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Originally Posted by Lathum
Some nasty crashes in the womens downhill
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yeah, seriously. This must rank right up there as one of the most difficult and possibly insane tracks ever. 4 jumps, 2 right into turns, a ridiculous finishing jump that wasn´t changed one bit from the men´s track, multiple steep turns, a very "hard" surface with a ton of unsteady riding.
All that with 1 single practice ! That didn´t even go all the way down in one run (they went to a certain point, had a 3 hour break and then rode the last bit).
It wasn´t like it was bad riders falling or almost falling, there were legit Top10 riders (or even medal candidates) biting the snow.
Pärson seems to be fine, a million bruises aside. A romanian rider has ruptured her knee tendon though
Vonn/Mancuso were brilliant though, very impressive.
tonigh part 2 in the super combination (downhill + slalom), they are working on lowering the final jump at least.
- Germany put up a great fight against Sweden in Hockey, very good start. Heck, a little more luck and who knows ...