So, who should show up in our hostel in Malague... None other than worlds fastest skier, Simone Origone. Er right, I hadn't heard of him either. But having gone out skiing with him yesterday, I am inclined to agree he is pretty quick. His world record is over 250km/h. You may have seen him on the telly, on such shows as "Worlds Most Dangerous Sports... Ever", or on "Im a celebrity, get me out of here very quickly" wearing a crazy shiny red suit and aerodynamic helmet. He didnt have that gear with him, so thats probably why I didnt recognise him.
It seems that most ski teams pop over to the southern hemisphere for a bit of summer training, so if you go to Bariloche in a couple of weeks time, you should find most the Italian and Swiss team there, assuming they get some more snow (which is why I am going to Chile instead). Im not quite sure how staying up till 2am and then going skiing with a couple of English snowboarders counts as training, but it was his first day of the summer season.
Talking of Chile, I just bought my bus ticket to Santiago on Sunday. Mmm another 7 hour bus ride, I cant wait!
4 comments:
hi Alan great to hear you are having a good time and have found some snow.Please keep up the reports we look forward to them.
John amd Melanie
Hi Alan. Are you sure this guy wasn't pulling your pierna? love Team Samson!
No, simone is the real deal. Google him! I got a photo with him too. Worlds greatest snowboarder with Worlds greatest skiier. He is even faster than Nobby!
Well I'm sure I could give him a race if I dug my shiny red suit out!!
Glad to hear you're having fun and enjoying your blog
Team Clark
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