skis went back to Rossi? I'm out of that loop and how that works. At any rate those working on his program are fired up. And yep, they pay. or more to the point the new FIS President has always paid!

Yep, Kilde, for example, has always done better on Atomic over Head - even as Axel and Jansrud thrive. But first races are always interesting.