I liked Ski Sunday when it was more racing focussed. I don't mind the other 'magazine' elements, but I felt it worked better when there was Ski Sunday doing ski racing, and High Altitude as a magazine show. More racing means you get the season narrative, not just random races, and better gender balance. The BBC does have some other skiing on the Red Button at weekends, but it's very random which race you'll get at any given weekend. I have Eurosport for the cross-country, and when occasionally they miss something/timing is inconvenient, pretend that my computer is in Norway and watch their coverage, though there is an obvious downside to this...
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Date: 2016-02-09 10:03 am (UTC)I liked Ski Sunday when it was more racing focussed. I don't mind the other 'magazine' elements, but I felt it worked better when there was Ski Sunday doing ski racing, and High Altitude as a magazine show. More racing means you get the season narrative, not just random races, and better gender balance. The BBC does have some other skiing on the Red Button at weekends, but it's very random which race you'll get at any given weekend. I have Eurosport for the cross-country, and when occasionally they miss something/timing is inconvenient, pretend that my computer is in Norway and watch their coverage, though there is an obvious downside to this...