bigwavedave Posted January 21, 2018 Report Share Posted January 21, 2018 3 wins in a row for Ester in PGS. Pretty impressive! Maybe coaches will be putting alpine boarders on skis for cross training? Just like how BX coaches started having their riders learn how to carve with the alpine snowboard racers several years ago. This looked like a pretty big turny course favoring bigger carves. This is from the FIS website. Just the final run. The final run of the men follows, worth watching them layin' it all out!...and nice to see Oxess and Black Pearl boards getting on the podium with SG and Kessler. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) Wonder what spring system she's using on those Track 700s? DGSS? Also does this mean UPZs will now require a premium price?! Edited January 22, 2018 by lonbordin UPZzzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ursle Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 DGSS is walk mode with restraint, great picture, look at the rear foot forward lean, on top of stacked F2 lifters, my guess is the "spring system" is some sort of locking device that pushes the boot cuff more forward, no spring. Love to see her angulation on a rear turn, yea, that's a front turn but not a cranker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 12 minutes ago, ursle said: DGSS is walk mode with restraint, great picture, look at the rear foot forward lean, on top of stacked F2 lifters, my guess is the "spring system" is some sort of locking device that pushes the boot cuff more forward, no spring. Love to see her angulation on a rear turn, yea, that's a front turn but not a cranker. Yeah... looking that the end of the video after the run the boot always seems to be in that position. Nice observation @ursle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted January 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 Not a set-up for all day riding, even with world cup thighs. Pretty sure GS race board inserts have more set-back than a recreational carver (although I've never measured it) so they can be ridden with an aggressive, go-fast forward leaning stance. I've been more comfortable on them when I moved my bindings forward about a cm or so for more relaxed (all day) riding. Just saying..... I don't race anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noschoolrider Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 (edited) 16 hours ago, lonbordin said: Wonder what spring system she's using on those Track 700s? DGSS? The spring system looks like the Deeluxe RAB Spring Lean Mechanism The image below shows a RAB spring on a Deeluxe Indy boot. Edited January 22, 2018 by noschoolrider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted January 22, 2018 Report Share Posted January 22, 2018 Intriguingly, Claudia Reigler is also an ex FIS and Olympic level skier. In her youth she competed for New Zealand, though not with great success. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipstar Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Different Claudia riegler (I think) the snowboarder is older than the Kiwi skier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted January 23, 2018 Report Share Posted January 23, 2018 Kipstar, I stand corrected. Same spelling but two different athletes listed in Wikipedia, both born in the 1970s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted February 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 Ester wins super G at Olympics! Wow! ...and the commentators seem flabbergasted that she's a snowboard racer (whatever that is?) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted February 17, 2018 Report Share Posted February 17, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, bigwavedave said: Ester wins super G at Olympics! Wow! ...and the commentators seem flabbergasted that she's a snowboard racer (whatever that is?) Incredible accomplishment! I suspect that will generate much needed coverage of Women's PGS as well as Men’s Edited February 17, 2018 by patmoore 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 I've been watching the olympics on CBC -- so much better than the American broadcasters -- but they seemed hilariously clueless about the whole thing when Ester won. One commentator said "She will be competing in parallel snowboard next week". LOL, parallel snowboard, WTF? I'm actually a little miffed that a former World Cup skier doesn't know the names of the snowboard race events... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darko714 Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Wow did bigwavedave call it or what? Does anyone suspect that Ester Ledecka's alpine snowboarding background might have given her an advantage in the Super G at PyeongChang? Stronger legs? Better carving dynamics? Did she choose a better line because of it? Now the question is will more ski racers give alpine snowboarding a try? Or is she an outlier? Here's the best video I could find of her run. I like the nice shots of her turns at :26, :39, and :56. https://sports.yahoo.com/silver-medalists-stunned-gracious-reaction-ester-ledeckas-super-g-win-wow-114137346.html Edited February 19, 2018 by darko714 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted February 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 This is a great compilation video showing some of the top finishers' super G runs and then Ester's, interspersed with cuts to the top finisher waiting at the bottom, seeming confident of her win with everyone already congratulating her, and then the reactions. https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/watch-stunned-commentators-call-ester-ledeckas-shocking-victory 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted February 24, 2018 Report Share Posted February 24, 2018 Incredible accomplishment! This will bring a lot of attention to our sport https://www.google.com/amp/ftw.usatoday.com/2018/02/2018-winter-olympics-ester-ledecka-gold-medal-parallel-slalom/amp 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinegirl Posted March 1, 2018 Report Share Posted March 1, 2018 https://snowboarding.transworld.net/photos/ester-ledecka-wins-gold-snowboarding-skiing-2018-winter-olympics/ Even Transworld is giving her props. Couldn't believe it when I saw the headline roll by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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