Just watched the opening ceremony of the Alpine Skiing World Championships in Garmisch. It was a fantastic ceremony and I'm so excited about it. The light effects were awesome, Christina Stürmer's performance was absolutely great and I liked these kids who were talking about their hometown Garmisch. Only Angela Merkel's speech was a little bit strange...whatever...it was such a great atmosphere...even at home in front of my TV ;)
The only thing I'm disappointed about is the unsafe hill. Lindsey told us on Facebook today, she's very disappointed and shocked at the condition of the hill. It's very bumpy and icy pond from top to bottom. It maybe has been injected with a lot of water. Lindsey said she has never seen a course prepared like that and she fears there'll be a lot of DNF's and crashes.
I was extremely shocked when I read this and I totally agree with Lindsey. And I think it was the right decision to tell everybody about these conditions. I can't believe the FIS is so careless and wants the athletes to race on such courses. I mean, the health of the athletes is the most important thing and there were so many crashes this season...I don't know what to say...It's just careless in my opinion. Even if the FIS maybe isn't 100% at fault for these conditions...but like i said, it's still careless..
I hope so much Lindsey takes care of herself and will have safe runs! It would be the most awful thing if she crashes or get injured! On one side I'm so scared this could be too dangerous for her, because of her concussion...but on the other side I'm absolutely sure and confident she'll have great and safe runs...because she's absolutely the best ;)
In the end I want to tell you that Lindsey won the Laureus Sportswoman of the Year Award! That's so awesome and I'm so happy for her! She deserves it so much!
I wish Lindsey all the best for the world championships and I'll root for her and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for her as always! I know she'll have great runs! Go Lindsey!
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