{"id":12602,"date":"2024-01-08T15:03:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12602"},"modified":"2024-01-08T16:04:58","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T16:04:58","slug":"the-athletes-arrive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=12602","title":{"rendered":"Celebrity spotting &#8211; the athletes arrive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Training runs for the World Cup ski races begin tomorrow, so the racers arrived today. Here&#8217;s James Crawford from Canada, getting onto the train at Lauterbrunnen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7476.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"735\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7476-1024x735.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7476-1024x735.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7476-300x215.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7476-768x551.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7476-1536x1103.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7476-418x300.jpeg 418w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7476.jpeg 1971w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Needless to say, the race teams bring masses of equipment. This pile of stuff belongs to the Austrians.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7480.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"706\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7480-1024x706.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7480-1024x706.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7480-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7480-768x529.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7480-1536x1059.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7480-435x300.jpeg 435w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7480.jpeg 1722w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s quite nice to see that these international superstars have to load all their gear onto the train, just like we do. Here&#8217;s Swiss star Niels Hintermann returning his luggage trolley. He probably wants to get his 2 francs deposit back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7481.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7481-1024x731.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12601\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7481-1024x731.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7481-300x214.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7481-768x549.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7481-1536x1097.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7481-2048x1463.jpeg 2048w, https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_7481-420x300.jpeg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What with the national teams and the world\u2019s press, there won\u2019t be a spare bed to be found anywhere in Wengen for the next week or so. We usually get around 30,000 spectators over the race weekend, so things will get a little bit crazy over the next few days.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Training runs for the World Cup ski races begin tomorrow, so the racers arrived today. Here&#8217;s James Crawford from Canada, getting onto the train at Lauterbrunnen. Needless to say, the race teams bring masses of equipment. 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