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It's the biggest race on the circuit. Fear becomes anticipation.

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Nerves become excitement. It's you against the mountain. You need to

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focus, to visualise. Every turn, every jump, every gate. In the

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starting hut there is time for last-minute adjustments. The clock

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counts down. And it's all you. You follow those in history who have

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gone before you. Fantastic, brilliant stuff. And hope

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to write a new chapter of your own. Sensational!

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Can Lindsey Vonn winner? Yes she can. She leads the way.

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Hello, and welcome to Cortina D'Ampezzo.

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We're in Italy this week for the biggest downhill

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It's one of Lindsey Vonn's favourite hills.

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With 11 World Cup victories. Five of them on this fast and flowing

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downhill course. After victory in Garmisch

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last weekend, Lindsey's an overwhelming favourite today,

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but just getting to the start hut is no mean feat given how

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tough her latest comeback I pretty much became ambidextrous

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because I had to put on my make-up with my left hand, I couldn't even

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sign my name. I was... Crazy. It's still not great you still can't

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straighten it can but you can hold a ski pole. Oh yeah, she's still got

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it. Later in the show, we also have

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highlights of the epic night race from Schladming,

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featuring the best slalom A group which includes

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a history-making Brit It's crazy around here, I can't even

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walk down the street without being hounded by people, which is cool,

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you've got to embrace it. I didn't think it would happen, it caught me

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by surprise. No matter how many times I watched it still incredible.

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Anyway, this week's programme really is a feast for fans of alpine,

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and first, it's the women's downhill from Cortina.

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Ahead of the race, Chemmy went to talk to Lindsey Vonn.

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of the all-time greats, and continues to prove it's tough

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She's refused to vacate the top of the podium. You said it was your

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hardest injury to come back from but I thought it was interesting you

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kept back until you had come back to the sport about this numbness which

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must have been the most scary part. Yeah, I got out of surgery and

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couldn't move my hand at all. It scared me to the point where I

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didn't want to tell anyone. I pretty much became ambidextrous because I

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had to put on my make-up with my left hand, couldn't even sign my

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name. It was crazy. You still can't straighten it? But you can hold a

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ski pole. Oh yeah, she's still got it. Can Vonn win? Oh yes she can.

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That one in Garmisch, even you said it was an emotional win. I didn't

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expect that to happen. The last injury was really scary and took a

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lot out of me emotionally. You know, to come back and get a win so

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quickly was more than I expected. I kind of had a little meltdown.

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Winning may have become habit, but it's still special. Garmisch was her

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77th World Cup victory and she's getting closer and closer to the

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all-time record of 86 World Cup wins, held by stem mark. I met him

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last year at the Stockholm city event, he was so nice. -- Stenmark.

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He said if I ever get close to breaking his record, he'll come and

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watch me. I was like, that would be awesome. That's a true legend, it

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sounds like he wants you to break his record. He wants me to, he's not

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fake about it, he was very genuine and very sweet. It was really nice.

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It was an honour to meet him. If Lindsey stays fit she will beat

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Stenmark's record. She wants to test yourself against the men. It's

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something she's tried to do before. In 2012 her bid was rejected by ski

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racing's governing body. She will lobby them again for a race in 2018.

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The question is, why? I train with the guys all the time and I'm always

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better when I'm with them, it pushes me to ski faster, push the line,

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that's what I want in a race. I want to push myself to the limit. You say

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you train with the men, who has given the best advice from the men's

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World Cup? Andrew Weibrecht, we were training in Portugal. I couldn't get

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this turn right, a double coming onto the flat, kept getting bounced

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around, I was like how you running this? He explained it to me. I did

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exactly what he said and I beat all the guys except for him. Amazing.

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The only beat me by like a tent. He's like, not giving you more tips.

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Yeah, you'll be fine! That's what I want in a race, wants to see where I

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stand against the best skiers in the world. It's a fact, men are a lot

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faster than women. So I want to see where I stand. It's clear watching

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that have driven and determined she is. She's come back from serious

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injury, three or four times. Is there anything Lindsey Vonn does

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that surprises you? Not really, she talked about targeting the 86 wins

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Stenmark record. At 77 having released a huge chunk of racing

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through injury, 322 days was out of the sport for the last injury alone.

