:00:53. > :01:00.Hello, and welcome to the programme, we are in St Moritz, where the
:01:01. > :01:04.Alpine skiing World Championships reaches its conclusion with the
:01:05. > :01:11.men's slalom. For the first time in a long time, we have a British skier
:01:12. > :01:16.with medal contention. Being a British ski racer feels like you are
:01:17. > :01:21.an out-of-town and you have walked into someone's local! The Swiss, the
:01:22. > :01:28.Austrians, the French, they look at you funny, you are a novelty to
:01:29. > :01:37.them. I've heard it before, so many times... " how can you be a ski
:01:38. > :01:43.racer on Alpine mountain is without any mountains in your country?"
:01:44. > :01:46.It breeds resilience, fight or flight! If you don't believe in
:01:47. > :02:03.yourself, no one else will! And there's nothing more satisfying
:02:04. > :02:17.than proving everyone wrong! COMMENTATOR: The day it all came
:02:18. > :02:19.right for Great Britain! COMMENTATOR: Alan Baxter wins the
:02:20. > :02:27.Olympic slalom bronze medal! COMMENTATOR: My goodness me, have we
:02:28. > :02:37.ever seen anything like that! It's no longer a novelty, Dave
:02:38. > :02:42.Ryding has earned the right to be taken seriously, and it will be no
:02:43. > :02:52.surprise to anyone if he places on the podium today. Of course, it's
:02:53. > :02:57.not just the British interest to look forward to, the two
:02:58. > :03:02.heavyweights of slalom, are set to do battle again, and it promises to
:03:03. > :03:05.be a stunning race between Henrik Kristoffersen and Marcel Hirscher.
:03:06. > :03:09.We will have a full round-up, and Jenny Jones has been meeting a young
:03:10. > :03:14.man doing his bit to prove that skiing and snowboarding is for
:03:15. > :03:17.everyone. No matter who you are or where you're from. I didn't know who
:03:18. > :03:21.I was, I was following the crowd, I wanted to find out who I was, I
:03:22. > :03:26.didn't know who I was, until I started skiing, I didn't have a
:03:27. > :03:28.clue. First, the men's slalom from the championship, we have been
:03:29. > :03:32.talking about Dave Ryding for a while but if we are honest, his
:03:33. > :03:37.progression has been even quicker than we expected. As he taken the
:03:38. > :03:48.European establishment by surprise? Graham went to take a closer look.
:03:49. > :03:50.-- has he taken. When Dave Ryding took his wealth World Cup podium,
:03:51. > :03:57.just a few weeks ago, the world of Alpine skiing took notice. It was
:03:58. > :04:03.not really a surprise, during the season he did very well. It was a
:04:04. > :04:11.surprise in your country rather than outside, he has the abilities.
:04:12. > :04:14.Austrian second, Dave Ryding, third, Russia, fourth, nobly would have
:04:15. > :04:20.thought that you could have a British guy and a Russian on the
:04:21. > :04:24.podium. But for me, it was very important for skiing. A change in
:04:25. > :04:31.Alpine skiing, not only big teams succeed also small team succeed with
:04:32. > :04:36.stop one-man team, one woman teams. The champion of the world. Dave
:04:37. > :04:39.Ryding's technique has caught the eye of Olympic gold medallist
:04:40. > :04:48.Bernard rootsy, he has been talking him up on Swiss television. Watch
:04:49. > :04:52.this guy, incredible how he skis, nobly else is so clean from the
:04:53. > :04:57.beginning until the end, without any mistakes, without any problems. He
:04:58. > :05:06.knows that by skiing down clean like he did so many times, he will be
:05:07. > :05:13.third. There is two who can go faster. If something happens, from
:05:14. > :05:16.Henrik Kristoffersen, from Marcel Hirscher, if they have problems,
:05:17. > :05:20.then he could be the world champion and he would be the greatest, in my
:05:21. > :05:32.opinion. I have come to the top of the mountain, to meet a man who
:05:33. > :05:40.knows a thing or two about slalom. COMMENTATOR: Gold medallist, Ingemar
:05:41. > :05:44.Stenmark of Sweden. I like his technique, I think that he can go
:05:45. > :05:48.even faster. He's never on the edge. He grew up racing on a dry slope,
:05:49. > :05:54.you came to the British artificial Championships. I was in Gloucester,
:05:55. > :06:01.but I did not race, I was scared of falling on the plastic! LAUGHTER
:06:02. > :06:05.What can we expect from Dave Ryding in the Olympics next year? I don't
:06:06. > :06:10.want to put too much pressure on him, but he can win... But, slalom
:06:11. > :06:17.is... It is difficult. There are many skiers who can win. A small
:06:18. > :06:21.mistake and then you are out. And this man knows what it is like to
:06:22. > :06:25.stand on top of the limping podium, Dave Ryding's recent form, along
:06:26. > :06:31.with his unconventional route to success, has earned the respect of
:06:32. > :06:36.the Swede. I have never tried a dry slope, that makes it even more
:06:37. > :06:41.impressive. He is going to be a dangerous contender for Olympic gold
:06:42. > :06:45.medal, so, staging. -- and the respect of the Norwegian. Consistent
:06:46. > :06:50.improvement over the last couple of years has shown that he is working
:06:51. > :06:53.hard, use very talented. All about progression, he won the Europa cup
:06:54. > :06:59.title four years ago, then the World Cup, scored a top 30, then top 15s,
:07:00. > :07:04.this season, he has blazed on the podium, if that continues, he is a
:07:05. > :07:10.definite medal prospect for a year's time. Back to today's racing, not
:07:11. > :07:13.just about day, a couple of other favourites. Henrik Kristoffersen and
:07:14. > :07:17.Marcel Hirscher, although anything can happen in slalom, Kristofferson
:07:18. > :07:21.crashed out in Kitzbuhel, where David had his great result, and
:07:22. > :07:26.Marcel Hirscher feels a lot of pressure in the World Championships.
