Wed 12/02 - Ladies Olympic Downhill

Again quick, short before the race starts.

I think there are more chances of a top 3 finish for those ladies: Cook and Goerlg in raising shape, Kaufmann-Abderalden and Kling revelations of this season.

Sat 18/01 - Cortina and Wengen Downhills

Very heavy saturday as both gender are racing on the best (imho) downhill courses of their calendar.

Open brawl in women's one, where I honestly don't know what could happen. Maze likes this slope, but Maria Riesch looks like the one to beat. Fenninger, Weirather and Kaufmann-Abderalden, though, have been the most solid so far, while Gut's shape has little faded and Goergl's one has raised.
To all this there's to add the cancelled training, and due to fog start has already been lowered.

In men's DH I think there might be surprises -read Svindal could not win this. The vinking in fact doesn't like this course and has never won here (he also crashed dramatically last year).
I couldn't say who could replace Svindal on the top step of the podium though; my names are: Innerhofer, who usually does well here, and so do Reichelt; same for Kroell but his form doesn't look the best; my dark horse would be Beat Feuz: the Swiss has won here in 2012 and his season has been decent considering he's skipped last season

Today's pick, and yesterday's outcome.

EDIT: Cortina has been cancelled, pick refounded

12/01 Ladies's Downhill - St.Anton

Last time there's been a race here was six years ago, very few racer are still in the "circus".
From interviews it seems that this slope is really hard, very technical.

Today's time trial was cancelled so there's been only one, where Lara Gut won, but missining some gates.
Time trial aren't really a good proof as racer don't go down 100%, someone skips gates, somene tries only some section.
Anyway Lara Gut seems very pumped, and she's better on technical slopes than on flat ones.
So I'll try her to podium.
Gut to podium 2 units @2.50

h2h Kaufmann-Abderhalden - Rolland - pick Kaufmann-Abderhalden 2 units @2.93
Although the swiss with the long name isn't really impressing, this is a huge odd.
Rolland is doing quite bad and she's one of those atlethes who prefer flat slope, while she's very bad on track with more turns.

h2h Merighetti - Gisin - pick Gisin 2 units @2.55
Merighetti is similar to Rolland, she find difficulties with turns, above all rightward for an injury.
Gisin is a preatty technical racer.

h2h Cook - Weirather - pick Cook 1 unit @2.56
Little stake against Weirather, who had an injury recently and with less training in the legs might suffer this hard slope.
Cook has had a great season so far with two 2nd places in Lake Louise, but the two slopes are very different