SR fantasy leagues ready to roll

Another ski racing season is upon us. The wily veterans of the first campaign have returned (another round of congratulations to Team PMS for winning the 2006 title) and have been joined by new and expectant rookie managers, as well as a whole new league of players uncovered through the SR Forums. Welcome all.

ANOTHER FANTASY SKI RACING season is upon us. The wily veterans of the first campaign have returned (another round of congratulations to Team PMS for winning the 2006 title) and have been joined by new and expectant rookie managers, as well as a whole new league of players uncovered through the SR Forums. Welcome all. Fantasy participants: Log on to the SR Forums and go to the fantasy league thread to give and take feedback on the season.

How it works
Here’s how it works. Our league managers select, via a live draft when possible, two skiers who will score all of their points this season, and one more skier in each discipline, scoring only in that discipline. Our fantasy teams go head-to-head each week, with the win-loss record determining the league standings. In March we’ll enter a playoff phase, with the champion being crowned after the World Cup Finals conclude. For the Ski Racing League, we had 16 teams and broke play down into two divisions. The SR Forums League was limited to eight players. The schedules and rosters are listed here.

Making changes
Any of you who might have played in other sport fantasy leagues know tinkering with your team is half the fun. It is the manager’s responsibility to check their team periodically and be certain they aren’t fielding injured skiers. They won’t score points if they aren’t racing. Managers can make changes by contacting the league commissioner at: hmckee@skiracing.com. There is a waiver procedure for picking up skiers dropped by another manager and a three-day waiting period so the entire league gets a fair shot. Skiers not on another team in a category are “free agents” and may be exchanged for at any time. Once the first race of the week is under way, teams are frozen until the final race of the week is completed. Questions? Contact the commissioner.

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Schedules
(Note: cancellations are part of World Cup skiing. Most often the races are eventually held. They will be scored in the week they are held, not the week in which they were originally scheduled).

Week 1
Week 1 ends Nov. 12 (M&W GS Sölden) & (M&W SL Levi)

Stenmark Division
Team PMS vs. Ranger Rick
Smokin’ Mirrors vs. The Hammers
Kevlar Lederhosen vs. Dave's Dumpster Divers
Sammy’s Slammers vs. Rand Corporation
Moser Proell Division
The Blacks vs. Interosseous Membrane
Birds of Pray vs. Ribbons
Destroyers vs. Balloon Animal Commandos
White Circus Watch vs. Hilary's Hellacious Hardcore

Rosters
Here are the Ski Racing Fantasy League coaches and their teams. The number after the skiers indicates the position in which they were drafted. Watch this space for roster changes.  

Team PMS
Overall one: Ted Ligety (16th)
Overall two: Alexandra Meissnitzer (17th)
DH: Renate Goetschl (49th)
SL: Nicole Hosp (81st)
GS: Kathrin Zettel (80th)
SG: Nadia Styger (48th)

The Blacks
Overall one: Elizabeth Goergl (15th)
Overall two: Nadia Styger (18th)
DH: Anja Paerson (50th)
SL: Tanja Poutiainen (47th)
GS: Michaela Kirchgasser (79th)
SG: Elizabeth Goergl (82nd)

Ranger Rick
Overall one: Kalle Palander (14th)
Overall two: Marco Buechel (19th)
DH: Hermann Maier (51st)
SL: Kalle Palander (46th)
GS: Tina Maze (78th)
SG: Tina Maze (83rd)

Interosseous Membrane
Overall one: Renate Goetschl (77th)
Overall two: Mario Scheiber (84th)
DH: Erik Guay (52nd)
SL: Anja Paerson (20th)
GS: Anja Paerson (13th)
SG: Aksel Svindal (45th)

Smokin’ Mirrors  
Overall one: Rainer Schoenfelder (21st)
Overall two: Andrea Fischbacher (76th)
DH Lindsey Kildow (12th)
SL: Benjamin Raich (44th)
GS: Anna Ottosson (85th)
SG: Hannes Reichelt (53rd)

Birds of Pray
Overall one: Erik Guay (75th)
Overall two: Kjetil Aamodt (86th)
DH Michael Walchhofer (11th)
SL: Kathrin Zettel (22nd)
GS: Ivica Kostelic (54th)
SG: Bode Miller (43rd)

The Hammers
Overall one: Michael Walchhofer (10th)
Overall two: Thomas Grandi (23rd)
DH: Sylviane Berthod (55th)
SL: Markus Larsson (75th)
GS: Hermann Maier (87th)
SG Alexandra Meissnitzer (42nd)

Ribbons
Overall one: Aksel Svindal (9th)
Overall two: Hermann Maier (56th)
DH: Kirsten Clark (88th)
SL: Ivica Kostelic (73rd)
GS: Benjamin Raich (24th)
SG: Hermann Maier (41st)

