Championships should open on schedule, Ross, Smith, Vonn, Mancuso on tap
Laurenne Ross will start seventh, Leanne Smith 14th, Lindsey Vonn 19th and Julia Mancuso 22nd as the women’s super G kicks things off at the 42nd World Ski Championships at Schladming tomorrow (Feb. 5). That is as long as the weather allows.
“Preparation has been at the highest level we can expect,” said FIS women’s race director Atle Skaardal. “Unfortunately the weather. … “
It has snowed more or less steadily for 24 hours with 25cm (about 10 inches) coating the top of the course. That’s not the worst case scenario, but the snow was turning to rain as the coaches gathered for the pre-race meeting Monday evening. “The snow should taper to rain into the evening and then be dry,” Skaardal said. “It should be quite warm by afternoon.” The race is scheduled to begin at 11am.
In an effort to keep people off the course ahead of the skier the organizers did away with any media or television inspections and will have all start area officials and/or coaches download on the gondola rather than ski down. “It makes a huge difference,” Skaardal said. The course will be closed after racers inspection in the morning and the sides of the course will be machined clear of snow.
“We have a good chance for a race tomorrow,” Skaardal said.
Gepa photo
Schladming (AUT)
FIS World Ski Championships
Ladies’ Super G
START LIST
Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Skis |
1 | 55970 | SCHMIDHOFER Nicole | 1989 | AUT | Atomic |
2 | 505632 | LINDELL-VIKARBY Jessica | 1984 | SWE | Rossignol |
3 | 196460 | MARCHAND-ARVIER Marie | 1985 | FRA | Rossignol |
4 | 565360 | STUHEC Ilka | 1990 | SLO | Rossignol |
5 | 106825 | PREFONTAINE Marie-Pier | 1988 | CAN | Rossignol |
6 | 425880 | SEJERSTED Lotte Smiseth | 1991 | NOR | Atomic |
7 | 538573 | ROSS Laurenne | 1988 | USA | Atomic |
8 | 515747 | GISIN Dominique | 1985 | SUI | Dynastar |
9 | 297910 | CURTONI Elena | 1991 | ITA | Atomic |
10 | 55576 | GOERGL Elisabeth | 1981 | AUT | Head |
11 | 55750 | FISCHBACHER Andrea | 1985 | AUT | Voelkl |
12 | 355050 | WEIRATHER Tina | 1989 | LIE | Atomic |
13 | 516138 | GUT Lara | 1991 | SUI | Rossignol |
14 | 538305 | SMITH Leanne | 1987 | USA | Rossignol |
15 | 515573 | AUFDENBLATTEN Fraenzi | 1981 | SUI | Stoeckli |
16 | 205218 | REBENSBURG Viktoria | 1989 | GER | Nordica |
17 | 515766 | SUTER Fabienne | 1985 | SUI | Stoeckli |
18 | 565243 | MAZE Tina | 1983 | SLO | Stoeckli |
19 | 537544 | VONN Lindsey | 1984 | USA | Head |
20 | 206001 | HOEFL-RIESCH Maria | 1984 | GER | Head |
21 | 55947 | FENNINGER Anna | 1989 | AUT | Head |
22 | 537545 | MANCUSO Julia | 1984 | USA | Head |
23 | 425929 | MOWINCKEL Ragnhild | 1992 | NOR | Rossignol |
24 | 196928 | WORLEY Tessa | 1989 | FRA | Rossignol |
25 | 195983 | ROLLAND Marion | 1982 | FRA | Rossignol |
26 | 495318 | RUIZ CASTILLO Carolina | 1981 | SPA | Salomon |
27 | 296008 | MERIGHETTI Daniela | 1981 | ITA | Salomon |
28 | 55766 | STERZ Regina | 1985 | AUT | Voelkl |
29 | 206367 | HRONEK Veronique | 1991 | GER | Fischer |
30 | 206355 | DUERR Lena | 1991 | GER | Fischer |
31 | 296729 | FANCHINI Nadia | 1986 | ITA | Dynastar |
32 | 225206 | ALCOTT Chemmy | 1982 | GBR | Atomic |
33 | 298323 | GOGGIA Sofia | 1992 | ITA | Atomic |
34 | 106849 | YURKIW Larisa | 1988 | CAN | Rossignol |
35 | 485632 | BEDAREVA Maria | 1992 | RUS | |
36 | 155563 | KRIZOVA Klara | 1989 | CZE | Voelkl |
37 | 506399 | HECTOR Sara | 1992 | SWE | Atomic |
38 | 485665 | KEDRINA Anastasia | 1992 | RUS | |
39 | 375018 | COLETTI Alexandra | 1983 | MON | Head |
40 | 485631 | YAKOVISHINA Elena | 1992 | RUS | |
41 | 485749 | PROKOPYEVA Aleksandra | 1994 | RUS | Atomic |
42 | 45331 | SMALL Greta | 1995 | AUS | |
43 | 245066 | MIKLOS Edit | 1988 | HUN | Voelkl |
44 | 435245 | CHRAPEK Karolina | 1990 | POL | |
45 | 435210 | GASIENICA DANIEL Agnieszka | 1987 | POL | Rossignol |
46 | 35089 | SIMARI BIRKNER Macarena | 1984 | ARG | Fischer |
47 | 35079 | SIMARI BIRKNER Maria Belen | 1982 | ARG | Rossignol |
48 | 95050 | KIRKOVA Maria | 1986 | BUL | Blizzard |
49 | 65090 | VAN BUYNDER Isabel | 1991 | BEL | |
50 | 385093 | TRSINSKI Sasa | 1996 | CRO | |
51 | 665009 | SHKANOVA Maria | 1989 | BLR | |
52 | 435334 | GASIENICA DANIEL Maryna | 1994 | POL | |
53 | 415205 | HUDSON Piera | 1996 | NZL | |
54 | 705377 | SAALOVA Kristina | 1991 | SVK | |
55 | 385092 | KOMSIC Andrea | 1996 | CRO | |
56 | 245051 | BERECZ Anna | 1988 | HUN | |
57 | 695063 | MATSOTSKA Bogdana | 1989 | UKR | |
58 | 695101 | TIKUN Tetyana | 1994 | UKR | |
59 | 675019 | FEDOTOVA Lyudmila | 1986 | KAZ |