:07:27. > :07:31.Alexander Rossi Roth could be one to watch out for. The Swiss have
:07:32. > :07:35.someone to cheer for, and it is an interesting background. Daniel
:07:36. > :07:39.Yuill, raced in the British Championships, Scottish parents. Can
:07:40. > :07:43.we claim in as one of our own? He signed for Switzerland, I don't know
:07:44. > :07:48.why, maybe something to do with... Hundreds of coaches, videos, the
:07:49. > :07:53.cars, the sponsors, the cheese...? The cheese alone would have done it
:07:54. > :07:57.for me! -- physios. The battle for the World Championships is about to
:07:58. > :08:01.begin, Matt has the best of the action from round one. On a course
:08:02. > :08:04.set by the Norwegian coach, everything looked set for Henrik
:08:05. > :08:09.Kristoffersen to lay down an early marker in round one. Skiing from bid
:08:10. > :08:14.three, he took the lead, but any convincing one, which did not last
:08:15. > :08:18.for long. Britain's Dave Ryding followed the Norwegian down and lay
:08:19. > :08:23.down a blistering run. -- but it was an unconvincing one. He took first
:08:24. > :08:26.position. Dave Ryding was justifiably satisfied with his
:08:27. > :08:30.morning 's work but the race lead would change hands again before
:08:31. > :08:34.long, slalom buzz number one this year, Marcel Hirscher, skiing in
:08:35. > :08:37.immaculate run, taking the lead by over half a second, followed into
:08:38. > :08:43.second and third by his Austrian team-mate, Marco Schwarz, and
:08:44. > :08:48.Michael Matt. Slalom Prodigy Manuel Feller was in seventh, Austrians are
:08:49. > :08:54.in a dominant position ahead of the second run. Matias Hagens skiing
:08:55. > :08:58.well, to take fifth place, and Russia's Alexander Khoroshilov is in
:08:59. > :09:02.charge of the top three, but is eight, going into round two. Lower
:09:03. > :09:06.down the field, the Swiss number one Daniel Yuill went 11, beaten by his
:09:07. > :09:10.team-mate, who finished ninth. Germany are without a medal from
:09:11. > :09:16.these championships, that run does not look set to end, with Felix
:09:17. > :09:20.Neureuther propping up the top ten. French racer Aleksei pans along
:09:21. > :09:24.would have been considered a prerace contender but failed to make it to
:09:25. > :09:30.the finish, he made it further than Sebastien Hummer not the ideal way
:09:31. > :09:35.to lead the World Championships. -- leave. All to play for, the top of
:09:36. > :09:39.the field is tightly packed, only a second is covering the fastest 14.
:09:40. > :09:43.-- Alexis Pinturault. Dave Ryding is handily placed in fourth, hoping to
:09:44. > :09:47.break the Austrian stranglehold on the podium positions, and secure a
:09:48. > :10:01.historic World Championship medal. Andre Myhrer, this is M has spent
:10:02. > :10:04.a chunk of the season with injury. Let's see what he can produce,
:10:05. > :10:10.Olympic bronze medallist in Whistler, in 2010, high arm, boxing
:10:11. > :10:15.the spring-loaded gates out of the way, effective technique, adding to
:10:16. > :10:23.his lead, by nearly half a second now. Jumping ever so slightly on the
:10:24. > :10:29.steep part of the course. Unusual technique. Dropping the inside hand,
:10:30. > :10:34.touching the slalom, picking it right back up, to hit the gate away,
:10:35. > :10:38.sometimes that increases the rotation on his hips, difficult to
:10:39. > :10:44.control the lower part of the body. He has only one hundredth in
:10:45. > :10:50.reserve, forcing his way across the line. And gets it, asked finish from
:10:51. > :10:54.Andre Moorer. The Swedes takes the gold medal position. -- Andre
:10:55. > :10:59.Myhrer. They still have Matias Hagen to come. Good run from the Swede,
:11:00. > :11:01.you can see the high arm carriage, both hands in front, as he goes
:11:02. > :11:14.through. Stefano Gross, 14th after the first
:11:15. > :11:18.run, on his way, a little weight, because of the technical time-out,
:11:19. > :11:23.comes charging onto the flat, I wonder if he was pushing a fraction
:11:24. > :11:27.too hard, 58.2 to for Andre Myhrer, Stefano Gross has pushed a little
:11:28. > :11:31.too furiously out of the start heart. Just a little stumble in the
:11:32. > :11:36.first couple of dates and that has cost in his speed. Under the first
:11:37. > :11:40.initial flat. -- a little wait. Lovely skier to watch when he is on
:11:41. > :11:45.great form, so fluid, great upper body, lower body separation. What,
:11:46. > :11:50.does not quite have the timing today, to get the skis divide,
:11:51. > :11:55.having problems, generating the same acceleration that he normally would.