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She'd be around a hundred wins if she'd been competing that time.

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Stenmark won on slalom and giant slalom and Lindsey has won in all

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five disciplines. She is racking up wins in the toughest disciplines.

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She's putting her body on the line every time she pushes out of the

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start gate. The all-time greats, Tina Maze and the like are still out

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there. They are greats from women's skiing, is there anyone in this era

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who is a true rival to Lindsey? Beginning of the season, the three

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back-to-back wins that Ilka Stuhec achieved were phenomenal, she's now

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finally. She's starting to threaten Lindsey Vonn's crown. She's an

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amazing character who has been around for ever. She won three world

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junior titles. Her mum is still prepping her skis today. The ski

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company that she skis on, they employ her to teach the technicians

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to do skis fast. There are other women in the competition and Lindsay

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had a crash. Her confidence might be dented. Though historically Lara Gut

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has never done well on this course, this could be her season. And the

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local favourite, an aggressive and dynamic skier, very entertaining.

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Lindsey Vonn is the odds-on favourite, but don't count out an

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upset. After all, this is downhill skiing,

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decided by fine margins. Racing

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on the edge of control. This Olympic course is one of the

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most beautiful vistas from the start. It was cut for the 1956

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Olympics. Let's go and have a look at it. Out onto the start. Really

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important. As you go past the refuge, onto this bumpy Traverse,

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you come through here, a blind gate you've got to nip inside. These top

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turns are so crucial. To carry the speed. There is a little jump in.

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Accelerate from 50 to 80 mph in a matter of seconds. The speed going

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into this turn is much greater than before. You've got to come high on

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the gate, work the outside ski as you come through these terms.

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Heading towards the panorama turn, so important to carry the speed

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through this section. Because the course starts to flatten out from

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this point. Heading towards the last jump. It's a cheese wedge drop-off

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right in front of the crowd. Quite a nasty little slap of philandering.

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And across the line. An absolutely beautiful course to ski but make no

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bones about it, you have to be completely on your game if you want

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to win on this course, no letting up from start to finish. Matt Chilton

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with the commentary. Not a great deal of snow in the dolomite, but

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this has been prepared to perfection ready for the sixth women's World

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Cup downhill of the season. Victoria Regensburg on her way for Germany.

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Clear German number one since the retirement of her rival a couple of

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seasons ago. Plunges down with pillars of dolomite rock on either

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side. A truly spectacular backdrop. The Italian is leading at this

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stage. Regensburg has the quickest time through the speed trap at the

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top of the course. Nice aerial turn. She made the turn moving her knees

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to her chest mid-flight. Wonderful skills on display from the German.

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Showing improving form in downhill. As the forthcoming World

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Championships approach in San Moritz. Regensburg running out

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beautifully, good gliding skills from the German. As to adjust the

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visibility as the course constantly changes from shade to sunshine.

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103.3 kilometres per hour. Regensburg moves into the green, she

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leads the Italian white quarter of a second. Now Regensburg flies the

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final jump, tucks in for the line and she leads for Germany. From that

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point on, she accelerated through every single split. That will take a

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beating. Ready to race is Ilka Stuhec. She secured three downhill

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victories this season. She's yet to podium in 2017. Can she return to

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form today? The World Cup downhill standings leader. She wears the red

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bid to signify that. A big, strong start from Ilka Stuhec from

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Slovenia. From Maribor, where the women race World Cup every season

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and have done most seasons since the World Cup again 50 years ago.

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Celebrating its 50th anniversary. In 2017. Ilka Stuhec stands on that

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left the dives down one of the fastest parts of the course. Indeed,

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of any World Cup course the women race. Look at the speed. 123.5. She

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has the green light by six tenths almost over Rebensburg. Spectacular

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turn, but she skidded slightly lower, but worryingly close to the

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safety netting. I wonder if it might have done a little bit of damage to

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her time on the second half of this course. Another speed check here.

