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Skiing – JO Ski – Wind and confusion on the downhill track at the Beijing Olympics
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Skiing – JO Ski – Wind and confusion on the downhill track at the Beijing Olympics

The downhillers did not appreciate the cancellation of the last downhill training, this Saturday morning in Yanqing, after the departure of three riders. Big confusion on the speed track, Saturday morning in Yanqing. The organizers have indeed decided to cancel the third downhill training, due to the strong wind blowing, especially on the middle part of the track. Problem: the decision was taken after the passage of three riders, and not the least (Mathias Mayer, Christof Innerhofer and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde). “There was a big misunderstanding at the start, after Kilde passed, says Blaise Giezendanner. On TV we don't really realize - we know it's windy, it's windy every day - but we think it's a door that takes time to recover. And I see Beat (Feuz) who takes off his skis, who com...
Freestyle Skiing |  The Dufour-Lapointe sisters at the Olympics
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Freestyle Skiing | The Dufour-Lapointe sisters at the Olympics

The three Dufour-Lapointe sisters will once again be reunited at the Olympic Games. Justine and Chloé have officially been selected for the Canadian Olympic team in mogul skiing for the Beijing Olympics. Maxime, the eldest of the family, was already part of the delegation as a mentor. Posted at 10:28 a.m. Simon Drouin The Press If the place of Justine, the youngest gold medalist in 2014 and silver in 2018, seemed understood by virtue of her results last season, that of Chloé was much less obvious. ...