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We're back with a bang, and 2016 looks like being another thriller.

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All we need is the weather to play ball.

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Stubbornly mild. Cold air. After one of the warmest winters on record,

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timely freeze is upon. There is storm brewing. It brings with it the

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anticipation of battles to be had, lines to be drawn, record is to be

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set and broken. However, before at the competitive turbulence rocks,

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there is peace, they can before the storm. Even in the midst of the

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Tempest, there is quiet. In the eye of the storm, we are all around it

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is noise and distraction, and I is called unwavering focus, that is the

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athletes' greatest ally. One false move, the slightest misjudgement and

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you're caught in the storm. Overcome by a force of nature, too great

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divide, no option but to ride it out. Lindsey Vonn crashes. Weather

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the storm and you can come back triumphant, beat the odds. For some,

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the storm clouds will have a golden lining. Very, very special. El Nino

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can have a big effect on the weather patterns around the globe. As this

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storm closes in, we have the added intrigue of 2016 being an El Nino

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year, which brings with it are predictable and predictability. I

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suggest we lead the -- leave the forecasting to the experts and hold

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onto our hats, are helmets, and enjoy the best of what Winter has to

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throw at us. We will have to wait and see exactly how things pan out.

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We start the season in Adelboden for the men's slalom.

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The giant slalom here was cancelled yesterday due to rain.

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However, it's not about precipitation,

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it's about perspiration for the technicians

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Later in the show, Chemmy Alcott is in Zauchensee for the women's

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downhill with a difference, a sprint race held over two runs.

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Tim Warwood gets an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the graft,

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craft and creativity behind Jamie Nicholls' latest viral video.

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And we'll bring you the inspiring story of Jody Blatchley,

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a man who refuses to let disability get in the way

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Before that, it's our feature race from Adelboden,

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Racing against the established elite of the likes of Hirscher,

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Neureuther and Kristoffersen is our very own Dave Ryding,

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and as Graham's been finding out, the Lancashire lad is having

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A brilliant 12th place for Ryding. That is his best World Cup finish.

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It is 13th, the Britain is in the form of his life. What has made the

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difference this year, because you have made that breakthrough and your

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scoring top 15 World Cup results? It is a continuation of what I have

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been doing over the years, nothing special, just keep working. The

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federation has given me support, I have got my own servicemen. It is an

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accumulation of things, performing better, my coach having another year

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of getting his theories across Damien Kelly working on things and

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progressively getting better. Looking to perfect your technique,

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what do you have to do to get better? I am trying to match up my

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turns. My left fitted turn is getting better. It still needs work.

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That is what I have been working on last summer. Just so I can carry

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that extra fraction of the second over a few gates. You have a few

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busy weeks coming up. We have addled Bowden, Kitzbuehel, what are you

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looking forward to the most? -- Adelboden. The amount of fans that

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turnout, the passionate Swiss and Austrian fans. It will take some

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good scheme to get results. Have you gained the experience to say, I know

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what this piste is going to throw at me? Yes, you know what to expect,

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where the difficult places are, and how to approach the race. It has

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taken a few years for me to learn, but now I am a better skier and I

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have that experience. How far up the rankings can you go? It is hard to

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say. If I keep improving, you never know. My goal this season was to

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make sure that I finished the season in the top third. Last June I was

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31st. So far it is going well, I am 15th, but that can change in the

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blink of an eye. I have got to focus on myself. Conditions have been very

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warm. Are you going to alter your skiing of the course gets really

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ratted on the first run? If that happens, you have to change your

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line and approach. If you go to straight, you will not survive long.

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It is deep and long, the piste at the bottom. You never know what

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you're going to get, you have to be adaptable. We will take it from

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there when I see it in the morning. You will be starting from 25, how do

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you see the race running? I will hope to get into the top 30 and I

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hope to get the clean course in the second round. I will attack the

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second run. Dave seems to have kicked on again

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after a really strong Yes, he has really stepped up

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another level with his top 15 results, 12th and 13th so far this

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season. Olympic medals, podiums on the horizon? One step at a time

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because -- but if you can produce consistent results in the top 15, he

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will start in the top 15. Start number is a portent in slalom

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because it gives you a clean track and you can shoot for the podium.

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The atmosphere is starting to charge. Livestock about the arrays.

