18 10, 2023

Should You Follow Live-Timing When Your Kids Race?

By | October 18th, 2023|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , , , , , |0 Comments

This article is my third and final in a series on the role of technology in ski racing (here’s #1 and #2). Today, I will focus on one particular technology that has become ever-present in our sport and is changing the way parents (and kids) follow races. I’m talking about Live-Timing, an online platform that [...]

5 12, 2019

Please Stop Looking at Live-Timing

By | December 5th, 2019|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , , |0 Comments

Let me preface my comments with an apology to the owners of Live-Timing. I in no way intend to demonize them for having created Live-Timing. I’m sure they developed Live-Timing in good faith as a means of helping the ski-racing community to share race information. Unfortunately, as with many types of technology and social media, [...]

4 01, 2017

Is Live-Timing Good for Parents (and Racers)?

By | January 4th, 2017|Categories: Ski Racing|Tags: , , , |1 Comment

This article is my third and final in a series on the role of technology in ski racing (here’s #1 and #2). Today, I will focus on one particular recent technology that is changing the way we follow races. I’m talking about Live-Timing, that now “essential” tool for the ski racing world to track race [...]