Austrians sweep first training at Kvitfjell
Austrians swept the podium placings in the first training run at Kvitfjell, Norway ahead of the next to last men’s World Cup downhill of the season.
Klaus Kroell was fastest with Hannes Reichelt and Max Franz close behind. Dominik Paris of Italy was fourth, Adrien Theaux and Brice Roger, both of France, held the next two spots.
Aksel Lund Svindal, currently the leader of the downhill standings by a slim 10pt margin over Paris, finished in a tie for seventh.
Jan Hudec was top North American in 14th. Steven Nyman was the top finisher for the US in 21st.
Racers report the jumps seem bigger than usual on the Olympiabakken course designed by Bernard Russi for the 1994 Olympics.
Gepa photo
Kvitfjell (NOR)
Training
Men’s Downhill
Feb 28, 2013
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Total Time | FIS Points |
1 | 10 | 50753 | KROELL Klaus | 1980 | AUT | 1:30.28 | |
2 | 16 | 50742 | REICHELT Hannes | 1980 | AUT | 1:30.57 | |
3 | 8 | 53817 | FRANZ Max | 1989 | AUT | 1:30.73 | |
4 | 14 | 291459 | PARIS Dominik | 1989 | ITA | 1:30.82 | |
5 | 11 | 192746 | THEAUX Adrien | 1984 | FRA | 1:31.04 | |
6 | 5 | 194190 | ROGER Brice | 1990 | FRA | 1:31.08 | |
7 | 19 | 292514 | HEEL Werner | 1982 | ITA | 1:31.11 | |
7 | 12 | 421328 | SVINDAL Aksel Lund | 1982 | NOR | 1:31.11 | |
9 | 9 | 191964 | POISSON David | 1982 | FRA | 1:31.27 | |
10 | 20 | 560447 | SPORN Andrej | 1981 | SLO | 1:31.31 | |
11 | 6 | 292455 | FILL Peter | 1982 | ITA | 1:31.36 | |
12 | 17 | 51327 | PUCHNER Joachim | 1987 | AUT | 1:31.42 | |
13 | 15 | 293006 | INNERHOFER Christof | 1984 | ITA | 1:31.52 | |
14 | 21 | 102271 | HUDEC Jan | 1981 | CAN | 1:31.53 | |
14 | 13 | 50858 | STREITBERGER Georg | 1981 | AUT | 1:31.53 | |
16 | 18 | 102263 | GUAY Erik | 1981 | CAN | 1:31.55 | |
17 | 7 | 51215 | BAUMANN Romed | 1986 | AUT | 1:31.69 | |
17 | 4 | 53902 | MAYER Matthias | 1990 | AUT | 1:31.69 | |
19 | 22 | 511139 | KUENG Patrick | 1984 | SUI | 1:31.70 | |
20 | 34 | 53968 | BERTHOLD Frederic | 1991 | AUT | 1:31.87 | |
21 | 29 | 533866 | NYMAN Steven | 1982 | USA | 1:31.90 | |
22 | 51 | 293550 | MARSAGLIA Matteo | 1985 | ITA | 1:31.99 | |
23 | 24 | 530874 | GANONG Travis | 1988 | USA | 1:32.01 | |
24 | 27 | 103271 | THOMSEN Benjamin | 1987 | CAN | 1:32.21 | |
25 | 42 | 53936 | DUERAGER Markus | 1990 | AUT | 1:32.24 | |
26 | 25 | 510890 | ZURBRIGGEN Silvan | 1981 | SUI | 1:32.28 | |
27 | 32 | 191591 | BERTRAND Yannick | 1980 | FRA | 1:32.29 | |
