This story is part of ESPN The Magazines Oct. 31 NBA Preview Issue. Subscribe today!Winnipeg JetsOverall: 71 Title track:?94 Ownership: 48 Coaching:?57 Players:?68 Fan relations:?59 Affordability:?102 Stadium experience:?75 Bang for the buck: 82 Change from last year: -2The Jets arent exactly flying high in the rankings, but after a 28-spot jump in 2015, they managed to hold steady and only fell two slots this year. Winnipegs picked to be a playoff contenders this year, and for a team that hasnt had a postseason win since the turn of the millennium, thats a big deal.Whats goodPlayers like Patrik Laine and Ondrej Pavelec have Jets fans feeling optimistic, and so does the way the team treats its die-hard hopefuls (its 59th in fan relations). Winnipeg finished last in the Central Division this past season, but Mark Scheifele and Dustin Byfuglien help make this team a sleeper pick. Fans love the players off the ice, too, with the Jets drawing a high favorability rating on player likeability -- theyre ranked 68th overall. Winnipegs primed to make a considerable leap in the NHL standings this season, but even without that, its found a way to improve in bang for the buck (up 20 spots this year).Whats badAs promising as the current Jets roster is, its lack of past success -- or, in the past 16 years, of a postseason win -- hasnt inspired much faith. Winnipeg fans are iffy on whether their team will win ever a title while theyre rooting for the team (94th in title track). Despite the quality of play, the Jets remain one of the most expensive places to watch a game in the NHL with an average ticket price of nearly $80 -- their affordability ranking of 102 is their worst rank in any category. On average, attending a game at the MTS Centre costs more than all but six other NHL venues.Whats newCoach Paul Maurice and his staff took a dip in the coaching standings, and part of that might be because confidence in Maurice is slipping (down 27 spots in 2016). Winnipeg is still selling out the MTS Centre, though, with standing-room-only attendance since the 2014-15 season. But the Jets fell in stadium experience this year (down 26 spots, to 75th overall) -- perhaps because of renovations in 2015 that led to obstructed views on the upper level of the arena last season. That, officials said in March 2016, will be fixed for this season.Next: Colorado Avalanche?| Full rankingsFake Ultra Boost For Sale . -- James Young couldnt wait to apply those tweaks to his jump shot, and the first one he made against UT Arlington told him it could be a good night. Cheap Adidas Nmd Wholesale . 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Jansrud went down two racers later and topped it.To pull off a double victory is quite extraordinary, said Jansrud, the favorite for the marquee downhill on Saturday. It was a pretty emotional day for both of us.Dominik Paris of Italy was third, 0.41 behind Jansrud, on a course setting that suited downhill specialists. They had ideal racing conditions until the sun dipped behind the mountains.A stellar Norway mens team earned 19 wins last season and got its first this season in the third race.The team has dominated in super-G with three different Norwegians -- Svindal, Jansrud and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde -- combining to win the past five season-long titles in the discipline.Svindal said their high standards in training helped him return at such a high level.I have the best teammates in the world, the two-time overall World Cup winner said. Without my team, I would have no chance.Still, the 33-year-old Svindal has defied serious injury throughout his career to return just as strong and fast.After sustaining multiple injuries in a wipeout in Beaver Creek, Colorado, in November 2007, Svindal came back the next season to win his second overall title.He did not race in the 2014-15 World Cuup because of an Achilles injury, yet returned to dominate last season by winning four of five downhills.dddddddddddd. Svindal led the overall standings when he crashed in the classic Kitzbuehel race.I think a lot of it is mental strength, Svindal said. A lot of it is being relaxed about it. What happens, happens. Just make the best of the situation.The mens circuit made an early return to Europe after losing two weekends in North America -- in Beaver Creek and Lake Louise, Canada -- because of a lack of snow.Val dIsere stepped in to take the super-G, downhill and giant slalom races scheduled for Beaver Creek.Two American racers posted impressive results despite starting after the sunshine mostly disappeared. Travis Ganong, wearing No. 27, placed seventh, 0.75 behind Jansrud. From starting 61st, Ryan Cochran-Siegle took a career-best 15th place, 1.24 back.Cochran-Siegle had not raced a World Cup super-G since the 2013 world championships in Schladming, Austria. There, the Vermont native suffered a serious knee injury.That was an amazing performance, United States head coach Sasha Rearick said of Cochran-Siegles return. He has had many operations, major operations. Im super proud of him.The powerful Austria team struggled, with 10th-place Max Franz its best finisher.Austrian officials had pushed for a new way of deciding the starting order in speed races, and it was used for the first time Friday.The 10 best-ranked super-G racers chose their bib number in order among the odd numbers 1 through 19. The next 10 ranked picked from the even numbers.Kilde, the defending World Cup super-G champion, picked No. 3, ahead of Jansrud then Svindal. They proved smart choices as the top five finishers all started between Nos. 4 and 11. ' ' '