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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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Herman Maier is one of history’s great ski competitors. He has won 4 overall World Cup titles, a pair of Olympic Gold Medals (in 1998), 54 World Cup Races and three World Championships. Known as “The Herminator”(one of the all-time great sports nicknames and obviously derived from fellow Austrian Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character “The Terminator”), Maier is a …
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Powder snow is to skiing as clay courts are to tennis. A great powder day lives forever, as anyone who skis powder knows. This short film is a wonderful celebration of all that is good (and dangerous) about powder skiing. Yes…it’s a promotional film. So? It is exceptionally well shot, edited, and produced and you …
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Resources, information, and other good things for the World Championship Week at Vail/Beaver Creek. World Cup Background. Ski Racing News. FIS World Championships at Beaver Creek/Vail Event Information. The U.S. Ski Team World Cup Roster. Lindsey Vonn World Cup Preview. Current World Cup Leaders (Men and Women). FIS Points List for Alpine Skiing. Bode Miller 2014 Profile. FIS World …