Kitzbuhel Ski Sunday

For generations and generations, ski racing fans have been making

the pilgrimage to Kitzbuehel, to watch their heroes compete

for the most prestigious title on the World Cup circuit.

It's something of a pilgrimage for the racers too - skiing

the Hahnenkham is an honour, but it's tinged with

The Streif is a course to survive first.

we have highlights of the women's downhill from Cortina.

And Jenny Jones has been to meet Jamie Anderson,

the girl who beat her to Olympic gold in Sochi.

At the tender age of 25, Jamie's a snowboarding veteran,

a legend in the sport, and someone who has always done

How do you cope with the pressure? Music. What was was playing? Naz!

The song is I know I can. I'm all motivated and I get dropped in. It

was so good. Everything came together.

Last week Gra went to meet Kjetil Jansrud, the Norwegian

who won here in Kitzbuehel last year, and went on to take

From ten years old you heard about the legends and watched it on TV and

saw the crashes. I never forget my first time. The first time is always

the most scary thing you can do. That is just about finishing and

you're on the start and finding for the winds and racing compared to

just racing it is two different sports. The risk-taking is huge.

Jansrud leads. What would it mean to win in Kitzbuhel last year? From the

moment you cross the finish line until you go to bed, it is basically

mad. The race has made a lot of legends. Winning it leaves you

breathless for a second. Last year when you won in Kitzbuhel Aksel was

cheering you on. How does that relationship work? It is not a new

situation. He has been a fast skier for many years. I haven't been as

fast as him. Last year I was winning race after race, this year he has

been winning race after race. Svindal is out to prove that he is

No 1. Ripping it up. From the start to the finish you're thinking about

yourself. Our policy is when we're not skiing from start to finish, we

are a team and a small team, like now, how it works we have the same

skis, so we can switch around. Which is abnormal. And if I ski before him

I go on the radio and tell him how the course was. If I give the report

one day I get it the next day. This a why we are a small team that has

been performing good. You don't argue at all? For all. Arguing,

fighting, all small things. But you fight over small things. Everybody

has to let out some steam sometimes in a team. It is normal. We can

discuss everything from like politics to like small things that

are just, you can have an argument and then you're done. But you're

not... You can't let it go to say I don't like you as a person. So we

have got to split. That is not good. I think also a big part of it is...

Like putting your ego away at certain times. Because almost

everyone, an athlete, has a big athlete. I have accepted being the

No 2, which I think is OK. You get what you deserve in sport. It is

more cool to win than get second. I have to make sure I give him the

competition he deserves. Jansrud seems pretty relaxed

about playing second fiddle to Aksel Dare I say you were in his position

at times when you were racing Do you think he's being genuine

there or might he be raging inside? I think he is being genuine.

Although racing is an individual sport, if your team mates are doing

well, it is confirmation that the programme you have been on is

working. Let's get down to form. Svindal is the man to beat. But he

has never won here. Can he do it today? He didn't train particularly

well. But he is on amazing form. There is a lot of guys going for him

here. I went with the Italians last week and I think they're going to be

strong. Inner hopper had a brilliant ride. There is an added layer. The

racers are distracted, we have Formula One cars at the top. You

have Arnold Schwarzenegger in the stands. It is easy to ignore the

other stuff, but the main motivation is achieving ski racing immortality.

But for those not up to the test, the course will chew them up and

spit them out. Who who get Nair name etched on a gondola and tame this

beast of a piste. He is in trouble. He has got it

wrong. He has got it. Win here and it makes you a legend.

As the race nears, there's a tension around the start hut

because the racers know they're facing their most difficult,

At the grand old age of 50, let's hope experience is his friend

as he prepares to trouble the Streif once again.

We had some new snow and fog this morning, but the skies have cleared.

We are left with a head wind on the top of the mountain and we have had

to move the start. As you go over this jump with wind under your ski

tips, you would fly way too far. It is the compression, picking up speed

again. This is the big 180 turn. You have to keep a high line. Change in

the air and down. That is the fence. Down on that left ski. Oh! And on to

the flat. With the new snow that's fallen, you have got to get into

good gliding position and let your skis wash across the snow. Now, we

are approaching the toughest part of down hill. The Hausberg. Important

to sit up high and get a good line off the jump. Over the jump into the

compression. And then hard on that ski to get a high line. Over the

bumps. It is rough there. Really rough. Absolutely flying. Over the

finish jump. Good flight. Tucking into the line. That is a real test

and skiing into the finish in front of all of these fans is such an

incredible feeling. Time too hand you over to your commentator for the

race Matt Chilton. COMMENTATOR: The trains have been carrying thousands

of spectators. There is nowhere like Kitzbuhel. An epic battle of man

versus mountain. Kilde just out from the start. It is normally a steep

jump. It is a steep start as he comes swinging through one of the

toughest turns in World Cup racing, the turn. He is inside the line.

