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Um... having two runs, why not do it like they do in skiing and combine the times over the two runs? That makes the consistency even more important. As for the number of events, alpine skiing had 8 giant slalom races (doubled up in certian venues) in an olympic year. 2020/21 season had 10 of them. Besides the 8 GS (and besides the olympics) there were also 10 slalom races, there were also 8 Super-G races and 11 (!) downhill races. A total of 37 races. This is just the men's schedule, women have a completely different calendar. Slalom and...

For me, the main question mark is around what this will do to the fully pinned race run effort. The most memorable DH races for me have always been the ones where one rider would lay it all on the line and "get away with it". Amaury has had a few of those, Loic too of course, those runs where you're on the edge of your seat because they are just sooo close to the limit and going just a bit faster than the fastest...will this change? The overall will favor consistency even more now, with 200 points on the...

can't compare DH to SX here. SX, if you're in a favorable position during a SX heat race, you can reduce risk and save yourself for finals by laying off b/c you're aware of your challengers' positions. same with final as the race goes on. DH racing is so short and intense, you're not aware of competitor results, so you generally have to be as close to 100% as possible to make it through a quali or now a semi. now you have a race run after that effort too. i fully believe there will be more injuries with the...

They say "broadcast" for juniors and semi finals. They only use the term "live" for the finals. I'd guess they'll show a few of the standout runs and or interesting story lines from juniors and semis rather than a live broadcast of them. Or maybe just a hastily edited summary/highlights in the intro to finals live stream. Or longer form summary afterwards like they do for ews? We'll see.

I was in the warranty department when Derby bought DB... Was lucky enough to get sent back to my old warehouse gig long enough to find my next gig... I assume you are talking about Wayne D...

Transition Smuggler, from Mtbr:

I think we now know which short cranks he's been running... https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/Hope-Introduces-155-mm-Vers…

There you go, Jesse dropping hints. Picking up a Wish.com sponsorship? Wishes he could spill the beans, but can't...because he's Forbidden to? "Your fun"....UR team with Funn components?

Schroeder, so here is the thing with HardLine. The guys at it...the format appeals to them. Bruni, Vergier, Gwi & several other World Cuppers...they are 100% DH racers in style, form and mentality. The format isn't as much of a life/death risk to the crew at this event. They have the mentality that suits the features of this track. You & I are viewing it through a different perspective. The guys at this event are the risk takers of the sport whether this event existed or not. They'd be out someplace else hunting this same rush if they weren't at...