by DougD » Sun Oct 23, 2016 6:36 am
Thanks for the link. Lara Gut was simply dominating. Even at bib #2, it was clear her run would be tough to match... and no one did.
Many beautiful transitions... clean, lightning quick edge changes. Kept her skis gliding forward almost the entire run. The few times she lost edge grip and slid sideways were instantly controlled, very snappy pulling her feet back and getting her skis back on line. She never looked out of balance... very effective movements.
The other skiers... well... looked like they didn't belong on the same course with Gut. Defensive, off balance, rotational movements and tons of skidding.
I'm not qualified to critique WC skiing, but to me Gut's skiing looked closest to PMTS. The others... not so much.