:11:56. > :11:59.It is going to be tight, Andre Myhrer leads for Sweden, Stefano
:12:00. > :12:04.Gross will push him every step of the way, and go second, three
:12:05. > :12:08.tenths, relief, path of the cheeks from Andre Myhrer, he stays in the
:12:09. > :12:16.leaders area. Stefano Gross into second for the moment. VOICEOVER:
:12:17. > :12:21.Daniel Yuill, the Swiss number one loves the hill, taking the first run
:12:22. > :12:25.before finishing 11, he skis for pleasure as well as World Cup
:12:26. > :12:33.points, and he loves a powder turn. -- Daniel Yule. Can he get his face
:12:34. > :12:37.up on the podium today? COMMENTATOR: Daniel Yule for Switzerland, 11
:12:38. > :12:40.after the first run, getting towards the fastest men after the first late
:12:41. > :12:45.this morning, and Daniel Yule, Scottish heritage, racing for
:12:46. > :12:53.Switzerland, 11 hundredths, his advantage at the split, he is out.
:12:54. > :12:57.Caught on the inside ski, could not get out of the turn. As he went into
:12:58. > :13:05.the right footed turn. Set him up on the inside ski. Daniel Yule is out.
:13:06. > :13:08.Ready to race, Felix Neureuther, popular German has half a million
:13:09. > :13:14.followers on Facebook, and fans across all ages. VOICEOVER: When not
:13:15. > :13:21.impressing with his slalom skills, new wells them with his dance moves.
:13:22. > :13:28.-- he wows them with his dance moves. Can Felix walks to victory
:13:29. > :13:32.and be dancing on the podium today? COMMENTATOR: The turn of Felix
:13:33. > :13:36.Neureuther, huge amount of pressure on his shoulders, Germany without a
:13:37. > :13:40.medal from the Championships. Felix Neureuther, tense after the first
:13:41. > :13:47.run. Sykes himself up. And off he goes. Felix Neureuther, rattling
:13:48. > :13:52.through the first U-turns, 0.36 the advantage with which he starts this
:13:53. > :13:55.second run, that remains intact will stop expect fireworks, new knows
:13:56. > :14:00.that he is in touch, a good run could move him up into medal
:14:01. > :14:03.contention. CO-COMMENTATOR: Great skiing, uncharacteristic mistakes on
:14:04. > :14:07.this part of the cause in the first run but that's good, the German
:14:08. > :14:14.absolutely flying in the second run. Silver medallist in 2013, took the
:14:15. > :14:19.bronze in Beaver Creek, two years ago, is it still... It is! Up a
:14:20. > :14:25.second, that is the advantage that Felix Neureuther brings with him,
:14:26. > :14:30.into these final U-turns on the flat, skiing for gold medal position
:14:31. > :14:35.for Germany, and gets there, by 17 hundredths of a second. Felix
:14:36. > :14:40.Neureuther, lost a fraction of his lead in the very last section of the
:14:41. > :14:44.course, almost ran out of steam ever so slightly, but that could be good
:14:45. > :14:50.enough to put him on the podium. So tight from here until second place
:14:51. > :14:53.and then, the four tenths of a second lead for Marcel Hirscher.
:14:54. > :15:00.Last of the Swiss now, Ramon Sennheiser and, ninth after the
:15:01. > :15:07.first run. With bid number 23, remarkable first run for the Swiss,
:15:08. > :15:13.tall and lanky, deceptively quick... -- Ramon Zenhausern. Standing little
:15:14. > :15:17.backwards on his skis, extraordinary start, but he has more than doubled
:15:18. > :15:23.his lead coming into the state. Not the skier that you necessarily want
:15:24. > :15:29.to watch if you are a young racer! His technique is kind of his own,
:15:30. > :15:34.shall we say. Late there, that has got to have cost and time. He has
:15:35. > :15:41.played eight of his nine lives, he will not be challenging for a medal
:15:42. > :15:42.now. Gives it up, how frustrating. Holds his hands very low, there is
:15:43. > :15:53.the straddle, he has to stop. VOICEOVER: In the start, Alexander
:15:54. > :15:56.Khoroshilov, the Russian enjoying another consistent season on the
:15:57. > :16:00.World Cup, training with Dave Ryding of Britain. He celebrated his 33rd
:16:01. > :16:04.birthday this week, his team-mate vulnerable dented him with a special
:16:05. > :16:08.week as a present... Will he have the skills to pay the bills today,
:16:09. > :16:14.or will he be left tearing his hair out in St Moritz? -- special wig.
