The combined really needs to change format. We've had some super combined (consisting of one downhill and one slalom run) on the World Cup. That's a pretty good format. Or make the downhill longer and more difficult.
Quotes about slalom (16 Quotes)
I think he's looked a little flat in the slalom, but he has a way of stepping up on race day. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get some medals. I've been betting on Bode for years.
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.
They skied a little tentative in the morning slalom - partly by design - but they really opened it up in the GS in the afternoon.
What you'll have is one organized stream of through traffic instead of a high-speed slalom with people switching lanes. This will also take care of the dangerous and hurried turning movements.
The men's Nordic team had a strong showing today with a pair of top-10s. We are still a good bit behind Denver but the slalom is our strongest event and that is tomorrow. We need to control what we can control, and that is to ski well tomorrow. However, we're going to need some help from the other teams at the top to get back in contention.
I was attacking as much as I could because I knew I had to do my best after having no luck in the combined slalom.
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.
I want to make sure he's ready to ski race for the slalom. His knee's been bothering him a little bit. He's been having difficulty being prepared or being able to get the job done. So I need to have that discussion with him and the rest of the staff befor
I won a great giant slalom in Japan last week, and it gave me momentum for this final part of the season.
It wasn't a very good day for us. However, we are not out of it yet. The slalom is our strongest event and hopefully the Nordic group can ski well tomorrow. I look for Denver and Colorado to make a move and hopefully we can stay with them.
Bode has his best shot in the giant slalom, since that's his most solid World Cup discipline. But he's also got a strong chance in the combined, and maybe the downhill.
It's my first World Cup title since 2003 and I have been really consistent in the slalom.
Even though she was starting 24 out of a field of 30 she never gave in, with each of her runs faster than the run before. Jessica ended up finishing 14th in the slalom with a combined time of 68.97 seconds. This combined with her score of 55.99 in the giant slalom gave her a combined final score of 124.96 seconds. Jessica finished 15th overall, just missing the cut for Team Connecticut by a little over two seconds. Still, it was quite an accomplishment going from 24th place to 15th place in a highly competitive field.
He is 50 days old. He is a lucky baby. I win everything in slalom since he is born. Seriously, winning five brings me more confidence than pressure.
Just like we had to overcome a disappointment in the downhill, we came around and got the job down in the combined. We're going to have to do the same now for the GS and the slalom and I feel confident we have the people to get it done.