For many, the men's Olympic downhill is the crown jewel of all ski racing. I am pleased that we were able to deliver it as well as we did. It was only thanks to massive effort that it was possible since everything was against us and the conditions were very, very challenging.
On the race day, the course was in excellent shape. All feedback from the racers, coaches and others confirmed this. And given that all the Olympic medalists were World Cup winners I have to say I am proud about what we achieved. I think it would not have been possible without our very detailed planning and especially not without the great cooperation within the entire team on the mountain, from the leaders to all the course workers and hundreds of volunteers. I honestly am really proud of the end result.
Unfortunately the super combined, too, had to be rescheduled after another weather front came through. Because of that we have now had to resort to our reserve plan that was designed to best support the teams especially with accommodation in the Olympic village and the TV operations. The super-G will be as scheduled on Friday and the super combined now on Sunday so that we can finish the speed events before the men's technical events begin with the GS on Tuesday.
We have now been working pretty much around the clock for almost ten days. After the downhill I was extremely tired. It was like falling into a hole, On average I have been getting some 2-3 hours of sleep a night. But then I really sleep. Actually I like sleeping but we do not have time for that here. We are really focused and I keep myself going by looking for solutions and making exact plans that will get us to our goal. Which is delivering good races here in Whistler.
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Commentaire par John Stewart
Wednesday 17 February 2010 02:29
Having managed small events that are contingent on weather, I really appreciate your work and believe you should all get GOLD. It is a totaly amazing effort that you are demonstrating!
Author: Guenter Hujara
Olympic downhill
For many, the men's Olympic downhill is the crown jewel of all ski racing. I am pleased that we were able to deliver it as well as we did. It was only thanks to massive effort that it was possible since everything was against us and the conditions were very, very challenging.
On the race day, the course was in excellent shape. All feedback from the racers, coaches and others confirmed this. And given that all the Olympic medalists were World Cup winners I have to say I am proud about what we achieved. I think it would not have been possible without our very detailed planning and especially not without the great cooperation within the entire team on the mountain, from the leaders to all the course workers and hundreds of volunteers. I honestly am really proud of the end result.
Unfortunately the super combined, too, had to be rescheduled after another weather front came through. Because of that we have now had to resort to our reserve plan that was designed to best support the teams especially with accommodation in the Olympic village and the TV operations. The super-G will be as scheduled on Friday and the super combined now on Sunday so that we can finish the speed events before the men's technical events begin with the GS on Tuesday.
We have now been working pretty much around the clock for almost ten days. After the downhill I was extremely tired. It was like falling into a hole, On average I have been getting some 2-3 hours of sleep a night. But then I really sleep. Actually I like sleeping but we do not have time for that here. We are really focused and I keep myself going by looking for solutions and making exact plans that will get us to our goal. Which is delivering good races here in Whistler.