Lara Gut Shows Her Mettle Along With Her Underpants!

Alpine skiing takes a break for the summer.

One could almost call yesterday a day of changing the guards. That is the sports guards. Rather a fitting viewing finale for us lounge lizards...watching two major sports on the same day. The start of the Formula 1 and the end of the alpine skiing season. Viewing kick-off was at 7 am.

The men's slalom run ended with a huge controversy almost made to order so that we wouldn't lose our enthusiasm for the new season. Gosh, everyone from the presenters to most of the skiers complained about the course setting ( 1st run ) undertaken by the Austrian trainer. Unfair advantage? Oh, I'd say - Yes. So much so that in fact I thought that Marcel Hirscher would maybe forgo the second run as a sort of fair sportsman's exhibition. Of course, that only happens in my imagination.

Who ordered this advantage to the 1st course setting? The trainer or the skier? I'll always be wondering. By the way, did you see how my favourite ( Felix Neureuther ) showed his fabulous gentleman fairness? Wow, what a guy. Can't wait for the next season to start.

The F1 on the other hand started with rather tepid enthusiasm. Surely by now the drivers and mechanics would have sorted out the new specs of their fast chariots? Exciting to watch...not so much, but maybe I am still on an adrenaline rush from seeing the downhill skiing etc on the telly. Tough to beat.

When you watch a lot of sport on TV you get to notice a general trend. It used to be the WAGS in English Soccer but now there are the girlfriends / wives in Skiing and of course F1. Can anyone tell me why most of the above are Models? Wouldn't it be refreshing to see a normal gal waiting for her man?

This last alpine season, the American skier ( Bode Miller ) always had his new wife in tow. In fact, as soon as he crossed the finish line, there his wife Morgan was giving him a hug / kiss or both. Eh, rather often it was a case of T.M.I. or G.A.R. ( too much information / get a room ).

Well, this weekend we saw another case of T.M.I. & G.A.R. on the circuit. Marcel has a girlfriend and surprise surprise, she is a model as well; complete with the obligatory dark sunglasses teemed with a bored expression. What is happening and why are the cameras always panning to these girlfriends / wives?

At least Bob had a little surprise ( actually his eyes were like saucers ) earlier in the week when a cameraman zoomed in on Lara Gut getting changed - of course, this has also gone viral according to Bob. By the way Lara, this was definitely a case of Too Much Information. There are changing rooms you know...but at least Bob will watch every race next season!

Biggi