Kilde coming to the end of this section. In good shape. We pick him

up at the Hausbergkanter. Good flight, good landing. He just what

has to stay on his feet and he will lead. Kilde with 1.53.59 leads the

way. Kilde with a good run. But not so clean on the top of the course.

It is really bump there. You have got a big hit as he switched his

edges to dive down the steep slope. Janka, in the last nine or ten years

the Swiss have had more success than the Austrians. Janka has been out

the Swiss have had more success than seasons. Showing signs of some of

his brilliant best in the last three or four weeks. He is up at the first

intermediate. Through the exit and in good shape. Janka 112 kilometres

an hour. That is about 70mph. It has been green all the way for Janka.

Just under half a second in front and intermediate No 4. Down to 0.28

at No 5 as he comes into famous Hausbergkanter now. Has to take it

on an angle. He lands cleanly. He is getting thrown around on to the big,

bumpy traverse. Skis barely touching the snow as he makes that last turn.

One final jump to go, 134 through the speed gun. He will lead for

Switzerland. He has got it by more than half a second. Pulling it out

of the bag on the Streif. He was good on the top of the course, using

his technical ability to generate speed. He carried that speed well in

the mid section and then finally nailed that traverse. It had the

high line and he was able to dive down and carry speed to the finish.

The Americans racing in memory of Bill Johnson, the champion who

passed away last week. He is one of the more experienced athletes and

knows the course well. That is key in Kitzbuhel.

Nyman has taken a nice Highline. Nothing wrong with this so far.

Three 10th of a second in front. Nothing wrong with this so far.

has gone half a second up. Good from Nyman. Can he hang onto that? Nyman

touches the hands down and props himself back up again. That has

shaken his confidence. He spins out having been half a second and front.

Feuz attacks the top of the Streif. Before entering the carousel. Years

behind his team-mate Janka at the first intermediate. Nice line. He is

the quickest man on the mountain. That equates to more than 70 mph. He

is flying. Switzerland could post first and second fastest times. That

might silence the Austrians here. Feuz sets himself up. As to fly

long. Make the landing soft. Stand won the right ski to set up for the

Traverse. He gets thrown around by the ambulation is. It could be won,

two first Rosalind. -- for Switzerland. Switzerland first and

second. Feuz made a bit of a mistake at the top of the chorus. He managed

to carry good speed out onto the flat and I think what might have

happened as the headwind at the start of this race seems that have

dropped so Feuz was able to pick up a lot of speed in the mid part of

the costs and able to hold on to keep the lead in the finish. Clarey

is very delicate on his edges at keep the lead in the finish. Clarey

times. On his best form. He keep the lead in the finish. Clarey

started positively. The French off the back of the clean sweep in the

Alpine combined. The last time they had equalling sweep was back in the

70s. The French are on good form. High in confidence.

Struggling for control but it is a decent high line. Higher than just

about anybody else. It is close. He is third. That

equates to 12 metres. Feuz hangs on. The ground drops away beneath him.

That is a really decent start for the Italian. A good journey man on

the World Cup. He has the Italian. A good journey man on

experience racing in Kitzbuhel. He knows this track as well as anybody.

He is the fastest through the speed trap at the top. More than 71 mph.

Fill is flying on the Streif. Fill is quicker than the leader Feuz. Can

he get the line right on the approach? It has to be smooth and

clean. Nice and relaxed. The take-off is good. The landing is

good enough. As to find a clean Highline. It is good.

He takes first. Fill leads the way for Italy.

Fill for Italy.

Swiss. I thought he had dropped a fraction also Michael at that lost

on some speed but he was able to carry on and carry that down

on some speed but he was able to finish. Brilliant from the Italians.

Reichelt enjoys the whole weekend and soaks up the adulation. He stays

pretty relaxed and child throughout. Nothing relaxed and chilled about

this. Reichelt got on his heels. Reichelt still travelling nicely.

Nothing wrong with this descent so far. The time has moved against him

so he cannot afford anymore mistakes. He has to be high on

landing of the counter and into the big Traverse. He is going to have to

be brave. That is horrible. A horrible crash.

We will keep our fingers crossed. He almost head-butted the snow. He just

had to wait as he hit the safety netting at high speed.

There was a harsh as that was a spectacular crash. The worst place

to go down on this course. If you overload going into the compression

and get catapulted out you almost accelerate into the net.

Reichelt is on his feet. Svindal the winner in Lake Louise.

