{"id":2625,"date":"2016-01-16T13:05:40","date_gmt":"2016-01-16T13:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2625"},"modified":"2016-01-16T14:33:35","modified_gmt":"2016-01-16T14:33:35","slug":"lauberhorn-downhill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeeasley.co.uk\/wordpress\/?p=2625","title":{"rendered":"Lauberhorn downhill"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today’s the day. After yesterday’s combination race, today we have the blue ribbon event – the downhill race on the Lauberhorn.
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The Airbus A321 at the head of the formation was named ‘Wengen’ in a ceremony this morning. <\/p>\n

Here’s the stadium. It’s at a hamlet called Innerwengen which is a little lower than Wengen. Most of what you can see will be removed after the races.<\/p>\n

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Wengen looking lovely in the morning sun.<\/p>\n

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And it doesn’t really matter whether you care about the skiing; you’ll never have a nicer walk to a major sporting event. <\/p>\n

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And we have a winner. Axel Svindal from Norway. His team-mate won the combination yesterday, so I expect there’s going to be a big party in the Caprice tonight.
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So. Having skied from the Lauberhorn to Innerwengen in less than 2 minutes, how do our superstars get back to Wengen? Well, if you finish in the top 3, a helicopter will give you a lift. The rest have to walk back along with everyone else.
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