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Britain's top alpine racers managing their expectations may be as
much a part of the game as getting down the course as fast as possible
as this weekend's crop of solid, points scoring results on the Audi
FIS Ski World Cup proved not quite as sparkling as recent weeks.
Alcott in Veysonnaz
'I don't think I can afford to grumble' admitted Chemmy Alcott of
her 'bad day' today when she posted a disappointing 32nd in the
Super G in Veysonnaz, Switzerland. 'If someone had asked me to sign
a contract saying I would get six world cup results by this stage
of the season in exchange for one bad day I would have signed it
straight away without a second thought. Sure, I expect to have more
like this one, but I am not too disappointed.'
Alcott admitted later that she was put off slightly by her elevation
into the top group as she started 4 on a soft, Spring like Super
G course which proved to get faster. 'It was all a bit more sudden
than I am used to and it was difficult only getting one course report
with only one coach on the hill, but I did not ski my best.'
She was much more pleased with her 22nd in Saturday's downhill.
'Another 22nd is getting boring' she quipped, 'but it's a result
and I'm happy with it.'
Baxter in Chamonix
In Chamonix today Alain Baxter also struggled with the sudden change
from the winter conditions to a premature, hopefully temporary dose
of Spring. While Alcott even confessed to feeling it hard to warm
up, so hot was she anyway in the mild weather, Baxter found it hard
to ski the optimum line in the soft granular snow conditions and
found himself braking much too often for the conditions.
With a 2.77 seconds deficit after the first run, the Scot gained
an automatic advantage as he raced second down the second heat.
Unfortunately there was no big attack and he was left ruing the
missed opportunity, finishing in 27th. Scoring his third set of
back-to-back World Cup points he now lies 25th on the World Cup
Slalom rankings.
Results Women's FIS Audi World Cup Downhill, Veysonnaz 10/1/04
1: 55069 GOETSCHL Renate AUT 1:38.58 0.00
2: 55198 DORFMEISTER Michaela AUT 1:39.07 6.71
2: 205117 GERG Hilde GER 1:39.07 6.71
4: 536138 CLARK Kirsten L USA 1:39.17 8.08
5: 536473 LALIVE Caroline USA 1:39.57 13.56
6: 55212 MEISSNITZER Alexandra AUT 1:39.60 13.97
22: 225206 ALCOTT Chimene GBR 1:40.52 26.57
Results Women's FIS Audi World Cup Super G, Veysonnaz 11/1/04
1: 205117 GERG Hilde GER 1:21.34 0.00
2: 55198 DORFMEISTER Michaela AUT 1:21.58 2.89
3: 55539 BERGER Silvia AUT 1:22.10 9.16
4: 195671 JACQUEMOD Ingrid FRA 1:22.14 9.64
5: 195374 MONTILLET Carole FRA 1:22.35 12.17
6: 106056 SIMARD Genevieve CAN 1:22.57 14.82
32: 225206 ALCOTT Chimene GBR 1:24.04 32.53
Results Men's FIS Audi World Cup Slalom, Chamonix 11/1/04
1: ROCCA Giorgio ITA 44.33 44.76 1:29.09 0.00
2: BOURGEAT Pierrick FRA 44.36 44.81 1:29.17 0.51
3: MILLER Bode USA 45.08 44.44 1:29.52 2.75
4: SCHOENFELDER Rainer AUT 43.80 45.78 1:29.58 3.14
5: VIDAL Jean-Pierre FRA 45.57 44.25 1:29.82 4.67
6: PRANGER Manfred AUT 44.00 45.83 1:29.83 4.73
27: BAXTER Alain GBR 46.64 44.73 1:31.37 14.59
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