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Who will be vying for the top spot? There are three big players. We have

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had three big slaloms this season, and it has been Kristoffersen and

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they sure. Everyone else is racing for third place. Who will win? We

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could be in for a surprise with the softer conditions. It could be

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someone like Felix Neureuther. Maybe the Kristofferson- here sure

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stranglehold will be broken. You need to make your way to commentary.

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This is the Adelboden slalom, and it is time for the first runs in the

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rain. Wonderfully controlled slalom skiing. Ryding is ready to race for

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Great Britain. No, he has skied out. Yes, he has done it. A drop in

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temperature overnight in addled Bowden so snorer place rain this

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morning. After the giant slalom cancellation yesterday, the crowd

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were relieved to see the first Arter in the start hut. Khoroshilov laid

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down an impressive time that would prove him possible to beat. Last

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year's when, Stefano Gross, found himself with almost a second to make

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up if you was to decline -- defend his Adelboden title. The German duo

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struggled. The Swedes, normally so strong and slalom did not fare so

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well. One skier missed the gate, and another lost the ski. Predictably,

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as the piste cutup, the higher numbers struggled to cope with the

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lumps and bumps on the Chuenesbargli. Skiing 25th, Dave

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Ryding produced a solid run, minimising mistakes but struggling

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in the worsening conditions, leaving the Lancashire racer frustrated in

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the finish area, with a nervous wait to see if he would make the top 30.

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The closest challenger to Khoroshilov where the two

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favourites. The World Cup leader Henrick Kristoffersen made a big

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mistake that may have cost him the chance of taking the lead. They are

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both close to the leader, Khoroshilov, setting things up

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nicely for an exciting run two. Business as usual for the big bands,

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Khoroshilov, he showed an Kristoffersen occupying the top

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three spots. The second runs are run in reverse order so Khoroshilov has

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the luxury of going last. Dave Ryding qualifying safely. Graham has

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the commentary. Dave Ryding, an excellent start to the season with a

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12th place in Val d'Isere. The last race was in Santa Caterina. He is

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fifth on the second run, and building on his league, the current

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leader in the finish is Luca Aerni from Switzerland. Hero saved a

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massive cheer as he came to the finish. Let's hope the Dave Ryding

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can silence the Swiss crowd. Good on the flat, good at generating speed,

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but he just slipped a little bit of time away. There was a slight sheen

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at the finish. It needs to be clean and precise on these turns. Close on

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the gates. Getting pushed too far forward. Over the tips. .41 away

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from the Swiss racer. Ryding will have to let fly now. That is a good

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run from Dave Ryding, not quite good enough to take the lead. Fifth place

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for a Ryding. He lost a lot of time over the last few turns. A shake of

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the head for the British racer. Ramon Zomer Lucerne from

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Switzerland. The first after the first run. -- Zenhaeusern. A tall,

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rangy skier. Here's a little and gamely. His personal best in slalom

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is 19th. Looking to improve. He has a good chance of improving today. He

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is working some incredible angles. He is bending down that big frame,

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bending law. No into the steep. He needs to keep it under control, good

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coming through the and gate. He said since our top high. That is a good

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line on the steep. He just got knocked out and had to apply the

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pressure hard. It could be good enough for the lead. It is going to

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because. It is the lead for Switzerland. Ramon Zenhaeusern. A

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brilliant second run. That is going to be the best race of his career so

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far. Manuel Feller, from the towel in Austria. 23 years old. A good

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season, he was fourth in Val d'Isere in the giant slalom this year. Now

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is his chance in slalom. He is the currently do, the young Swiss

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leader, Ramon Zenhaeusern. -- the current leader is the young Swiss

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racer. He is building on his advantage. Able to carry speed over

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the flat part of the course. In Adelboden, it is so important to

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work the terrain. He has set it up high, and he can use that to his

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advantage. They can let the skis run down. He has lost some of his lead.

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The crowd are gasping. It will because. Is Austria going to take

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the lead from Switzerland? No, yes. .07 seconds. Manuel Feller silences

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the Swiss crowd. Last year's winner, Stefano Gross. He is from the

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German-speaking part of Italy. His maiden victory, his only World Cup

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victory, was here last season. He loves this course and he is building

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on his lead. Just on the absolute edge of control as he went through

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that gate. So important to attack the top part of the course, get the

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speed of these little rollers. Stefano Gross loves this hill. The

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current leader, Manuel Feller, at the finish. Stefano Gross comes onto

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the prettily steep finish pitch. These are good times. He is relaxed

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and Smith. He was a little late in the line. It is going to because.