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.58, still in the Green zone. Still in the hunt for the lead. She won

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both downhills in Lake Louise in the early part of the season, the

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beginning of December. She backed it up with two wins in Valder said, one

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in downhill, one in Alpine combined. She's the star of the skiing season

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as far as the women's World Cup is concerned, and she's dead level with

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Rebensburg at the second speed trap. At the third split.

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Now, Stuhec. Open stance, flying the final jump and tucks in for the

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line, and she goes. First, by just 0.0 six. That was tied. Ilka Stuhec

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spot on the top part of the course. Absolutely flying into the Daytona

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turn but took the air going in and then got pushed a bit wide, but made

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it up, crucially, on the final move to the right. Those skis running

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superbly for her. Nicole Schmidhofer, from Austria, next ago.

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Looking for her first World Cup win -- next to go. She's been close on a

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few occasions this season. Seventh in Austria on the home snow, and

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went one better last week and. -- last weekend. Through the speed trap

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just at the bottom, and Schmidhofer trails by almost half a second. That

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is a good turn, higher line and we saw from Stuhec. -- than we saw. A

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more direct object tree from the Austrian. Rebensburg is second. --

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trajectory. She reaches the second half of the course and closes in on

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the lead. She now trails by just 0.12 seconds. A big weekend for the

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Austrians as they chase qualification for the world

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champions in St Moritz were only four nations, plus the defending

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champion, can take part. Schmidhofer is skiing a beautiful ride. The lead

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may well change in Cortina. Nicole Schmidhofer staying low over the

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skis. She sets up for the final jump and flies it. Barely moves from the

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tuck and now the finishing line, and Schmidhofer has missed it and has

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gone third. In the start-up is Sofia Goggia. The Italian is enjoying her

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best season in the World Cup, securing two podiums in downhill.

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She likes to celebrate with her best friend. Will she have a rough time

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on the Olympia course, or will her tale be up in Cortina today? Sofia

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Goggia. So many hopes pinned on her this weekend in Cortina. She has

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been the star of the show as far as the Italian team is concerned this

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season. Yet to win a World Cup, but it can't be too far away. She

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attacks the flats at the top of the Olympia course. Sofia Goggia looks

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to be in good shape again. Fifth last weekend and she has had podium

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places in super G and three top three positions in giant slalom.

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What a season for Gobbi. -- dodgier. -- Sofia Goggia. She has real

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charisma and flair and a natural ability. Has no fear of the

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high-speed courses and could really make a difference for the Italians

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with an eye on the World Championships next month in St

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Moritz. Goggia has moved in front by 0.2. The Italians sensing something

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special at the bottom of the mountain as Goggia cards away to the

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final third of this Olympia World Cup course. Goggia has gone further

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in front. A big green light for the Italian. 0.50 one. Goggia is skiing

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beautifully on home snow in Cortina. She has not moved from the tuck

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position. The final jump is approaching. She squatted it

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perfectly. Goggia will lead by 0.42. Great run by the Italian. What a

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crowd pleasing run by Sophia dodgier, skiing like we expected. It

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was messy, on the edge and came into the end with half a second of lead

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and then kept the speed going until the end -- Sofia Goggia. Living on

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the edge, and it paid off. Number 12, Siebenhofer, and a poor start,

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got stuck and needs to move through the gears to make up the time from

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the start. Siebenhofer, travelling nicely after that poor start to her

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downhill run. She is not far away from the time of Goggia. 0.6 away at

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the split. She is off track and in trouble. She clatters the safety

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netting. Siebenhofer going down in the turn that caused all the problem

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in training. Lindsay Ron crashed and so did three others. She went into

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the Daytona with no direction and landed heading straight towards the

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fence. There was no coming back from that.

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Next to go is Lara Gut. She almost regards Cortina as a home race

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because she cart -- comes from the Italian speaking part of Switzerland

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but she has been skiing start over the world, and she has been in a

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movie and a documentary on her is due for release soon. Will she be

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ready for action on the Olympia course today. Lara Gut is ready to

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race in Cortina. An explosive start, as ever, from Gut. Seven or eight

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stabs with the ski poles and then into that Familia, low, attacking

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aerodynamic downhill position. Eating up the ground on the flats at

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the top and she will take the most direct line possible down the

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Olympia, and she goes. Full speed ahead for Lara Gut. Emerging into

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the sunshine at the bottom, and then on the clock, she trails by 100th of

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a second. A nice turn from Lara Gut, that is where Siebenhofer came

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unstuck. Sophia dodgier leads for Italy but Lara Gut is on the charge

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and the Italian celebrations might be short lived -- Goggia. Lara Gut

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has not won a World Cup downhill but she has been unstoppable in super G.