:16:15. > :16:24.Next to go, Alexander Khoroshilov of Russia. Training partner of Dave
:16:25. > :16:33.Ryding. He is storming through these first few turns on the flat. That's
:16:34. > :16:38.a furious start from Khoroshilov. His lead is maintained as he hits
:16:39. > :16:42.the steep now. He is high on the racing line. Letting the skis run
:16:43. > :16:49.and carrying the speed out onto this little flat section. Just lost a few
:16:50. > :16:55.tenths of a second. The 33-year-old Russian. Good results this season.
:16:56. > :17:05.Finish third in the race in which Dave Ryding finished second. He's
:17:06. > :17:12.got a little bit of work to do here. Heat charges the last few turns and
:17:13. > :17:21.goes second. The Russian coach is happy with that and Khoroshilov is
:17:22. > :17:28.into silver now. There is Dave Ryding, keeping his boots cold.
:17:29. > :17:38.Seven men left to race. Manuel Feller is next. Feller, on his way.
:17:39. > :17:43.This could be interesting. A really wild technique with the upper body,
:17:44. > :17:48.lots of hip movement as well. Really interesting to see. He's using that
:17:49. > :17:52.to generate the power now. The question with Feller is, how many
:17:53. > :17:56.mistakes will he make? When he's fast Kameni is very fast, but he
:17:57. > :18:04.tends to make some mistakes on his run. That remains green, 0.20. He
:18:05. > :18:08.hasn't really made any noticeable mistakes yet. One little stumble
:18:09. > :18:11.sideways, and he is a bit more sketchy as he crosses the next
:18:12. > :18:19.intermediate and puts himself 100th of a second behind Felix Neureuther.
:18:20. > :18:26.Can Manuel Feller charge in front of Felix Neureuther here? Yes he can,
:18:27. > :18:31.by a quarter of a second. It's a gold for Austria and they have still
:18:32. > :18:38.got three men to come. Great skiing from Manuel Feller. Just one ever so
:18:39. > :18:42.slight mistake where he rotated just before the third intermediate, but
:18:43. > :18:45.what a technique. Skis quite close together and produces this rotation
:18:46. > :18:50.with his upper body, but his lower body has to cancel that rotation
:18:51. > :18:54.out, so there is a lot of twisting movement trying to separate what his
:18:55. > :19:01.legs are doing from what his arms are doing, which is springing around
:19:02. > :19:05.and flailing at the gates. In the start-up is Henrik Kristoffersen.
:19:06. > :19:09.The Norwegian is breaking ski racing records left right and centre and is
:19:10. > :19:15.a start back home, being nominated for awards and appearing on TV
:19:16. > :19:21.shows. He's even design his own logo, imaginatively going with his
:19:22. > :19:25.initials. Will he be crowned WC, or world champion, today?
:19:26. > :19:31.Next to go, Henrik Kristoffersen, the incredibly talented 22-year-old
:19:32. > :19:35.Norwegian. He is off and charging. Two hundredths of a second, that's
:19:36. > :19:40.all he's got over Manuel Feller after the first run. He's not
:19:41. > :19:43.holding back anything here, Henrik Kristoffersen, as he rapidly arrives
:19:44. > :19:51.at the first intermediate, he is behind Feller by 2 cents -- two
:19:52. > :19:56.tenths of a second and he is behind Felix Neureuther -- Manuel Feller.
:19:57. > :20:01.There is more offset between the gates on the second run so it should
:20:02. > :20:04.suit him, but this course is not what the Norwegian wanted, going
:20:05. > :20:07.into the World Championships. He wants it steep and more difficult.
:20:08. > :20:15.Now he's trying to generate some speed. Fourth in the giant slalom,
:20:16. > :20:19.just missed a medal there. He has won five slalom races this season.
:20:20. > :20:24.Can he denied Manuel Feller? I don't think so. He has gone third, pushing
:20:25. > :20:31.Alexander Khoroshilov out of the medal positions. Those late turns
:20:32. > :20:35.that we saw from Kristoffersen on the speed, uncharacteristically
:20:36. > :20:42.making mistakes. Dave Ryding stepping into his skis. The biggest
:20:43. > :20:46.moment of his career coming up. Matthias Haagen steps forward, the
:20:47. > :20:50.Swede. His advantage over Manuel Feller is a tenth of a second and he
:20:51. > :20:59.is charging out of the starting heart here, a tragic year for him,
:21:00. > :21:03.he lost his wife, and extreme skier, in South America last summer in an
:21:04. > :21:10.avalanche. Just a little late as he went on to
:21:11. > :21:18.the steep and it could cost him at this next intermediate time, it
:21:19. > :21:23.hasn't! Hagen Is still good. Great run he skis with his skis very close
:21:24. > :21:30.together which allows him to take a tight line. He's giving this
:21:31. > :21:37.absolutely everything he's got, and he's out! Just on that final little
:21:38. > :21:47.roller, Matthias Haagen was risking absolutely everything. No risk, no
:21:48. > :21:51.reward, in slalom. Feller leads, not a
:21:52. > :21:58.-- Felix Neureuther in seconds. It's time for the rocket man, Dave
:21:59. > :22:03.Ryding, fourth after the first run, the 30-year-old, who learned to
:22:04. > :22:09.sleep acrobatic space ski on the plastic slope of Pendle in
:22:10. > :22:12.Lancashire. He had a fantastic first run. 1400s of sacking, that is the
:22:13. > :22:16.advantage he brings with him the second run over Manuel Feller.