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Has he done enough? I think he has dropped a little bit of time. He is

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just inside. I could not call that. I knew he had made a mistake. I did

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not know which side it was going to end up on, but it ended up green by

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.02 seconds. In the start hut is Felix

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Neureuther, the cat likes to remain positive. This Christmas he took to

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social media to encourages fans to make the most of the mild weather

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and attend to their lawns. In the snow of Adelboden, will it be the

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competition that Felix cuts down to size?

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Bronze medallist in the World Championships and bailed last

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season. 11 World Cup victories to his name, including a giant slalom

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win here. He has lost some of his advantage on that early split.

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Neureuther can be so loose and relaxed on his skis, they call him

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Felix the cat. He does like these conditions. He has struggled with

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problems with his back over the last few seasons. Just not able to

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generate quite the same speed. A couple of seasons ago, he was

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fighting it out with Marcel Hirscher. He could still take the

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lead away. Stefano Gross was not the best down this last final section.

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It is possible for Neureuther. Oh, he misses out by 1900s of a second.

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-- by 19 hundredths macro of a second. Into fourth place.

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Pinturault is an accomplished skier, going for it. Smooth, relaxed

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skiing. Working the ski. These are good terms from

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Pinturault. He could take the lead away from Stefano Gross. Pinturault

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takes the lead for France. Last year's winner is knocked down into

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second place. That is the best skiing we have seen so far this

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season from Alexis Pinturault. Next, the silver medallist from the World

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Championships last year. He has had six second bases in the World Cup as

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well. He is in danger of being called Mr second place, the German

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Fritz Dopfer. Austrian mother, German father. He looks a bit heavy

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on his edges today. Pinturault was so smooth and relaxed on the top

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part of the course. Dopfer is letting his lead slip away.

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Just a little bit heavy to try and release the turn. It is not going to

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happen for the German. Alexis Pinturault's lead is safe, and

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Dopfer drops behind his fellow team-mate from

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Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Felix Neureuther to.

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Henrik Kristoffersen is next. Despite being only 21, he has

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already won six World Cup races. Last season's success made him a

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household name in his native Norway, though quite why he was asked to

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make a photo shoot at the Norwegian opera house is a mystery. Perhaps he

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will ski to -- tutu victory today. Kristoffersen is flying on the top

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part of this course. He has built on his lead. He and Hirscher are in a

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league of their own season. Wow, he has dropped some time on the current

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leader, Pinturault. He is going to have to be smooth. These are good

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terms. He is going to throw the gauntlet down to the two racers left

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at the top. Textbook skiing. Superb angles created from the ankles and

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knees. Kristoffersen takes the lead. Will that be his third win of the

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season? Kristoffersen is able to create such big angles.

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season? Kristoffersen is able to can bend that ski over, the more the

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natural side cut will allow the ski to carve and cut a tight line. The

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tighter line you can ski, the faster you will go.

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Next to race is the Austrian hero, Marcel Hirscher. He can consider

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himself lucky to be racing after this near miss in Italy. There will

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be no drones flying today, so the Austrian can concentrate on flying

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to the top of the podium. Here he is, Marcel Hirscher. The

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four times overall World Cup champion. He is fired up and he is

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going after it. It is a ding-dong battle with Henrik Kristoffersen so

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far this season. Hirscher can be too aggressive sometimes. He can be too

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hard on his edges. Maybe that is the case today. Doesn't like it when the

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course is not bullet-proof icy, but he has picked up speed.