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Three races, three victories plus a win in giant slalom at the end of

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October. She is second in the downhill standings behind Ilka

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Stuhec. She would love to get one over on the Italians and the

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Slovenians today and win here with the last downhill of the season

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before the World Championships, which will be a home race for Gut in

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St Moritz. So far, so good. 15 hundredths of a second away. Gut

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looks to be in solid shape, off the final jump. Has she clawed back the

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time? Yes. She takes it by five hundredths of a second. The top two

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separated by just five hundredths of the second. Gut and Goggia, and

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neither of them had a perfect run. Gut was great on the top part of the

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course but took the foot of the gas as she went around the panorama

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term, but then on the last turn, coming on to the cheese wedge jump,

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she took a little different line that is Bobby Watt gained her the

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lead, but they could both be beaten -- that is probably what gained her.

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Vonn back in style with a victory at the weekend, and the last time that

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the women raced here in Cortina, Vonn did the double, winning the

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downhill and the super G, 12 months ago on successive days. She would

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love to beat Gut. The two enjoy a fierce rivalry and Vonn has the

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early green. Terrific start from Vonn. No, she's down. She is in

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trouble. She is only just back injury, remember. There we see it,

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Lindsay Vonn not as invincible as we thought. That definitely played on

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her mental confidence, she speed checked and then was passive over

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the Delta skip and it was almost a carbon copy of a crash yesterday.

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Vonn is fine, no damage done. Lara Gut takes her first downhill win of

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the season ahead of Sophia dodgier -- Sofia Goggia.

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The last race, even the super G that I won, I was not 100%. You have do

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put everything together to win, and it was great to win here, and it's

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amazing in the sunshine and it's cool. I had confidence going into

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today and they shaved the jump a little bit but I still caught some

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air and I caught the edge funny. That is the ultimate test for your

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body, two crashes back-to-back. I do not want to be testing my body any

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more. I am too old and broken to be leading the fence that hard. The

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classic Olympia course claims Lara Gut as the winner.

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Earlier this week, the men's World Cup classics

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concluded in Schladming with the incredible night slalom.

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After Dave Ryding's historic result in Kitzbuehel,

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British interest there was higher than ever, including our own

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It is the loudest and most raucous race of the year. 50,000 Austrian

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fans will go absolutely bananas if they see a home win. But there is

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one man in top form who could ruin their party. Britain's own Dave

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Ryding. Dave Ryding away and out of the gates. Holding his nerve, and he

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is rocking, and Dave Ryding rewrites the record books. He is second. That

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is sensational. The first British racer on a World Cup podium since

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1981. It has gone crazy around here. I can't walk down the street without

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being hounded by people. It's cool, and you have to embrace it. I didn't

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think it would happen, and it's caught me by surprise, but at the

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same time it is nice. I will just focus on my skiing are not think too

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much about it. We will see. I am been watching Dave skiing for more

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than five years and when he showed up for the first time in Europe I

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already knew that he is very keen technically, very smooth and very

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keen, and now he has the speed it is just amazing. If, you are for

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example, from England, you have to do everything by yourself. This is a

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really, really awesome story. You are in the top seven in the world so

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you get to draw a number from one up to seven. There must be some nervous

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about going first in front of 50,000 Austrians? For sure. Any new

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experience in life is nervous, so we have do step up to the plate and do

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some good skiing. Dave Ryding might have looked out of place at the

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draw, but he was a picture of determination and focus in the

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start-up. Keen to prove that he belongs among the slalom elite. If

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there was any extra pressure on him after his performance in Kitzbuhel

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well, no signs of it as he skied beautifully to lay down a

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competitive time. The question was, how many could beat him? Well, only

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three. It was back to business for Henrik Kristofferson after crashing

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last weekend. Last year 's winner looked imperious, knocking out a

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1.18 second lead. Marcel Hirscher skied in typically aggressive

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fashion to lie second, but over half a second behind Kristofferson, and

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Ryding's training partner lies third after an impressive run. Stefano

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Gross could not be the time of Ryding but matched it to take joint

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fourth. The Italian will race after Ryding in run number two. Notable

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names behind the Britain include Manfred mole in a disappointing 12.

