World's most famous Skiing Race
21 January 2006 | ||
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| The Streif! | ||
Austrian Fans
21 January 2006 | ||
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| ...many American and Canadian flags all around, too.... | ||
Final Area
21 January 2006 | ||
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| Speeds of up to 140km/h.... | ||
Amazing Event
21 January 2006 | ||
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| The Streif is the most famous downhill competition. Very difficult and real big fun to watch.... | ||
Herminator entering the final areas
21 January 2006 | ||
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| ...and the flags are flying. He dissapointed though, but the last runner of the day, Michael Walchhofer recaptured the honr.... | ||
Hausbergkante
21 January 2006 | ||
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| They shoot over the Hausbergkante with speeds up to 140km/h and jump 40 metres... | ||
Balloons
21 January 2006 | ||
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German Celebrators
21 January 2006 | ||
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| Funnily and sadly, there was not a single German Skier on the lineup... | ||
Scott Macartney Crash
19 January 2008 | ||
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| Very bad crash by this American Skier... We were a few meters from him, but couldn't see him lying there. as we were just down a small hill. But here you can see the crowd looking down at him. His helmet had broken at impact. | ||
Hermann Maier comes!
19 January 2008 | ||
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| The Herminator drives the crowd wild! | ||
140kmh
19 January 2008 | ||
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| Taken with 1/2000s... | ||
5 Layers of nets...
19 January 2008 | ||
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| ...the arrangement that is saving lives these days... Just go and youtube Hermann Maier's Nagano crash. | ||
Rolex and Teeth-clenching
19 January 2008 | ||
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Looks nice...
19 January 2008 | ||
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| ...but is at 140km/h... | ||
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