I had a perfect setup with my skis for me. I am very satisfied. I had a great start to the season, winning the giant slalom and super-G and now the downhill. This is perfect timing. It was important to win here. It is a demanding and high-speed course and for my downhill confidence it was very important.
Quotes about skis (16 Quotes)
Usually that little kicker in the flats we have them go down, that's the starting point. That's to kind of get them mentally prepared to go through the motions of keeping the skis underneath them, getting into that in-run position, that crouch position.
I decided that instead of flailing in classic skis, I would just learn how to shoot.
I think there is a real need in the state of Colorado for a ski club that, actually, everybody involved skis. I don't mean to (call out) any other clubs, but I've been to some other club meetings where a lot of people at the meeting didn't even ski or ride. Although we have that social aspect, we are about the skiing and riding.
They represent the country. If someone says he skis wasted, yes, we will step in at some point in time and we would be concerned.
Slalom skiing is going really well so it made up for my downhill. I have a lot of confidence in my slalom. I trust my skis, trust myself and it's showing in my races. I skied aggressive in the slalom, taking chances and I was really fast so I'm happy about today.
Americans know as much about Canada as straight people do about gays. Americans arrive at the border with skis in July, and straight people think that being gay is just a phase. A very long phase.
My attitude on skis is different now. I have learned to put less pressure on myself and on the edges of my skis when I'm racing, to be keep myself more under control.
It was a lot of wind. It lifted my skis. I had no control.
No, we always had something to do because I did all the wave runners and jet skis and boats approaching the atolls and stuff like that, so you could do that without showing the actual atoll or the set that you're going towards, but detailing all those guys racing towards it.
Sam is a very strong skier. He is very experienced in terms of technique and strategy, there is not much that throws him, he never gets shook and skis with confidence.
Erin is just a solid, consistent skier. You always know what she's going to do. She skis well in all conditions. The same is true of the Graves.
The visibility is OK, but on the jump it was so windy and that's why I fell. It was a lot of wind. It pushed me back and lifted up my skis. I had no control over what was happening. It was really dangerous. It's the right decision to cancel the race.
The top section is so steep, but the snow was almost catching the skis, so it gave me the confidence to push it and to get aggressive, rather than defensive.
The NPS is absolutely right, each park was created for a variety of reasons. Many of the parks have the word recreation in their legislation. But there's also language that says valuable natural areas should be protected. When it says recreation it doesn't mean any type of recreation. This is not a type of recreation connected to a specific park in any way. Jet skis are fun but all you really need is a body of water.
I really thought it could go either way today because I was pretty tired and drained out still getting over the jet lag, and wasn't sure what I was capable of doing. I was really looking forward to this race and I really like this course. I knew I had great skis and when I hit the start line I just told myself to go for it.