Kevlar Lederhosen
Overall one: Benjamin Raich (8th)
Overall two: Fraenzi Aufdenblatten (57th)
DH: Aksel Svindal (72nd)
SL: Resi Stiegler (40th)
GS: Julia Mancuso (25th)
SG: Peter Fill (89th)

Destroyers
Overall one: Julia Mancuso (7th)
Overall two: Fritz Strobl (26th)
DH: Johann Grugger (90th)
SL: Ted Ligety (58th)
GS: Nicole Hosp (39th)
SG: Libby Ludlow (71st)

Dave’s Dumpster Divers
Overall one: Bode Miller (6th)
Overall two: Giorgio Rocca (27th)
DH: Peter Fill (91st)
SL: Thomas Grandi (59th)
GS: Maria Rienda Contreras (38th)
SG: Nicole Hosp (70th)

Balloon Animal Commandos
Overall one: Kathrin Zettel (5th)
Overall two: Tanja Poutiainen (28th)
DH: Fritz Strobl (60th)
SL: Giorgio Rocca (37th)
GS: Bode Miller (92nd)
SG: Kirsten Clark (69th)

Sammy’s Slammers
Overall one: Marlies Schild (4th)
Overall two: Maria Rienda Contreras (29th)
DH: Klaus Kroell (68th)
SL: Marlies Schild (36th)
GS: Massimiliano Blardone (61st)
SG: Christoph Gruber (93rd)

White Circus Watch
Overall one: Lindsey Kildow (3rd)
Overall two: Didier Defago (30th
DH: Bruno Kernen 35th
SL: Kentaro Minagawa (94th)
GS: Davide Simoncelli (67th)
SG: Andrea Fischbacher (62nd)

The Rand Corporation
Overall one: Nicole Hosp (2nd)
Overall two: Tina Maze (31st)
DH: Fraenzi Aufdenblatten
SL: Akira Sasaki 66th
GS: Ted Ligety (95th)
SG: Erik Guay (63rd)

Hilary’s Hellacious Hardcore
Overall one: Anja Paerson (1st)
Overall two: Peter Fill (32nd)
DH: Marco Buechel (33rd)
SL: Stephane Tissot (65th)
GS: Genevieve Simard (64th)
SG: Stephan Goergl (96th)

SR Forums League

Schedules
(Note: cancellations are part of World Cup skiing. Most often the races are eventually held. They will be scored in the week they are held, not the week in which they were originally scheduled).

Week 1
Week 1 ends Nov. 12 (M&W GS Sölden)  & (M&W SL Levi)
NY8739jr vs. KashalotMgb vs. Skibum02030
Sbtski4 vs. Extremeskier
Tristatealumni vs. DeWitt Cave

Rosters
Here are the SR Forums League coaches and their teams. Watch this space for roster changes.  

Team: NY8739jr
Overall one: Anja Paerson
Overall two: Marco Buechel
DH
: Michael Walchhofer
SL: Benjamin Raich
GS: Kathrin Zettel
SG: Aksel Svindal

Team: kashalot
Overall one: Benjamin Raich
Overall two: Ted Ligety
DH: Bode Miller
SL: Marlies Schild
GS: Nicole Hosp
SG: Andrea Fischbacher

Team: mgb
Overall one: Nicole Hosp
Overall two: Kjetil Aamodt
DH: Fraenzi Aufdenblatten
SL: Tanja Poutiainen
GS: Anja Paerson
SG: Hermann Maier

Team: skibum02030
Overall one: Lindsey Kildow
Overall two: Alexandra Meissnitzer
DH: Marco Buechel
SL: Akira Sasaki
GS: Massimiliano Blardone
SG: Alexandra Meissnitzer

Team: sbski4
Overall one: Aksel Svindal
Overall two: Julia Mancuso
DH: Fritz Strobl
SL: Stephane Tissot
GS: Genevieve Simard
SG: Lindsey Kildow

Team: extremeskier
Overall one: Marlies Schild
Overall two: Kalle Palander
DH: Renate Goetschl
SL: Giorgio Rocca
GS: Benjamin Raich
SG: Julia Mancuso

Team: Tristatealumni
Overall one: Bode Miller
Overall two: Hermann Maier
DH: Hermann Maier
SL: Kalle Palander
GS: Maria Rienda Contreras
SG: Hannes Reichelt

Team: DeWitt Cave
Overall one: Kathrin Zettel
Overall two: Michael Walchhofer
DH: Lindsey Kildow
SL: Thomas Grandi
GS: Davide Simoncelli
SG: Nadia Styger