:22:17. > :22:20.Didn't quite have the timing that he had on the first run in that flat
:22:21. > :22:24.section of the course. Timing is absolutely everything for generating
:22:25. > :22:30.the speed, and Ryding is clean but not quite as fast as the current
:22:31. > :22:35.leader, Manuel Feller, 0.26 at the moment between first and second
:22:36. > :22:41.position and Ryding is struggling here. 0.27 behind. He needs to find
:22:42. > :22:45.some acceleration, this next transition from the steep here onto
:22:46. > :22:50.the flat is Kiefer Dave Ryding. The British number one, can he get in
:22:51. > :22:57.amongst the medals? -- is key for Dave Ryding. Just didn't have the
:22:58. > :23:01.same timing and clean skiing that he had on the first run. Lost a lot of
:23:02. > :23:06.time on that first section. Normally Dave Ryding would be very good at
:23:07. > :23:15.carrying speed from the steep onto the flat. 26 to go and they are all
:23:16. > :23:20.Austrian. They are up -- six to go. We're going to have an Austrian
:23:21. > :23:27.gold. The resemblance to his brother Mario is obvious. Michael has
:23:28. > :23:30.stepped it up this year with some spec -- some sensational slalom
:23:31. > :23:36.skiing in the first run this year. Michael Matt is in contention. Mario
:23:37. > :23:39.Matt was one of the inventors of the new slalom technique with the skis
:23:40. > :23:45.shortened and the radius of the Skeete tight end. Stooping low, used
:23:46. > :23:49.to ski with the skis very wide apart to control the acceleration. Michael
:23:50. > :23:56.Matt now with a narrow stance but the same hunched over technique.
:23:57. > :23:59.Michael Matt trails by 11 hundredths of a second, he's managed to find a
:24:00. > :24:07.tenth between intermediate number two and split number three. He's
:24:08. > :24:14.down in sixth place and that means that Feller is guaranteed a medal,
:24:15. > :24:20.with just two to come. Feller leads the way, two Austrians to come, will
:24:21. > :24:26.the clean sweep happen for the big alpine ski racing nation now? Number
:24:27. > :24:30.ten, Marco Schwarz. Second after the first run. He brings with him a lead
:24:31. > :24:35.of a quarter of a second over team-mate Manuel Feller into this
:24:36. > :24:40.second run. Marco Schwarz at the first intermediate. His advantage
:24:41. > :24:43.has been sliced in half and just cut the turn off going on to the steep,
:24:44. > :24:50.so he didn't come on with much direction. Feet close together,
:24:51. > :25:01.controlling that upper body. Good core strength from Marco Schwarz. He
:25:02. > :25:05.might be able to claw some of the time back... It hasn't changed much
:25:06. > :25:08.but it is still red Fort Marco Schwarz and I think Manuel Feller
:25:09. > :25:14.might be dreaming of a silver medal now at least, as Marco Schwarz
:25:15. > :25:19.pushes hard for the line and goes sixth! Felix Neureuther has got a
:25:20. > :25:25.medal and Germany are off the mark, finally they get some reward and
:25:26. > :25:33.Feller can finish no worse than silver. The Austrian clean sweep
:25:34. > :25:39.will not happen. So, Feller leads and Felix Neureuther is second,
:25:40. > :25:42.Henrik Kristoffersen is on the cusp, in bronze medal decision. One man to
:25:43. > :25:52.come and it is of course the World War I, Marcel Hirscher. I fully
:25:53. > :25:56.expect Hirscher to ski 100% on this second run. He knows there is only
:25:57. > :26:03.one way to ski slalom and that is all-out attack. Which Austrian will
:26:04. > :26:09.win gold? Will it be this one or the one at the top? Of course, Hirscher
:26:10. > :26:13.doesn't drain with the rest of the Austrian team committee trains on
:26:14. > :26:17.his own. He's all they said he wants this young Austrian team to come
:26:18. > :26:21.through and start pushing him on the World Cup. They've done it today.
:26:22. > :26:24.He's moved from the leaders in close to take his position in the winner
:26:25. > :26:32.'s area. Marcel Hirscher has the lead after the first run and his
:26:33. > :26:37.advantage is 0.6 seven. Classic textbook, as predicted. Hirscher on
:26:38. > :26:43.the charge and he is already adding time to that lead. Brilliant skiing
:26:44. > :26:47.from Marcel Hirscher, so lean, so far from behind on the turns, he can
:26:48. > :26:52.generate speed and acceleration at will down the slope. Getting even
:26:53. > :26:56.better for Marcel Hirscher! You looks so calm and relaxed over his
:26:57. > :27:02.skis, it's almost like a training run for Marcel Hirscher. He's
:27:03. > :27:09.ripping it up, here. 0.70. He can still afford a mistake and go on and
:27:10. > :27:16.claim the gold. Not since 1996 when Alberto Tomba won both has anyone
:27:17. > :27:24.done the double but he has done it now, the golden double for Marcel
:27:25. > :27:28.Hirscher! He won the GS last week and now he's taken the slalom title.