28 | 65 | 530939 | WEIBRECHT Andrew  ; |
1986 | USA | 1:32.49 | |
29 | 2 | 180570 | ROMAR Andreas | 1989 | FIN | 1:32.58 | |
30 | 30 | 561067 | PERKO Rok | 1985 | SLO | 1:32.59 | |
31 | 23 | 510727 | DEFAGO Didier | 1977 | SUI | 1:32.61 | |
32 | 57 | 192504 | MERMILLOD BLONDIN Thomas | 1984 | FRA | 1:32.62 | |
33 | 44 | 934643 | GOLDBERG Jared | 1991 | USA | 1:32.71 | |
34 | 1 | 511313 | JANKA Carlo | 1986 | SUI | 1:32.74 | |
35 | 48 | 501439 | HEDIN Douglas | 1990 | SWE | 1:32.79 | |
36 | 64 | 421650 | BJERKESTRAND Iver | 1987 | NOR | 1:32.83 | |
37 | 41 | 202059 | FERSTL Josef | 1988 | GER | 1:32.87 | |
38 | 50 | 930024 | MAPLE Wiley | 1990 | USA | 1:32.90 | |
39 | 36 | 293141 | VARETTONI Silvano | 1984 | ITA | 1:32.92 | |
40 | 58 | 511352 | VILETTA Sandro | 1986 | SUI | 1:32.93 | |
40 | 35 | 53981 | KROELL Johannes | 1991 | AUT | 1:32.93 | |
42 | 3 | 102899 | OSBORNE-PARADIS Manuel | 1984 | CAN | 1:32.99 | |
43 | 28 | 51332 | SCHEIBER Florian | 1987 | AUT | 1:33.14 | |
44 | 39 | 103512 | FRISCH Jeffrey | 1984 | CAN | 1:33.23 | |
45 | 55 | 531452 | BIESEMEYER Thomas | 1989 | USA | 1:33.27 | |
46 | 63 | 194298 | GIEZENDANNER Blaise | 1991 | FRA | 1:33.30 | |
47 | 37 | 511529 | GISIN Marc | 1988 | SUI | 1:33.31 | |
48 | 47 | 54005 | STRIEDINGER Otmar | 1991 | AUT | 1:33.41 | |
49 | 46 | 294277 | KLOTZ Siegmar | 1987 | ITA | 1:33.46 | |
50 | 66 | 191746 | DE TESSIERES Gauthier | 1981 | FRA | 1:33.52 | |
50 | 33 | 102873 | KUCERA John | 1984 | CAN | 1:33.52 | |
52 | 60 | 511808 | SCHMED Fernando | 1991 | SUI | 1:33.53 | |
53 | 31 | 380260 | KOSTELIC Ivica | 1979 | CRO | 1:33.54 | |
54 | 52 | 511634 | SPESCHA Christian | 1989 | SUI | 1:33.61 | |
55 | 49 | 193034 | BOUILLOT Alexandre | 1985 | FRA | 1:33.64 | |
56 | 62 | 934518 | DANIELS Nick | 1991 | USA | 1:33.65 | |
57 | 26 | 533131 | SULLIVAN Marco | 1980 | USA | 1:33.77 | |
58 | 54 | 561216 | KLINE Bostjan | 1991 | SLO | 1:33.83 | |
59 | 45 | 103385 | PRIDY Conrad | 1988 | CAN | 1:33.91 | |
60 | 53 | 194167 | MUZATON Maxence | 1990 | FRA | 1:34.03 | |
61 | &n bsp;59 |
561217 | KOSI Klemen | 1991 | SLO | 1:34.09 | |
62 | 61 | 501230 | ERICSSON Daniel | 1987 | SWE | 1:34.48 | |
63 | 43 | 103612 | PRIDY Morgan | 1990 | CAN | 1:34.93 | |
64 | 68 | 501324 | OLSSON Matts | 1988 | SWE | 1:35.93 | |
65 | 67 | 380341 | ULLRICH Max | 1994 | CRO | 1:38.22 | |
Did not finish 1st run | |||||||
56 | 400281 | VAN HEEK Marvin | 1991 | NED | |||
40 | 201606 | KEPPLER Stephan | 1983 | GER | |||
38 | 511981 | WEBER Ralph | 1993 | SUI |