IMF MD Lagarde on downgrading growth outlook - something about skiing

The IMF released its update outlook overnight, Greg had the details here:

• IMF cuts global growth forecast to 3.5%. Slowest in 3 years.

At a following press conference IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde followed up with an explainer … which included a lot of skiing metaphors.

• "What do you like when you're a cross-country skier? You like good visibility, no uncertainty,"
• She also said it's better when things are stable, there are no hazards and "everybody is skiing in the tracks"
• "So the cross-country skiing is going to be more laborious," Lagarde said. "More efforts are going to be required."

Via Bloomberg

Can anyone explain this in Australian footy terms instead ;-)

Or cricket, that'll work too.

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