:27:29. > :27:33.Absolutely brief from Marcel Hirscher. When he's on form and on
:27:34. > :27:39.fire, he is unstoppable. That second run, remember the course is cutting
:27:40. > :27:44.up with every skier down and Hirscher able to generate such power
:27:45. > :27:49.and clean turns. His great mate, Felix Neureuther, is there to
:27:50. > :27:55.congratulate him, and his team-mate Manuel Feller. He has destroyed the
:27:56. > :28:03.rest of the field today to reclaim the title he won in 2013 and to
:28:04. > :28:09.snatch his second gold, here in St Moritz. It is perfect the sun is
:28:10. > :28:13.shining, great conditions today. The skiing was as well pretty good.
:28:14. > :28:18.Austria is pretty stoked with another two on the podium. Thank you
:28:19. > :28:23.to an amazing crowd, have a nice Sunday and they safe trip home.
:28:24. > :28:31.Confirmation of victory for Marcel Hirscher, he takes the gold ahead of
:28:32. > :28:35.Manuel Feller and Felix Neureuther takes the bronze for Germany. Great
:28:36. > :28:39.Britain's Dave Ryding ultimately finished in 11th. St Moritz has seen
:28:40. > :28:42.some great racing here at the World Championships and we've covered it
:28:43. > :28:45.live on the red button, but if you've missed anything, here's our
:28:46. > :28:47.Graham with a quick reminder of the best of the action.
:28:48. > :28:55.With a World Championships in town, all signs led to St Moritz, a place
:28:56. > :29:02.rich in alpine history, ready for a new chapter to be written with two
:29:03. > :29:11.weeks of racing. The festival began with the Super G and high hopes for
:29:12. > :29:17.the poster girl. She goes second! Mikel gets it by a third of a
:29:18. > :29:33.-- Nicole. Beads to gold by her Austria -- Austrian rival, ouch.
:29:34. > :29:46.The 21st-century reincarnation of the crazy pair upset the form books.
:29:47. > :29:52.The victory was not a complete surprise but these shock bronze left
:29:53. > :29:55.St Moritz reverberating, much like the crash barriers in the finishing
:29:56. > :30:00.area! COMMENTATOR: Brilliant. The
:30:01. > :30:05.championships were up and running and all signs pointed towards more
:30:06. > :30:10.great racing to come. Up next, the Alpine combined, downhill and
:30:11. > :30:14.slalom, to crown the world's best all-rounder. Fears that the Swiss
:30:15. > :30:18.challenge was ending intensified with this season-ending injury. The
:30:19. > :30:25.home nation weren't feeling sorry for themselves for long. Wendy is
:30:26. > :30:30.the combined champion of the world! Switzerland have their first gold.
:30:31. > :30:38.Further home success followed in the men's race. Switzerland have two
:30:39. > :30:44.more medals. Luca is the world combined champion. The Swiss were on
:30:45. > :30:50.a roll. Could they maintain the momentum in the blue-ribbon events?
:30:51. > :30:54.The signs were looking good for the man who won here last year and had
:30:55. > :30:58.the luxury of behind closed doors practice runs before the
:30:59. > :31:03.championships. The big man is attacking the mountain in St Moritz
:31:04. > :31:07.'s! With the stands packed to cheer him home, he didn't let them down.
:31:08. > :31:15.Tucks in and takes gold medal position! First full Switzerland.
:31:16. > :31:21.The women's downhill was a thrilling battle from start to finish. Sophia
:31:22. > :31:24.took the lead but her expression in the finish area said it all. The
:31:25. > :31:30.Italian knew she wouldn't be on top for long. Gold was living. The best
:31:31. > :31:34.downhill rider of the season leads the World Championship downhill.
:31:35. > :31:38.Lindsey von may be the greatest of all time but the Americans seemed
:31:39. > :31:43.unusually unsure of herself in St Moritz. Bronze for her and a smile,
:31:44. > :31:49.but not the middle she likes to deal in. smile, but for most, however, a
:31:50. > :31:52.medal of any colour is not to be overlooked, redemption, in giant
:31:53. > :32:05.slalom bronze, after downhill disappointment. Gold went to Tessa
:32:06. > :32:11.Worley. Austria took a 1-2, with Marcel Hirscher taking the first
:32:12. > :32:14.gold medal of this Championships and his first ever in GS. The
:32:15. > :32:20.Championships concluded as always with the slaloms, in the women's
:32:21. > :32:42.face, the signs were pointing overwhelmingly to retains
:32:43. > :32:55.title for Mikaela Shiffrin. A glut of Swiss gold, the host nations are
:32:56. > :32:58.breaking. -- the host nation celebrating. This may be the last
:32:59. > :33:03.Ski Sunday of the series but the winter sport continues on BBC Sport
:33:04. > :33:06.with Scott fridge of the skeleton bobsleigh championships, watch the
:33:07. > :33:16.men's skeleton on Friday morning on the red button, and unconnected TV.
