Edgework: The elephant in the room for downhill racers is always Kitzbuhel and the famous Hanenkamm downhill course. Some will say it’s exhilerating; all will say it’s scary. This video, produced by FIS and Jalbert Productions, provides some history of the race along with commentary from downhiller’s who’ve run the course. It’s sobering and intense …
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The Second Annual Winter Film Festival: The Art of Tuning Skis
Paying Attention. They are the people behind the people who win the events and get the gold medals and the glory: ski techs, also known in the sport as ski tuners. Often, by people in the sport, they’re called “racer chasers”. These are the ultimate enablers. The ski tuner is to skiing what the caddy …
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The Second Annual Winter Film Festival. Lindsey Vonn Wins Her 62nd World Cup Race
One of America’s great competitors–Lindsey Vonn–in a short clip that shows her winning her 62nd World Cup race. Vonn has suffered multiple serious knee injuries but she is ruthless in her determination to compete and refuses to walk away from a sport that she loves as long as she can recover to the ability to …
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