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Daniel Yule finished the first run in 11th but he did well to finish at

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all. The Swiss number one ended up on his back but, crucially, kept his

:27:58.:28:04.

skis on the right side of the gate. The pressure on Dave Ryding going

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into the race must have been enormous. Kristofferson and Hirscher

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are in a league of their own, but Dave Ryding is as good as anyone

:28:13.:28:15.

else in the world and is perfectly positioned for the second run. Matt

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Chilton has a commentary. Manuel Vilela is next to go, 11th after the

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first run. -- Feller. His advantage over the leader is just under half a

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second. He brings 0.46 to the second run. An explosive start from Manuel

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Feller. No mistakes so far. Skiing with beautiful turns. Feller still

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in front on the next split. It remains around the half a second

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mark. The turns in that section were slightly more laboured, but he's

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starting to accelerate again now. An advantage of 0.2 four. A cacophony

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of noise now at the foot of the course as Manuel Feller takes the

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lead. Into first position. A great run from Manuel Feller and that has

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upped the level of the volume in the finish, but it is an important race

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for the Austrian because there is only four of them that can race in

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the World Championships in just a few weeks' time, and that has booked

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Feller's ticket to St Moritz. Brilliant skiing top to bottom.

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Felix Neureuther next to ski for Germany. Didn't finish the second

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run near a year ago. He's been runner-up here in the past. He has

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ten slalom World Cup wins to his name. On his way. The German drives

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hard out of the start gate. A huge fan club for him here tonight. Can

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he make it count? Comes in with a lead of 21 hundredths. It's been

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reduced to seven hundredths. By the time he finds himself. 32 years old.

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He's not going to finish again. Neureuther's woes continue for a

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second year in Schladming. The Frenchman, 37, .35 his advantage

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over Feller, who leads the way for Austria and waits at the bottom of

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the mountain. He didn't finish the second run last weekend. .35 is his

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lead. Whittled down to just .1 three. As Lizeroux starts to settle

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into the rid of the pattern of gates. Set by one of the French

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coaches. Skidded sideways. Didn't seem to lose too much speed. Is

:31:15.:31:21.

advantage had increased again. He was up to two tenths. Lizeroux using

:31:22.:31:29.

all his experience. He's now. Seven tenths. Bit of home advantage here.

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The French coach responsible for the pattern of gates. Lizeroux has taken

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full advantage to lead in Schladming. The 37-year-old

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Frenchman, first in the night race. A great run from Lizeroux. Stumbled

:31:50.:31:53.

a little bit on the top of the course but when it got onto the

:31:54.:31:58.

steep, the Hill hanging away from him, it was so good, able to bend

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that ski and shorten the radius of the turn. Brilliant skiing from the

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Frenchman. Dave Riding is ready to race in Schladming. The number one,

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the Pathfinder in the first run. Equal fourth. Ryding ready to go.

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Runner-up on Sunday. The first British World Cup Alpine skier

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racing podium since 1981. On his way. Three hundredths is advantage

:32:39.:32:42.

over Lizeroux. It's been reduced, trailing by 1300. .39, going in the

:32:43.:32:51.

wrong direction for Dave Riding. Needs to find a bit of speed and

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acceleration. We saw it from Lizeroux. Can we see it's now from

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Dave Ryding. Gone the wrong way, .67 down. He can't fight back from that

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sort of deficit. Top five still possible. Ryding skis for the line.

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Dave Ryding not able to find the clean edge he found on the first

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run, skidding ever so slightly in the terms. It still skewered him a

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top ten result in the last race before the World Championships. --

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it's still secured. Stefano Gross fourth quickest after the first

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round. The Italian is on his way. The 30-year-old. As, clean turns to

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start. He won't be far from Lizeroux's time. He's in front. Nice

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opening from Stefano Gross. Third in Madonna on home the snow just before

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Christmas, his best result recently. Living dangerously, two hundredths

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behind, Lizeroux, who leads for France. Couple of mistakes,

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struggling to of the rot. This is where Lizeroux really got going.