:33:17. > :33:18.-- with skeleton bobsleigh. And the ski and snowboard world freestyle
:33:19. > :33:25.championships from Sierra, Nevada, next month, Team GB sending a strong
:33:26. > :33:33.squad and it promises to be a strong competition.
:33:34. > :33:38.We all know that skiing and snowboarding have a reputation for
:33:39. > :33:42.exclusivity, but we wanted to show you that this does not have to be
:33:43. > :33:47.the case. Jenny Jones has been out to prove it. You may not think that
:33:48. > :33:51.this is the place to come to show that snow sport is not just for the
:33:52. > :34:01.privileged and wealthy, but bear with me. I am here in Verbier, to
:34:02. > :34:04.meet a ski instructor in one of the poshest results in Europe but it
:34:05. > :34:13.could not be more different from where he was just a couple of years
:34:14. > :34:16.ago. Let's do this. It's crazy, absolute crazy, to think that three
:34:17. > :34:20.and a half years ago, I had never put skis on, had never thought about
:34:21. > :34:33.skiing before, it was not available for me. This is where I grew up.
:34:34. > :34:40.School was not great. My dad, he left us. Everything was a bit
:34:41. > :34:44.downhill. I did not know who I was so I was following the crowd, I was
:34:45. > :34:46.just trying to fit in to something, I did not know what I was fitting
:34:47. > :34:49.into, it was a bit of a strange one. # "Fix Up, Look Sharp" - Dizzee
:34:50. > :34:59.Rascal. I was wanted to show that I was the
:35:00. > :35:03.big man, I wanted to show that I was a call big person, I was just trying
:35:04. > :35:06.to find out who I was, I did not know who I was, until I started
:35:07. > :35:16.skiing I did not have a clue who I was. -- cool, big person. -- I
:35:17. > :35:23.always wanted to show that I was the big man. I got myself into a lot of
:35:24. > :35:26.trouble. When he was about 15, 16, I was worried, because I felt he
:35:27. > :35:31.didn't know where he was going. At that age, he didn't want to listen
:35:32. > :35:36.to what I had to say, because it is the age where they know best. All
:35:37. > :35:42.this is going on, then he got introduced to snow camp. Yes, he
:35:43. > :35:45.did, the way it first happened, I was watching something on TV, they
:35:46. > :35:51.were in central London, they had been doing a bit of a promotion. And
:35:52. > :35:55.I thought, wow, he would love that. The away seem to be skating. It is
:35:56. > :36:00.something I've never been able to introduce him to. We did some
:36:01. > :36:04.research, it was a weekend, I took him to the station, you were
:36:05. > :36:09.apprehensive, wasn't you. What did you think? I was going to say... We
:36:10. > :36:14.pulled up and he said, why have you put me on this, why did you even
:36:15. > :36:18.arrange this! I said, go for today, just go for today and if you don't
:36:19. > :36:24.like it, don't have to go back again but give it a go. He loved it... He
:36:25. > :36:29.said, amazing. I said, are you going back tomorrow. He said, yes, I will
:36:30. > :36:31.go back tomorrow. I never dreamt this would happen, never dreamt this
:36:32. > :36:43.would come out of this moment. So, here we are, exactly where you
:36:44. > :36:47.first started. I walked in, and the first thing I thought, it's freezing
:36:48. > :36:51.cold, actually freezing cold! To step on the snow and how slippery it
:36:52. > :36:56.was, completely out of my comfort zone! A bit daunting at first. What
:36:57. > :37:00.they do here, they are a youth charity helping underprivileged
:37:01. > :37:04.young people get into snow sport, perfect candidate, I had never seen
:37:05. > :37:08.snow, had never thought to put skis on. And then snow camp offered you
:37:09. > :37:12.an apprenticeship. That's right, the way that the scheme works, you get
:37:13. > :37:17.the work placement within the snow industry, you get to see how it
:37:18. > :37:21.works, insight into what the world is that you're going into, that for
:37:22. > :37:25.me was amazing. What doors has it opened in terms of getting out of
:37:26. > :37:27.the mountains? Through the apprenticeship I am now
:37:28. > :37:32.internationally qualified as a ski coach, working my way up. Just
:37:33. > :37:37.through that one day of saying, you know what, ma'am, maybe I'm going to
:37:38. > :37:41.go... It has completely changed my life. -- you know what, mum. Who
:37:42. > :37:45.would know that I would ever be able to come to a place like this, get on
:37:46. > :37:48.a plane, into the mountains, get straight to it. That is the point
:37:49. > :37:55.when I knew, this is the life for me. Really nice, seriously, really
:37:56. > :37:59.nice! Really smooth, really control, keep it up.
:38:00. > :38:06.That had a lot more flow. Do you think he is out of his comfort zone?
