“Absolute joke”: Criticism of the new alpine combined format

Julien Lizeroux, French World Cup runner-up in 2009, called the innovation decided in Zurich an “absolute joke”. The 40-year-old wrote on Twitter to the FIS: "Thank you for this 'big' step forward." He added four emojis that clearly showed his rejection.

Wouhaouuuuu, thanks @fisalpine for this “huge” step forward!!! 🤕🤐🤯🤢 #MakeOurSportGreatAgain #PureJoke pic.twitter.com/GwA1ciGYKj

— Julien Lizeroux (@JulienLizeroux) October 7, 2019

The technology specialist probably fears that slalom skiers will have worse chances in the future. Because: From the new season onwards, the final slalom run will start in the order that results from the Super-G or the downhill. So far, the top 30 have taken to the slopes in reverse order. The speed specialists often found themselves in worse conditions and often had little chance of placing at the top. “Well, I like it. “Just ask the speed riders,” commented two-time downhill world champion Ilka Stuhec (Slovenia) on Lizeroux’s contribution. The combination was about to end In the coming World Cup winter there will be four combination competitions for women and three for men. It was only decided last spring that the traditional station wagon would still be driven. Some nations, including the German Ski Association (DSV), had called for abolition.

The format of the parallel races was also changed. In the future, these will begin with a qualifying run; the best 32 drivers will qualify for the actual race. The first round consists of two runs, from the round of XNUMX onwards the so-called single-run format is used.

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“Absolute joke”: Criticism of the new alpine combined format

The International Ski Federation FIS changed the format of the controversial alpine combination and promptly received criticism.

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