Canadians quick down the Saslong in final training run
The unusually rough Saslaong course scheduled for the 50th men’s World Cup downhill race at Val Gardena, Italy this weekend provided a rugged test that seemed to suit the Canadians.
In training today (Dec. 19) Erik Guay registered the fastest time down the 2.14-mile track with teammate Manuel Osborne-Paradis in third behind Wednesday’s fastest skier, Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway. Peter Fill of Italy was fourth and American Travis Ganong was the fifth fastest.
Joahim Puchner was the fastest Austrian on the day in tenth. Last season’s winner Steven Nyman, the literal poster boy for the event this year, was 11th and Bode Miller 17th.
“It is best to be fully and mainly concentrated to ride this descent in training,” said Svindal, “otherwise it will be too dangerous.”
This was proved true by Dominik Paris, the winner from Kitzbuehel and Bormio last season, as he crashed hard in the first training run and did not start today. He is day-to-day with a muscle injury in the lower left leg.
Friday is race day in Val Gardena and all eyes will be on Svindal in the super G, as he has won the last two editions of the race. Only Austrian Michael Walchhofer has been able to do the same.
In addition, Norway has won 99 men’s races in World Cup history. Tomorrow Svindal and Kjetil Jansrud will both look to deliver the 100th victory for their country.
Downhill training results
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Total Time | FIS Points |
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1 | 17 | 102263 | GUAY Erik | 1981 | CAN | 1:57.48 | |
2 | 19 | 421328 | SVINDAL Aksel Lund | 1982 | NOR | 1:57.70 | |
3 | 26 | 102899 | OSBORNE-PARADIS Manuel | 1984 | CAN | 1:58.20 | |
4 | 24 | 292455 | FILL Peter | 1982 | ITA | 1:58.46 | |
5 | 25 | 530874 | GANONG Travis | 1988 | USA | 1:58.65 | |
6 | 11 | 421483 | JANSRUD Kjetil | 1985 | NOR | 1:58.86 | |
7 | 34 | 201811 | STECHERT Tobias | 1985 | GER | 1:58.87 | |
8 | 30 | 292514 | HEEL Werner | 1982 | ITA | 1:59.11 | |
9 | 71 | 501076 | OLSSON Hans | 1984 | SWE | 1:59.19 | |
10 | 27 | 51327 | PUCHNER Joachim | 1987 | AUT | 1:59.32 | |
11 | 23 | 533866 | NYMAN Steven | 1982 | USA | 1:59.34 | |
12 | 20 | 50753 | KROELL Klaus | 1980 | AUT | 1:59.38 | |
13 | 52 | 194542 | GIRAUD MOINE Valentin | 1992 | FRA | 1:59.39 | |
14 | 21 | 511139 | KUENG Patrick | 1984 | SUI | 1:59.41 | |
15 | 7 | 51332 | SCHEIBER Florian | 1987 | AUT | 1:59.52 | |
16 | 13 | 191740 | CLAREY Johan | 1981 | FRA | 1:59.59 | |
17 | 9 | 532431 | MILLER Bode | 1977 | USA | 1:59.77 | |
18 | 47 | 510890 | ZURBRIGGEN Silvan | 1981 | SUI | 1:59.83 | |
19 | 14 | 53817 | FRANZ Max | 1989 | AUT | 1:59.84 | |
20 | 10 | 50858 | STREITBERGER Georg | 1981 | AUT | 1:59.89 | |
21 | 37 | 53981 | KROELL Johannes | 1991 | AUT | 1:59.92 | |
22 | 16 | 510727 | DEFAGO Didier | 1977 | SUI | 1:59.98 | |
23 | 49 | 54005 | STRIEDINGER Otmar | 1991 | AUT | 2:00.02 | |
24 | 4 | 533131 | SULLIVAN Marco | 1980 | USA | 2:00.06 | |
25 | 42 | 191591 | BERTRAND Yannick | 1980 | FRA | 2:00.18 | |
26 | 33 | 202059 | FERSTL Josef | 1988 | GER | 2:00.25 | |
26 | 22 | 50742 | REICHELT Hannes | 1980 | AUT | 2:00.25 | |
28 | 28 | 561067 | PERKO Rok | 1985 | SLO | 2:00.27 | |
