h.harb wrote:My evaluation is Marcel is struggling with his set up again like Shiffrin was, with Atomic product. He's playing with it run to run, and it's just not right. Atomic skis are harsh and they hold too much and are to stiff on grippy snow. It doesn't help that his boots are also over canted with the cuffs. You can see it in Marcel's skiing and he knows it. He's hard and late on his skis, his stance is too wide; wider than I have ever seen it. That is a true indicator that the is forcing his skis to get over to angles. If you watch Chritofferson his set up is mellow in comparison. When the snow is injected, frozen and really hard, Marcel can win with this set up, but on the softer surface, too much hold and grab.
h.harb wrote:
As everyone was predicting the end of Hirscher's slalom dominance and crowning a new king, Hirscher quietly stole the next world cup slalom race with a dominant second run in typical fashion. BTW. his led boot is still way off the mark, but the harder snow helps him adapt to the incorrect set up.
jbotti wrote:That second run was one for the ages. The course was almost a bump run at that point and he was hardly affected by it. Some truly unbelievable skiing. Hisrcher skied great in his second run and HK added to his lead. I agree with Hirscher, when HK skies like that no one is going to beat him. Having said that, soft snow and or grippy snow is not where Hirscher is at his best. If the next race is on ice I imagine it will be closer.
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