:38:07. > :38:10.People buying a lot for this ski instruction and to have a good
:38:11. > :38:15.holiday but actorly you look so relaxed, very confident, enjoying
:38:16. > :38:19.himself, you might think he was out of his comfort zone, but not. The
:38:20. > :38:23.coaching sessions? It's crazy, it's not just a different area and a
:38:24. > :38:26.different place, it's completely different people, different
:38:27. > :38:30.upbringing, background to what I have had. I have had to learn a lot
:38:31. > :38:34.about myself to interact with it. If I was the same person I was three
:38:35. > :38:38.years ago, I would not fit here, I have had to change and grow. To be
:38:39. > :38:42.here is enough, I want to swallow everything, and become the best I
:38:43. > :38:47.can be. I would love to be able to go back to my borough and give back
:38:48. > :38:51.and change summary is's life, and do what snow camp have done for me,
:38:52. > :38:56.literally given me the opportunity to be here, you know. -- Snow Camp.
:38:57. > :39:00.And build a career for myself. Look at this amazing place, and just
:39:01. > :39:05.standing here, with half the people that do come skiing every year, is
:39:06. > :39:12.amazing. On paper, I shouldn't be here, you know? What Snow Camp do is
:39:13. > :39:16.so in spiralling, both Graham and I work with them and time and again we
:39:17. > :39:20.see how the sport we love can change lives are the better. -- is
:39:21. > :39:23.inspiring. Get out there and give it a go, hundreds of slopes all over
:39:24. > :39:28.the country, it does not need to be expensive, I promise it will be fun.
:39:29. > :39:32.Time to the last ski social of the season, you have been sending in
:39:33. > :39:37.questions in abundance and Bosco is up first, wanting to know how can I
:39:38. > :39:42.reduce muscle fatigue after a day on the slopes? The classic ways are hot
:39:43. > :39:46.tub, in North America, or sauna, in the Alps, but the professionals
:39:47. > :39:52.would rather sit on an exercise bike up for up to an hour, flushing the
:39:53. > :39:55.lactic acid out. You can go classic apres ski, replacing all of the
:39:56. > :40:02.minerals that you have used during the day (!) why are there no
:40:03. > :40:06.downhill snowball braces? It is too dangerous, skis, two edges, is one
:40:07. > :40:11.of them goes, you have a safety net, on a snowboard, at close to 100 mph,
:40:12. > :40:16.if the edge gives out, you will, on the ice, and it is not pretty. There
:40:17. > :40:21.is a reason why snowboards were banned on most speed skiing tracks,
:40:22. > :40:26.too dangerous. Alice wants to know can you snowboard? Yes, I can
:40:27. > :40:30.snowboard, and I really good at it, much better at snowboarding then Ed
:40:31. > :40:34.is at skiing! That is not true, I am a brilliant skier! The reason is
:40:35. > :40:38.that snowboarding is so much easier, so much less going on, technically.
:40:39. > :40:41.It's because you want to let your hair down after you have been in the
:40:42. > :40:46.uptight alpine environment! I think there is a challenge coming on which
:40:47. > :40:52.we will settle next season. We look forward to it. You have been sending
:40:53. > :41:06.in photos all winter, and videos, there has been a mix of the good...
:41:07. > :41:21.It is fair to say, the bad... And the ugly! But I think this clip of
:41:22. > :41:30.little Mika sums up most of your sentiments. Skiing! Skiing! Can't
:41:31. > :41:34.wait until he has snowboarding in his vocabulary! As much as we agree
:41:35. > :41:41.with Mika, it is always good to leave your audience wanting more, we
:41:42. > :41:45.will be reaching fever pitch before the unpicked. We will close the show
:41:46. > :41:48.with a view of the best bits from the winter, and last week we asked
:41:49. > :41:53.your suggestions for a track to accompany this, we got a blend of
:41:54. > :42:04.old and new. One of your favourites was human by Rag'n'Bone Man, but we
:42:05. > :42:09.have heard a lot about recently, so we have gone for something a little
:42:10. > :42:27.bit different. Enjoy your spring, we will see you next year.
:42:28. > :42:32.COMMENTATOR: It is immense, it is immense!
:42:33. > :42:44.# "Way Down We Go" - Kaleo Throws you in at the deep end, absolutely
:42:45. > :42:48.incredible feeling! COMMENTATOR: He made that look ridiculously easy!
:42:49. > :43:01.Oh, yeah, she has still got it! Feels good, has definitely boosted
:43:02. > :43:06.my confidence. COMMENTATOR: No, she's down! She's in trouble! The
:43:07. > :43:11.thing with powder to remember, it's much harder to get hurt! Release
:43:12. > :43:19.your fear! Are you all right? LAUGHTER
:43:20. > :43:26.Kristofferson is king of the hill! Can Lindsey Vonn win? Yes, she can!
:43:27. > :43:37.Lindsey Vonn leads the way! Ridiculously good. Amazing strength
:43:38. > :43:41.and likeness on his skis. -- lightness.
:43:42. > :43:53.Sensational! Dave Ryding has made skiing history!
:43:54. > :44:00.For me, it was not possible to live without this passion, this sport.