willywhit Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Kitzbueleh, Bode won the combined title for the slalom and Saturday's downhill, which means he is now the most successful American skier ever with 28 World Cup wins, overtaking Phil Mahre who set this record back in 1983. Not to mention he skied the fence for 40 feet yesterday and still won!!!! <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FA9f-4n2ME&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FA9f-4n2ME&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Mb8w5eVKA&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9Mb8w5eVKA&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> Post race comments (from ESPN): Macartney was taken to hospital in Innsbruck. "He was placed in the neurological surveillance ward. At this point, no surgery is necessary," a statement from doctors said. Miller accused organizers of trying to make the course more spectacular by creating huge bumps. "They should not try to make a hill more bumpy or difficult as it as," Miller said. "That final jump was completely dysfunctional. They changed it three times during the training runs. "That put me in a real bad mood. It is frustrating. Our health is at stake, but we have no say in this. It threw my close pal Scott off -- that's not what you want to see before you have to race." "It was hard to blank your head after seeing Scott's crash," Marco Sullivan said. "I did not know anything about him being OK or not when I started. So under the circumstances, finishing sixth was OK for me. There are more important things to life than skiing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncermak Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 I guess that about answers the question of how well he can do without the Team... Team America...*&%$ Yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Mamma Mia indeed! The Italian commentary was great. I have to agree about that last jump. As if they have to make the Hannenkam any scarier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywhit Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 sour grapes ? http://www.usskiteam.com/public/news.php?&dId=2&sN=1&aId=3335 Bode makes history and they put up a pic of Ligety:confused: Team America !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 The fence jib was awesome. All in a days work ... "whistling as he fends off the fence on one ski at 118 km/h on a highway of sheer ice" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywhit Posted January 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Bode has a new project, skispace.com , maybe we can inject some alpine into the mix, check it out. myspace for snow sliders <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58AOloYB7t4&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58AOloYB7t4&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Bode is the man. Too bad the media in america just doesn't get it. He has on of the best outlooks for an athlete, and they just don't get it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncermak Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 holy schnikes! that McCartney crash is downright scary... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Prokopiw Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Rules!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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