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Kristoffersen was good on the speed. -- on the steep. A bit heavy on his

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edges. But these are good terms. This could be enough. Hirscher is

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going to do it again. He takes the lead, no, he doesn't! He misses it

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by six hundredths! Oh, my word! How close can you go? Marcel Hirscher

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thought he had it in the bag. I thought he had it in the bag. Six

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hundredths of a second. Oh, my word. Look at the grimace. Kristoffersen

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flew down those last ten terms and Hirscher, wow, the lead just slipped

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away. There is nothing to separate these two this season. Leader after

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the first run, wearing bib number one, Alexander Khoroshilov from

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Russia. To the maiden win last year the pressure is on him now. He skied

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really well in the last World Cup slalom to take third place just

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behind Hirscher and Kristoffersen. And it is Kristoffersen and Hirscher

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again in the lead. This could be the chance for Khoroshilov. He breaks

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the domination between Hirscher and Kristoffersen. Clean terms. This is

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good from the Russian. Are we finally going to see another winner

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on the World Cup tour? Oh, he has let it slip slightly. Kristoffersen

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was lightning fast on that last split to the finish. That was what

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court is all out with Marcel Hirscher. Can Khoroshilov Derek? No,

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he has dropped a third. So, third place again for Alexander

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Khoroshilov. These two just cannot be separated. There has only ever

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been won first and second place so far, and it has been taken by these

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two guys. So, Henrik Kristoffersen notches up

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his third win this season. Winning here in Adelboden is

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unbelievable. The crowd here is so amazing. Wow. It gives a lot of

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confidence, but you still have to stay grounded and be smart and work

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hard. Six hundredths, that is not a lot. Well, the men have been in

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action here in Adelboden. The women World Cup has been held in

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Zauchensee in Austria. It was moved there from St Anton after

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unseasonably warm weather. Chemmy Alcott has all the best action from

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the women's downhill. It is a downhill with a difference,

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and the top 30 going reverse order the second time down. With its

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undulating terrain and long, sweeping terms, the course here in

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Zauchensee is perfectly suited to this style of racing. And it has

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created quite a buzz amongst a very strong line-up. Two familiar faces

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are missing from the events this season. Double Olympic champion Tina

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Marseille has opted to take a year out. And Austria's winner's season

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was over when she suffered a serious knee injury. Four time World Cup

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champion Lindsey Vonn is in town, and has fond memories of racing here

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from 2011. Eclipsing even her at the moment is Switzerland's skier. But

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she did also win the most recent downhill in Val d'Isere. Given their

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technical expertise at high speed, Lara and Lindsay will still be the

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ones to beat, even over the shorter distance. Sweden's skier set the

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early pace in Ramone, showing what could be achieved. With her

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confidence flowing, it was left to Lindsey Vonn to set the pace with a

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typically aggressive aerodynamic run with almost perfect line. Vonn is

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over a second in front, a huge lead for the American. The big shock of

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the first run was the genetic failing to finish of Lara Gooch, who

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got sucked onto her skis midway through the course. A huge support

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for the Swiss racer. In run two, it looks as though the battle for

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second and third will be between Canada, Liechtenstein and the local

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girl, with just seven hundredths spitting them after the first run.

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Your comment it is Matt Chilton. Sweden's best downhiller, Kaisa

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Kling. She she has only got three hundredths of a second over the new

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leader. This has to be good. A mixed bag of results so far this season,

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but when she is good, she is really good. That was a beautiful jump. Her

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chance may have gone. Kling has gone first by six hundredths of a second.

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Excellent finish from the Swede. Now the Austrian, fourth after the first

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run. This is full attack from Huetter. She nearly paid the price.

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But the lead is still hurts. She has been on the edge of her abilities.

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She will certainly lead for Austria. Will it be enough to win the race?

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She has got it by .39. A brave run from Huetter.

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Tina Fey Arata's heart will have skipped a beat. A lucky escape for

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Tina Weirather of Liechtenstein. The Canadian is the ultimate racer to

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tackle the second run. One hand down on the snow. What a recovery by the

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Canadian. That was lucky for Yurkiw. She has got the lead by a huge

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margin! What a race from Larisa Yurkiw of Canada.

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Lindsey Vonn's advantage over Larisa Yurkiw was nine tenths. It is now a

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full second. Nice turn. That was the perfect way in for Lindsey Vonn. She

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will be miles ahead of Yurkiw at the next split. The American, looking to

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take the need away from the Canadian. It is another astonishing

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performance from Lindsey Vonn. She wins in Zauchensee by a full second.

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And she has equalled the record. via Rother another podium today for

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Cornelia Huetter in third. Second to Larisa Yurkiw. What once again, it

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is Lindsey Vonn who tops the leaderboard in Zauchensee.

