Do you see this man? His name is Carlo Janka, he is Swiss, and he just swept Beaver Creek. He took the combined, then beat a very fired up Bode Miller in the Downhill, then schooled the pack in the GS. Janka has, as Ski Racing Magazine said earlier this week, put a target on his back for the rest of the season. Congratulations.
However, I feel the need now to share another story from my visit to Birds of Prey a few days ago. I took the public shuttle back to the base area and rode with a coach from team Norway. He was holding Svindal's flowers (Svindal had placed third in the DH) which gave him away. "They don't give you guys your own bus?" I asked. He sneered and cackled. "Bus? We can handle ourselves. Only the Austrians and the Swiss need a bus."
So there you have it. Norway is less than enthused about Janka and the Swiss. Who could blame them? The Swiss are cleaning up these days, even moreso than the Austrians...and y'all remember how much we detested those Austrians!
In unrelated news, Resi Stiegler is on the mend. Check out her blog. In really unrelated news, it is snowing here in Steamboat. Wax 'em up (and use the fluoro)!
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