The economic downturn hit the ski world particularly hard. …

img src=”http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kvojazcCrG1qzt3xbo1_500.jpg”/br/br/pThe economic downturn hit the ski world particularly hard. Despite his repeated requests, Simi Hamilton (pictured above winning yesterday’s sprint at Nationals) didn’t pick up new boots this year. Turns out that this was ok since the duct tape makes them more aerodynamic./p