Ski Sunday

Dave Mac wrote:Great to have the show back. Graham B does a good job ~ he has improved a lot.

The thought came to me, as I watched Chemmy, ~ this feels the same as when I watched Martin, Graham and Konrad, all those years ago, two to three seconds seems a long way at those speeds. Not too far away from the top 15 though.

Errm,my first skis were wooden Elan Jets, screw in edges. Boots were double lace up, about an inch higher than those that GB wore!

There are those who might say, I haven't moved on much!

I must confess to think of you Dave when i saw that gear. :D

Snapzz, why do I find myself top posting you? :D

I can tell I hit forty last year - GB's wooly jumper looked really lovely to me.....

Just watched it on iplayer. Ed beating graham on skis, now that's funny!

Amazing how the kit has developed, which we all take for granted.

I have to say I found the footage of the freestyles absolutely amazing.

Can't believe I MISSED it. Will dig out the iPlayer version later.

I was distracted by wine.

I watched a good bit of the Womens Super G on Eurosport. They were in St Anton and the piste was very scary even where I was sitting :shock:. It seemed to me to much more evil that usual. Those girls are amazing - making fairly smooth turns on an icy course with the slope falling away from them while travelling at speeds of 115kph :shock: :shock: :shock:

There were 15 DNF's which I am guessing is way more than usual. Chemmy skied reasonably well and seems to be recovering form. While she was back in 27th, at least she earned World Cup points for that finish which is very important in terms of rankings, start numbers, etc. :D

Is it me? Am I the only one who thinks that Ed Leigh looks like a, well, middle-aged trendie? That beanie would be a challenge to carry off on a 20-year-old. I thought my beanie was mildly embarrassing but his takes the biscuit. Or am I being ageist?

msej449 wrote:Is it me? Am I the only one who thinks that Ed Leigh looks like a, well, middle-aged trendie? That beanie would be a challenge to carry off on a 20-year-old. I thought my beanie was mildly embarrassing but his takes the biscuit. Or am I being ageist?

When shopping in Two Seasons just before Christmas, I picked up a very nice grey beanie and tried it on. Unfortunately my daughters fell about the shop in absolute horror. Apparently, I am far too old to wear such a thing. :(

Therefore I'm still stuck with my flappy eared trapper style hat, of the type that you might see in the film Deliverance.