Julia Straps on Slytech 2nd Skin

We’re going to be seeing a lot of Slytech at the Vancouver Olympic Games in both the men’s and women’s GS & slalom races in form of arm guards and shin guards. You ask the athletes about why they use the Destroyer Guards, they’ll tell you that they love the off-white look of the pre-preg fiberglass and because of the reduced surface area of the 3 gills, they are the fastest off the gate, bar-none.

What you won’t see is what’s under the athlete’s ski suits. Back protection is absolutely essential in the world of ski racing. Injected hills (super hard and icey so that the later racers are not as much at a disadvantage) and super fast speeds (70, 80, 90 mph!) make for very dangerous conditions.

Without safety standard approved back protection the athletes would put themselves even more in to harm’s way.

Racers need to go with equipment they trust. When you look around the ski huts where the skiers hang before a race, you’ll see that a great number of racers trust Slytech.

Watch the Girl’s Downhill race TODAY, Tuesday February 16th at 11AM PST! Olympic Fever is all over Whistler, so catch a glimpse wherever you are! It’s lining up to be a nail-bighter. Will it be the favorite Lindsey Vonn with the busted shin (or so they say), or will it be the Victoria Secrets Vixen Julia Mancuso? Or will it be any one of the other powerhouses from Austrians to Germans to the hometown Canadians? You’ll just have to tune it!

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