Submitted by castle-black t3_10k5nyv in sports
stanley604 t1_j5qm0yu wrote
Reply to comment by SkiThe802 in Mikaela Shiffrin Breaks Lindsey Vonn’s Record for World Cup Wins by castle-black
Pardon this blatant public reminiscence of an oldbie, but I stood yards from a giant slalom gate near the top of the Whiteface GS course in the 1980 Winter Olympics, and watched Ingemar Stenmark carve the gate with seemingly effortless grace -- you could see he was so much smoother and faster -- even to the naked eye it was obvious.
I haven't watched much ski racing lately, but I hear Shiffrin compared to Stenmark in terms of smoothness, so I'm really happy for her success.
_baddad t1_j5rqvqa wrote
Smoothness and just ease. She looks like she’s not even trying. She’s had so many incredible saves too that would have cost other skiers seconds potentially and still won.
throwaway77993344 t1_j5wfv47 wrote
Every time I watch her ski and think "this looks slower than the other racers" and magically she's just always faster. It really does look effortless.
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