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stanley604 t1_j5qm0yu wrote

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.

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_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.

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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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