FollowIt snowed a lot last night, but this morning was clear so the race is on. People come from all over Europe for this event, but for us it’s just a 15 minute walk. We get a good spot just above the grandstand.
This morning’s race is a downhill. The results will be combined with the times from a slalom race this afternoon to determine the winner. You don’t see much skiing when you watch a downhill – the skiers hurtle down to the finish line and skid to a halt in a cloud of snow.
But you can watch the whole run on a big screen.
Enthusiastic French contingent.
After the downhill we are in the fortunate position of being able to walk home for lunch, which is nice as it’s minus 5 and we’re freezing.
Here is the top 10 from the downhill.
So you can see that Mr Goldberg from the USA needs to be at least 1.82 seconds faster than Svindal if he is to win the combination.
The Swiss Air Force put on an airshow at lunchtime, accompanied by a Swiss Airlines Airbus.
We walk back with the local kids who all have the afternoon off school. Back at the stadium the grandstand is packed for the slalom.
Slalom is popular because it moves along quickly. The course is short but technically very difficult.
In the end the Norwegians finished 1st and 2nd, with a Frenchman in 3rd. After the race everyone walks back to the village past our house.
The winner, Kjetil Jansrud.