29 | 58 | 201606 | KEPPLER Stephan | 1983 | GER | 2:00.29 | |
29 | 18 | 192746 | THEAUX Adrien | 1984 | FRA | 2:00.29 | |
29 | 6 | 51215 | BAUMANN Romed | 1986 | AUT | 2:00.29 | |
32 | 15 | 293006 | INNERHOFER Christof | 1984 | ITA | 2:00.32 | |
33 | 39 | 534939 | FISHER Erik | 1985 | USA | 2:00.36 | |
34 | 3 | 53902 | MAYER Matthias | 1990 | AUT | 2:00.46 | |
35 | 41 | 293141 | VARETTONI Silvano | 1984 | ITA | 2:00.57 | |
36 | 45 | 380292 | ZRNCIC-DIM Natko | 1986 | CRO | 2:00.66 | |
37 | 46 | 192932 | FAYED Guillermo | 1985 | FRA | 2:00.70 | |
38 | 56 | 103385 | PRIDY Conrad | 1988 | CAN | 2:01.11 | |
39 | 65 | 102961 | DIXON Robbie | 1985 | CAN | 2:01.21 | |
39 | 51 | 53936 | DUERAGER Markus | 1990 | AUT | 2:01.21 | |
41 | 8 | 191964 | POISSON David | 1982 | FRA | 2:01.27 | |
42 | 1 | 560447 | SPORN Andrej | 1981 | SLO | 2:01.32 | |
43 | 67 | 200379 | SANDER Andreas | 1989 | GER | 2:01.33 | |
44 | 40 | 293550 | MARSAGLIA Matteo | 1985 | ITA | 2:01.35 | |
45 | 35 | 103512 | FRISCH Jeffrey | 1984 | CAN | 2:01.37 | |
46 | 36 | 511352 | VILETTA Sandro | 1986 | SUI | 2:01.44 | |
47 | 38 | 511313 | JANKA Carlo | 1986 | SUI | 2:01.56 | |
48 | 54 | 194167 | MUZATON Maxence | 1990 | FRA | 2:01.80 | |
49 | 62 | 294277 | KLOTZ Siegmar | 1987 | ITA | 2:01.96 | |
50 | 69 | 201987 | STRODL Andreas | 1987 | GER | 2:01.99 | |
51 | 70 | 150398 | BANK Ondrej | 1980 | CZE | 2:02.00 | |
52 | 61 | 103271 | THOMSEN Benjamin | 1987 | CAN | 2:02.06 | |
53 | 50 | 990081 | CASSE Mattia | 1990 | ITA | 2:02.10 | |
53 | 5 | 102271 | HUDEC Jan | 1981 | CAN | 2:02.10 | |
55 | 2 | 194190 | ROGER Brice | 1990 | FRA | 2:02.12 | |
56 | 57 | 501439 | HEDIN Douglas | 1990 | SWE | 2:02.32 | |
57 | 12 | 511383 | FEUZ Beat | 1987 | SUI | 2:02.33 | |
58 | 53 | 103612 | PRIDY Morgan | 1990 | CAN | 2:02.39 | |
59 | 63 | 202196 | BRANDNER Klaus | 1990 | GER | 2:02.40 | |
60 | 64 | 53980 | KRIECHMAYR Vincent | 1991 | AUT | 2:02.42 | |
61 | 59 | 193034 | BOUILLOT Alexandre | 1985 | FRA | 2:02.44 | |
62 | 68 | 422139 | KILDE Aleksander Aamodt | 1992 | NOR | 2:02.51 | |
63 | 48 | 481705 | GLEBOV Alexander | 1983 | RUS | 2:02.91 | |
64 | 55 | 53837 | KRAMER Manuel | 1989 | AUT | 2:02.95 | |
65 | 66 | 491151 | DE LA CUESTA Paul | 1988 | SPA | 2:03.04 | |
66 | 72 | 561217 | KOSI Klemen | 1991 | SLO | 2:03.29 | |
67 | 44 | 934643 | GOLDBERG Jared | 1991 | USA | 2:03.35 | |
68 | 43 | 934518 | DANIELS Nick | 1991 | USA | 2:03.47 | |
69 | 80 | 170131 | FAARUP Christoffer | 1992 | DAN | 2:03.51 | |
70 | 60 | 510997 | BERTHOD Marc | 1983 | SUI | 2:03.96 | |
71 | 75 | 20267 | ESTEVE Kevin | 1989 | AND | 2:04.74 | |
72 | 77 | 660021 | DANILOCHKIN Yuri | 1991 | BLR | 2:05.00 | |
73 | 78 | 670058 | KOSHKIN Dmitriy | 1986 | KAZ | 2:05.13 | |
74 | 79 | 400237 | MEINERS Maarten | 1992 | NED | 2:05.47 | |
75 | 81 | 430472 | KLUSAK Michal | 1990 | POL | 2:05.62 | |
76 | 76 | 670037 | ZAKURDAEV Igor | 1987 | KAZ | 2:06.29 | |
77 | 73 | 530939 | WEIBRECHT Andrew | 1986 | USA | 2:14.20 | |
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74 | 192504 | MERMILLOD BLONDIN Thomas | 1984 | FRA | |||
32 | 534562 | LIGETY Ted | 1984 | USA | |||
31 | 380260 | KOSTELIC Ivica | 1979 | CRO | |||
29 | 291459 | PARIS Dominik | 1989 | ITA |