Stockli does not have a boot company. Correct. Nor do they have a binding. Over the years, their athletes have used a variety of bindings and plates.
@Rudi Riet's got it straight. And post Maze, they are not paying much athlete compensation at all. I agree that Rebensberg MAY be able to earn decent money, most likely in bonuses. Quite certain that Stuhec's deal was set up that way, and it surely was NOT redone after last season. Keep in mind that the deal was made BEFORE she exploded last year. She was a solid skier at best. Stockli sells so few skis world wide{great skis} that they really can't play at the top levels...in terms of contracts. I bet the Maze years were financially big hits.
If Stuhec was healthy and tearing it up this season, Stockli might have a hard time keeping her after this season. Just a hunch. But coming off injury and surgery does not help your negotiating position.
The way it will work is one company. Unless Rossi finds the money to play, and she prefers the blue compound in the boots they build her to the white. Some do, and I'm not sure that Rossi would care much about that one. I hear that Rossi might not be playing, when this actually takes place.
It is a LONG way off. No use worrying about this. NO CHANGES until AFTER the season.
She has the "power" to get a lot of money. Splitting it up is not going to benefit her. The industry is not playing that way.
It might be "better". It's just not how it works. She could end up in a very different boot than that of the company that signs her or re-signs.....but we are going to have a hard time determining it.
And frankly does it make ONE BIT OF A DIFFERENCE TO ANY OF US? Really?
Just saying. IF, big IF, she makes a change, it's going to be a short list of possible companies.
And this is not going on now, is not going to clog any heads on her team....most of all hers.
She's had a long, long relationship with Atomic. She might stay right there. She is not thinking about this. Her coaches are not.
There is a lot more to work on and think about that this right now. Non factor.
Nobody posting on the net, NOBODY, knows more about this, in terms of boot "issues" than the people paid to deal with it. I'm comfortable with that.
The Golden Goose named Bode left Atomic for a huge payday, and a lot of assurances that Head made and Atomic would not. Custom everything, multiple techs, basically zero budget constraints. Bode sort of drove a lot of people at Head crazy. Very demanding.
The long ongoing search to regain his SL skiing was legendary. Skis after skis after skis.
I have always been lead to believe that Eliasch, the Head CEO, was going to outbid Atomic, no matter what. Atomic probably delighted in driving the price up.
I'm out on this equipment topic until April. No sense in even discussing it, IMO.
No doubt plenty of folks will continue to post about her boot issues. Maybe. If she has any?
