Ligety's decisive victory in yesterday's GS in St. Moritz, accompanied by the “usual suspects”, Hirscher and Pinturault, show a clear and constant gap between the “über-skiers” that would also include Felix Neureuther, and the rest of the field.
Monday, February 3, 2014
Today's Men World Cup skiing
If there was a need to underscore it, it has become obvious that there are now two distinct leagues in Men's World Cup skiing, at least in technical events. The top three or four guys and the rest.
Ligety's decisive victory in yesterday's GS in St. Moritz, accompanied by the “usual suspects”, Hirscher and Pinturault, show a clear and constant gap between the “über-skiers” that would also include Felix Neureuther, and the rest of the field.
These many racers, just a notch below, are for the most part struggling and will only grab a few crumbs, now and then. This gap in technical superiority seems hard to explain and I would suspect that many a coach and team director are trying to untangle the reasons and the secrets that make these athletes so untouchable...
Ligety's decisive victory in yesterday's GS in St. Moritz, accompanied by the “usual suspects”, Hirscher and Pinturault, show a clear and constant gap between the “über-skiers” that would also include Felix Neureuther, and the rest of the field.
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