Got 7th today in Kirchberg which is a solid result. Was sitting in 7th after the 1st run so was hoping to break into the top 5. Didnt ski my best today by a long way but to ski far from my best and still get 7th is encouraging!!! This result will give me a good number in the upcoming EC races when all the world cup guys will be around. A young French guy called Alexis Pinturault convincingly won both the SL and GS in Kirchberg, you will definitely be hearing more of his name in the future!!! Congrats also to Dave Ryding, he claimed 17th spot which is a step in the right direction for his season and great to have a team mate doing well with me!!! Pretty tired after along day of driving from Zell am See racing driving back to Zell then spending a few hours preparing a new model of skis which I will try tomorrow (on the lift at 0730).
Big week coming up for me now. I head to Zuoz in Switzerland on Tue for EC SL, then back to Westendorf for the traditional night SL Kitzbuhel warm up event (normally about 3000 people there), I then head to Oberjoch Germany to squeeze in another EC SL before heading back for 'the big 2' Kitzbuhel and Schladming!!!!! This is my favourite week of the year!!!!! Just hope the weather gets a bit colder. Here are a few images of what's to come.
Schladming......... The night race!!!