And last weekend. He has never conquered Kitzbuhel. A bit of a

scrappy start. Getting bounced around. He looks to be travelling

nicely. Further down the hill. Before the

business end of this. He has left himself work to do on the bottom

part of the course. He is trailing by 2200th of a second.

-- 22 hundredths. The Streif does not have any respect

for your world ranking or your ability. If you get it wrong in that

spot going into the compression it goes horribly wrong. This year it is

particularly tough. It has taken out Svindal and Reichelt.

What a start for Jansrud. He has tasted success in Kitzbuhel before.

He was the winner here 12 months ago on a shortened course.

He has got exactly the same time as Svindal, who came a cropper. Jansrud

has lost a huge chunk of time. His quest to win Kitzbuhel for the

second-year in succession has faded away. He has stayed on his feet,

which is more than many. He is on his way towards the finish. It will

be a case of making up the numbers. That helicopter shot gives you a

great impression of the velocity of these downhill skiers.

The mental side of things, knowing his team-mate and friend Svindal had

crashed out and still having to perform, and secondly because of the

long delays to Reichelt and Svindal it has started to snow and that has

slowed the track down and that made a difference.

Gisin has made a decent start. He posted some decent results in

training midweek. He does not have the best visibility. He has got good

information from his team-mate who is currently in second and third.

Just over half a second behind Fill. So many have encountered problems

and danger just after landing. Gisin landlord than most. That gives him

the opportunity to set up for the traverse. He is getting chucked

around all over the place. He has come through unscathed. Can he make

the top five? Yes. Remarkable result.

Great run from Gisin. The snow has stopped. It might be clearing up

again. Mack, it Fill might start to get nervous. The Swiss have three in

the top five. A good day for Switzerland but not the Austrians,

their rivals. The first skier on the Streif tumbled across the line.

There would be no cushioning the blow for the home fans.

The best of the finished seventh. He was the last race to tackle the

mountain after the referee decided the increasingly flat light posed a

serious risk to the remaining athletes. Almost eight years after

his last downhill victory, Fill was crowned the champion of Kitzbuhel.

What has made the difference for you? I do not know. Maybe I am

married this year. It is a great season for me. This was my goal.

Always a difficult one. High dramatic with the crashes and really

tough. The first podium it is perfect for the whole Swiss team. I

am happy. It was confirmed on Saturday that

Aksel Svindal suffered a season-ending injury

Aksel Svindal suffered a between eight and nine months.

As the dust settles, the women have been racing in Cortina and we have

the best of the action from the down hill in Italy. Cortina is one of the

most picturesque stops on the circuit. But it is tough. The course

has one of the stiffest tests on the calendar. The winner will be crowned

the Queen of speed. This American is dominating and needs one more

victory to break the all time record for World Cup down hill wins and

this could be the perfect place to do it. Vonn has won nine World Cup

races here. Could anyone challenge Lindsey for the crown here in

Cortina? The sun was shining and the wind was swirling. But he took the

lead and set the time to beat. The wind blew harder and the race was

interrupted. Vonn had more time to contemplate what she wanted to

achieve. But finally the moment had arrived. COMMENTATOR: Can she write

another chapter in her remarkable clear here on a piste that she

loves, a piste that she was fastest on in the two training runs. Vonn

hard on that right ski. Keeps the tuck position, uses the hips to make

the turn. Some of the speeds. But look at the time eight tenth faster

than our current leader. Vonn looking to continue her love affair

with this resort. 1.16 now the gap. 12 years ago as a 19-year-old she

scored her first podium here. That is the first error from Vonn and she

is very wide there. What does the clock say? The clock says she is

1.33 in front of the leader. She will want to lay down as quick a

time as possible here to try and get this record off the final jump. It

will be smashed by over a second. Lindsey Vonn leads here in Cortina.

With the World Cup leader still to race, it wasn't time to dust off the

crown yet. I Gut has more speed at this point. While nay came close,

neither could match the American's speed. How does it feel? The most

successful female down hill skier in history. It is pretty awesome. The

more people talk about the records, the harder it is to break them. I

try to stay focussed on my skiing. It was tricky, the wind was going

back forth. I'm happy that I was able to come away with another win

and another record. If you want to see more of the women's down hill

ski Sunday extra is on iPlayer and this live coverage on Tuesday.

Lynsey Vonn recorded her second win earlier today. In Kitzbuhel the

British ski Serce failed to finish. Kristoffersen took victory from the

home favourite. Elsewhere Sasha Han won the free ride world tour in

Andorra. On Friday Bill Johnson lost his long battle with illness at 55.

