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Do you agree with eliminating the Super-G?

by Sasha Manuel on March 14th, 2007

The super-G could be eliminated as an Alpine discipline to shorten the number of races on the World Cup calendar.

[washingtonpost.com]

According to the article, the reason behind the “contemplation” is because the skiers complain about having to race too many and they’d end up tired and yea, I guess, the risk for injury is higher. Ultimately, it’s for the FIS to end up with a clearer racing calendar.

This would mean if truly dropped from the World Cup circuit, the Super G will no longer be raced in the Olympics, too. Hmmm.

I reckon there’s a way to go about this dilemma. Why not limit an athlete’s eligibility to enter to a specific number of events per competition. These skiers who complain can voluntarily limit themselves to competing to X number of events. Only logical, wouldn’t you say? Besides, you’d know for yourself just how much you can actually take, so I’d say, live with it. Hehehe.

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