They’re the two young guns taking the DH World Cup by storm, but their 2021 seasons were diametrically opposed! Thibaut Dapréla started the season strong, podiuming at each of the first 4 rounds but crashed out in Snowshoe & lost his grip on the overall. Vali Höll crashed at the first 2 World Cups but won the final 2 races to take the Women’s title. Those are the headlines, dive into this episode as we dig out the detail…

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