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Confirmation of Lindsey Vonn's 72nd World Cup win. She wins again --

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against Larisa Yurkiw with Cornelia Huetter in third. I knew I had a big

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enough advantage, I did not need to push. It is hard to be in the lead

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after the first round, it is like grand slalom. It is definitely

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harder than having one run. I am happy I was able to stay relaxed and

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make it down without any real mistakes.

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If you want to see more of the race from Zauchensee,

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this week's Ski Sunday Extra is on iPlayer.

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Elsewhere in winter sport, we've seen notable results

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for a number of British athletes already this season.

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18-year-old Katie Ormerod won the Pleasure Jam snowboard

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slopestyle in November, and backed that up with an impressive fifth

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James Woods also came fifth in the ski slopestyle.

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Alex Tilley marked her debut World Cup season with an excellent 19th

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place at the end of 2015. And in cross country,

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Andrew Young became the first ever Brit to podium in a World Cup sprint

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race just before Christmas. Some encouraging results. Keep an

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eye on Katie Ormerod. perspective is starting to turn

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towards the Olympics Ahead of the last winter games,

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in Sochi, Jody Blatchley had successfully made the move

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from snowboarding to coaching, and was looking after

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the New Zealand slopestyle team. Unfortunately for Jody,

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he never made it to Russia, but the Brit is doing everything

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he can to turn a huge negative My life is basically from the age of

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17, I have been on mountains as much as I can. The accident did not scare

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me. What scares me is not being able to do things that I want to do.

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Incredible as a word that is overused, certainly by me, but I

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think in this case it is justified. That is incredible. I think the

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first time I met you you had an amazing frontside rodeo. You got

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into snowboarding coaching. You were running the snowboarding team --

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slopestyle team in the build-up to the Sochi Olympics. And in summer

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2013, you had an accident. What happened? We had been coaching all

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day long. I went off to do a frontside three, I have done

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thousands of them, and as I took off, I caught an edge at the top and

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I landed next to the jump. Instead of landing on the landing, you came

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in. The problem was it was a big jump. How far was the file? It was a

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solid 40 feet to flat. What happened? I broke my knee and my

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ankle. I spent a long time in hospital. I think it was nine months

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old together. I have been left with a lot of nerve damage. It is nerve

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pain that I have got. Basically that is what stops me for being able to

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stand for long periods of time, or to snowboard now. I think of myself

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as basically a ski boot. The movements that I make, leaning

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forward, ITV side, to the other side, we BBC is what your food we be

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doing when you Steve. -- when you ski. Look at the speed he is doing,

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this is ridiculous. I am struggling to keep up so far. That was

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cruising. Straight after the accident, you want to snowboard, but

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even on a professional level, you're heavily invested in getting the

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slopestyle team to the Olympics? The hardest part for me was giving up

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work. I was 100% into it. I have to take so much of that energy now to

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just deal with pain. The reality it was not going to be. The things he

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is doing, I never thought I would see. And believable. To be honest,

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it hurts when I am doing it. I am in pain all the time. Really? The

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landing is shot through my legs like crazy, but I am doing it, I am out

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here. It blew my mind, but there are so many people on the slopes to day

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-- today, who are watching. You must note the effect it has on people.

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Yes, I know. Some people say, can you hire them in town. You cannot.

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You're doing things on that that I do not think I have seen people do

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on skis or snowboard. The soft stuff, it cuts through them. I see

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other people bouncing around, but it is not a problem for me. It is like

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a small vehicle? I would say so. Long-term, what is your plan? I

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would like to work more with people getting people into six skiing.

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There is nothing wrong with an able-bodied person doing this.

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Nothing tall. -- nothing at all. It just goes to show what's possible

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when you combine grit, determination and a healthy

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dose of natural talent. The desire to keep improving

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and challenging yourself is vital in snow sport, whether you're

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riding big mountains, piste, park, or as Tim Warwood

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has been finding out, If we are as, finds a freestyle

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snowboarding can be a little bit fickle. We find ourselves watching

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the latest and greatest videos online, and then we find ourselves

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thinking, what makes? You may have thought the Jamie Nicholls' runs

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year was a one-off. The Snow centre at Hemel is a great facility but it

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had its limitations, the playground is not that big. How do you raise

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the bar? Only one man can answer that. That is my name. The run last

