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Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

Mikaela Shiffrin is having a rough Olympics . Not sure what the problem is but for someone of her ability to ski out in two straight events is very strange . Sad to see her struggle but that's life in the public eye.

I haven't been watching and have never really done any snow skiing but I can't help wonder how much of an effect artificial snow plays into things. I was reading the other day that basically all that white stuff is man made.

Interesting
https://cbs2iowa.com/news/local/natural-vs-artificial-snow-how-it-impacts-skiers-at-the-olympics#:~:text=For%20skiers%2C%20artificial%20sn ow%20tends,than%20skiers%20are%20used%20to

https://theconversation.com/olympic-skiers-and-snowboarders-are-competing-on-100-fake-snow-the-science-of-how-its-made-and-how-it-affects-performance-176339