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Stefano Gross is three tenths behind. It's going to take a miracle

:34:20.:34:25.

finish for the Italian to get past Lizeroux. He's gone second. It was

:34:26.:34:33.

almost a miracle finish. Lizeroux clings on by the skin of his teeth.

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A few Russian fans here tonight. There is their man. He's had one

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World Cup win and it came here in 2015. Third after the first run.

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Five hundredths of a second quicker than Lizeroux. 15 hundredths of a

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second quicker than Lizeroux after the first run. His lead is almost

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intact, it's been reduced fractionally. In good shape here.

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The taste of victory still relatively fresh. Nine hundredths.

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Green all the way for the Russian. Can't afford any mistakes. It was

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the second half of this course where Lizeroux seems to accelerate into a

:35:25.:35:33.

different dimension. You will need to do the same, Khoroshilov, he's up

:35:34.:35:38.

by almost half a second. The Russian is carving sensational terms. Will

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he lead again in Schladming? He will, massive advantage for

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Khoroshilov. Nine tenths of a second.

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He loves this hill in Schladming and has a similar technique to Dave

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Ryding, doesn't look too aggressive. Makes the speed by being ultraclean

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and it works on the super steep hill. Neureuther has run down a

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great run but there are some fast skiers left. -- Khoroshilov has run

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a great run. The World Cup overall standings

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leader, Marcel Hirscher, the last but one man on the mountain bidding

:36:24.:36:26.

to win the night race for the second time. Beautiful through the first

:36:27.:36:31.

few terms. He is attacking, look at him go, brilliant start. Half a

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second turns into almost a full second advantage for magnificent

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Marcel Hirscher, one of the greatest slalom runs I'd ever seen on Sunday

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to beat Dave Ryding into second. He's turning it on again tonight.

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The noise level is absolutely deafening. Marcel Hirscher rips it

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up. More than a second in front, it's been reduced now. A massive

:37:01.:37:10.

advantage of .7 four. He goes for glory. He's got it by half a second.

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What a start. Interestingly, didn't hold that speed all the way down.

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The gate is still open for Kristofferson to take the win here.

:37:29.:37:36.

A study in deep concentration. Looking for his fifth World Cup win

:37:37.:37:42.

this season. The winner in Madonna. He didn't

:37:43.:37:50.

his second run in the night race, a race he has won twice before. .32,

:37:51.:37:59.

his lead. His lead sliced apart. It's still green for Kristofferson.

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Steady terms now. .02, that has brought a cheer. The red light on as

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Kristofferson stumbles through a few of the terms in the middle part of

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the course. Is it aggressive enough? Kristofferson is behind. .1 four. It

:38:22.:38:30.

might be Marcel Hirscher's night or can enter Kristofferson carved his

:38:31.:38:37.

way to victory? He's done it! Nine hundredths of a second. Marcel

:38:38.:38:46.

Hirscher beaten by a whisker. Christophers and doesn't like it

:38:47.:38:49.

when the gates are closed together with not much offset, so he couldn't

:38:50.:38:54.

match Marcel Hirscher on the top of the course, lost all of his

:38:55.:38:59.

advantage, the light turned red. Over the last roller, where the gate

:39:00.:39:04.

is really offset, he was able to generate enough speed to claw back

:39:05.:39:08.

the deficit from the top part of the course and nicked it again. I'm

:39:09.:39:15.

getting closer to Henrik. He deserved it. He skied excellently.

:39:16.:39:22.

Did you have a point to prove after crashing out or did it put more

:39:23.:39:28.

pressure on you? I said it didn't affect me. It affected me a little

:39:29.:39:33.

bit for sure. It's only human to be affected. That's life. I charged at

:39:34.:39:39.

the bottom, so pretty good. I was feeling in my legs between the runs.

:39:40.:39:44.