He was the first American man to win the Olympic down hill in 84. It is a

packed calendar at this time of year and also in free style and snowboard

with the X games around the corner. Ed has been to Switzerland to watch

the events. The largest half pipe welcomed the riders on Friday and

the men's and women's competitions were up to expectations. Can he put

it down? Oh, my goodness. The home favourite also made it on to the

podium. In the women's final, Gold secured victory. The American's

trick difficulty was a class above. What a run. That is unbeatable.

Australian's Bright took second. The Canadians locked out the top five

spots. Billy Morgan finished tenth. Jamie

Anderson took a win with an exhibition of clean riding. Jamie

Anderson is untouchable. If you want to see more

of slopestyle and halfpipe events from Laax, both finals

are on the iPlayer. Jenny Jones spent

the week with Team GB. We'll bring you a unique,

behind the scenes feature in next Jenny has also been spending time

out of competition with American She's the Olympic slopestyle

champion, has four Games golds In her 12 years of competitive

snowboarding, Jamie has won everything there is to win,

and she's only 25. Snowboarding never stops

progressing, to stay at the top for any length of time is really tough.

I had just started compete and there was this young American, mature

beyond her years - all 15 of them. Now she has won everything and is

still pushing the boundaries of women's snowboarding. You would

think she is would be a serious character, but what is unique about

her is her free-spirited nature. Hi. I want to know what it was like the

first time you got your snowboard. Well I was nine and my two older

sisters snowboarded and they got hand-me-downs from another friend.

The first day on the mountain was a little tough and wobbly. As soon as

I made the connection and felt the mountain under me and being able to

carve and ride, I just fell in love with it. When I was 13 I did an X

Games qualifier and made it. I was seeing all the big pros and I was so

star struck and then two years later I got to compete in slopestyle and

got a bronze medal. So then it was kicking off? Yes I remember

thinking, I was a Little Rock star and being a bit out there and

just... Like oh my gosh, this is fame. You have won all these medals

and then suddenly the Olympics. Jamie Anderson, the Queen of

slopestyle. She has won everything there is to win. What is missing

from her trophy cabinet at the moment is probably only an Olympic

medal. You went in as the favourite. No pressure. The pressure was

unbearable at times. I have always been laid back and easy going. But

there is definitely something about that event and the whole world

coming together. A huge moment in Jamie Anderson's career. Trying to

settle herself, settle the nerves. How do you cope with the pressure.

Music. What music, what was playing? Naz. The song is I Know I Can and

I'm all motivated and it was so good. Everything came together.

Looking very tidy. Backside five. Massive. Oh! This is great. That was

the slow motion when I landed. I didn't care if I won, I was just, I

am so happy. Jamie Anderson a master class. Then you're like... Oh, I

have won the first gold medal in slopestyle. How did that feel? That

was insane. Insane. And you were there and I remember coming back. I

think I did a little dance. You did. When I was a kid I never naught

thought I would be an Olympician. Now I'm inspired to help kids. You

are a role model, do you feel that? A little bit. People ask me why do

you want to keep doing it, you have won everything. Sometimes, I think

why not step back, but it's like no way, I want to keep doing it. Would

you like to be at the next Olympics. Well yes, I really kind of do want

to go back and win again. If I'm healthy and strong and still living

it. There is a new event big air. Will you do that? Yeah for sure. I

may have to learn some double cords. But I'm down. I don't know. I think

I like being scared a bit. I think it is just a matter of believing,

tapping into my power and doing what feels great. I hope to see you at

the next Olympics. C Gosh I hope you're there as well. Come on you're

my favourite. Before we go, it's time

for Ski Social and we're Cami Cameron wants to know

if you get a practice run before You get a course inspection and you

slide down slowly and I will chat to the coaches and they will point out

the smoothest line. I start my camera run 15 minutes before the

race. In front of the spectators. Because the races are separated by

hundredths of seconds, how far this a. That is 120 kilometres an hour,

divided by 60 to get minutes and then divide by 60 again, times by a

thousand, that is 33 metres a second. That is 33 centimetres and

that is why the racers will reach for the finish line. Check out

Graham. Final question comes from Peter. He is taking his family

skiing for the first time and wants tips on how to get his kids to enjoy

it. If they're beginners, don't mess around, th put them in ski school.

That first few days is frustrating. If you do-it-yourself it will end in

tears. It doesn't mat ert where you start, the main thing is to enjoy it

like this. Superb skills from Harry and Tom. And six-year-old Max must

have watched my carving tips. Keep sending in your photographs and

video and questions and we will feature the best on the show. This a

all we have time for. But join us next week for the madness that is t

night slalom. A Calderon of noise from 50,000 fans who may have had a

couple of liveners! See you next week. The biggest sla lom of them

all. The night race. Nothing quite like it.