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year, we did it for my documentary and Ngwira least it as a separate

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clip, not knowing it would be so successful. On Facebook, and it blew

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up. This year we were given the opportunity again to try something

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bigger and better. There will be a lot more to get right, lots of runs

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and lots of takes. We have a six-hour time slot to make this

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happen. I go nervous? A little bit, because there are lots of people

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here depending on need to make it happen. Listen, you best go and get

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some sleep. Five hours to go and you will be on the slope, riding. Yes,

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back here, making it happen. Jimmy left the team of 15 working through

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the night, shaping the snow to build the seven features in his run. The

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pressure was on. You would only have a six-hour window to get everything

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in the canon before the slope reopen to the paying punters. -- to get

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everything in the can. How are you feeling? You went to bed without any

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of this being your? Yes, everything is done. I could not sleep. I was

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thinking about it all night. Do you feel pressure, the fact you need to

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get it done early, because this has got to open for lessons? Yes, 12

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o'clock, it has got to open. I do not feel the pressure that much.

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Hopefully it works out all right. I will hate it, and land, and you want

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me to carry on? Yes, this will link up to the ones we did earlier.

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Dropping. Jimmy has had a couple of practice runs. He has got this top

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section locked. There are struggling with the speed from the landing of

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the jump into the quarter paper. Time is ticking. It is close to 9am,

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and you still have quite a bit to do. We will get it done. We are

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nervous we are rowing out of time. As long as everyone knows what they

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are doing, it should come together quite nicely. Dropping. It is coming

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together knife. -- no. There we go. Very nice indeed. That is the run

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complete, but this is television. Jimmy will have to do it again and

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again. -- Jamie. It is all done and dusted, how did it go? I bet you

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were shattered? Knackered, my ankle is hurting. My brain is hurting. You

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have done about 4000 runs. So many runs. I am pretty happy. The quarter

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pipe did not work out in the end, but still seven features. Dropping.

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Mellow. Good to see that he keeps his skills so well polished in the

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off-season. Jamie's exploits in Hemel lead us

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nicely into Ski Social. The submissions this week prove you

:41:03.:41:12.

have been warming up for winter very well in the UK. This man has been

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making good use of the snow zone in Milton Keynes. And Corrie couple

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improves you do not have to limit yourself to the indoors. He has been

:41:25.:41:29.

making use of the plastic fantastic in Rossendale. Everyone loves a

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backflip. You have also been sending in your questions. Ryan says, is it

:41:36.:41:39.

best to learn on the fix no indoors or on the dry slopes? The fake snow

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will always be more realistic, but it is whatever is available to you.

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The more time spent going downhill, the quicker you will improve. Most

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of this GB team started on dry slopes, as did Dave Ryding. Andy as,

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giving the unstable snowpack in the high avalanche risk, have you got

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any wise words to keep us safe off-pieced-mac. -- piste. You will

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get a gate. You will be safe around you will learn. Get the right

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equipment and trained. Rebecca as, she is nine months into the rehab of

:42:18.:42:22.

a broken leg, what exercises should she be doing. It is all about the

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quads, so lunges. Lunges are great for the goods, and squats so good

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for the quads. Do something that involves balance and coordination.

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Do one like it squat on a ball or wobble board. No one does that any

:42:40.:42:48.

more. I do, I am pretty good at it. We are going to set your challenge,

:42:49.:42:52.

we want to see the longest snowplough, snow snake conger. I

:42:53.:42:58.

went to see across rugged method. Go and look it up. I will kneel down to

:42:59.:43:06.

anyone who can pull one of. Keep sending your photos, questions and

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videos. The best will feature on next week's show. The good news is

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the rain has turned to snow and there is lots more in the forecast.

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That is all we have time for this week. Next week, we have a healthy

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dose of tradition with the men's downhill from Wengen.

:43:28.:43:31.

Whether it's racing down the Lauberhorn or riding the glacier

:43:32.:43:37.

in Stubai, legs of steel are an absolute must.

:43:38.:43:40.

Can they conquer a classic? My word. He is making this look very easy.

:43:41.:43:57.

His legs are beginning to tire. He is miles ahead. He has got it. Yes.

:43:58.:44:14.

You'd better come in with a brilliant product.

:44:15.:44:18.

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