I did what I could. I couldn't commit to going straight and getting

:39:45.:39:48.

that quick snap on. I wouldn't say I was disappointed, but I had more in

:39:49.:39:55.

May, couldn't get it out. Kristofferson takes the win by nine

:39:56.:40:01.

hundredths of a second. Khoroshilov third for Russia. Ryding continues

:40:02.:40:06.

his excellent run of form with ten. At the world Alpine para skiing

:40:07.:40:10.

Championships, Billy Knight and Brett Wild took gold in the downhill

:40:11.:40:16.

event. -- Millie Knight. A busy but brilliant few days for the GB Park

:40:17.:40:23.

and pipe freestyle athletes. Jamie Nicholls won silver at the World Cup

:40:24.:40:29.

slopestyle event on Friday. Billie Morgan and Rowan Coultas finished

:40:30.:40:30.

fourth and seventh. Amy Fuller placed fifth

:40:31.:40:36.

in the women's snowboard event, while Katie Summerhayes took fourth

:40:37.:40:38.

in the ski slopestyle yesterday. And at the prestigious

:40:39.:40:41.

Winter X Games in Colorado, James Woods just missed out

:40:42.:40:43.

on the podium, finishing fourth The GB success didn't end there.

:40:44.:40:56.

Katie Ormerod won bronze in the snowboard slopestyle and fifth in

:40:57.:40:57.

the big air competition. On Saturday, you can watch Katie

:40:58.:40:59.

and the world's best snowboarders at the Innsbruck Air and Style

:41:00.:41:02.

big air competition. It's live on the red

:41:03.:41:04.

button, BBC Sport website We'll have extended highlights

:41:05.:41:06.

on next week's Ski Sunday. We're nearly at the end of the show

:41:07.:41:17.

but before we leave we've got time for ski social.

:41:18.:41:19.

As is so often the case after you've done a course run,

:41:20.:41:22.

you've had a few questions about how you do it.

:41:23.:41:25.

Andrew asks why you don't wear a helmet or chest mounted camera,

:41:26.:41:28.

If I have the camera on my chest or helmet whenever I land from a jump

:41:29.:41:36.

the picture will get a real shock. If I have it in my hand I can use

:41:37.:41:40.

the gyroscopic stabilised gimbal which makes the pictures incredibly

:41:41.:41:41.

stable. And Nik wants to know

:41:42.:41:43.

what percentage you go I'm about 30 seconds out, but I lose

:41:44.:41:55.

most of my speed on the flat part of the course. On the steep where the

:41:56.:42:00.

races are going 90, I'll be doing 75. I'm not kidding myself, if I was

:42:01.:42:05.

to race nowadays I would be soundly beaten, these guys are much bigger,

:42:06.:42:09.

stronger, and a whole lot younger than I am. You're still doing the

:42:10.:42:14.

strike past 50. Don't use the F word. Now I am going to do is the S

:42:15.:42:20.

word, this is Christine Still shedding aged 78, congratulations.

:42:21.:42:26.

If I was still doing that Hanan Khan at that age, I'd be pushing. This

:42:27.:42:36.

proves it can breathes life into anybody. I think that is the

:42:37.:42:37.

schnapps. Now we couldn't have a programme

:42:38.:42:42.

entirely devoted to racing without sneaking in a little

:42:43.:42:45.

bit of snowboarding. If you ever wondered

:42:46.:42:47.

how good the pros were, check out what Arthur Longo's done

:42:48.:42:49.

on the relatively tame Just goes to show you don't have

:42:50.:42:51.

to be in huge back country terrain or a super park to shoot

:42:52.:42:56.

beautiful video parts. To watch the whole clip, you can,

:42:57.:43:08.

it's called euphoria. Keep sending your questions,

:43:09.:43:14.

videos and pictures in. I'm afraid that's

:43:15.:43:16.

all we have time for. And after indulging in Alpine this

:43:17.:43:20.

week, next week we have something we're in Innsbruck for the Air

:43:21.:43:23.

and Style big air competition. It'll be loud, and the riders

:43:24.:43:31.

will be going large, in the battle Tom Jones, obviously.

:43:32.:43:34.

Winston Churchill.

:43:35.:44:15.

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