Gasser, Holmlund take opening Ski Cross World Cups
World Cup Ski Cross got underway today (Dec. 18) in Innichen/San Candido, Italy with something new and something old topping the podium.
Swiss Patrick Gasser got the men’s win out speeding Andreas Matt and Thomas Zangerl, both of Austria, in for the victory. He had previously seen just one top 10 in World Cup comeptition. Canada’s Nick Zoricic earned fourth and he had teammates Davey Barr in seventh and Chris DelBosco (last season’s runner-up) in 11th.
Swede Anna Holmlund got the women’s win holding off Canadian Kelsey Serwa for the honor. Czech competitor Nikol Kucerova was third and German Heidi Zacher fourth. It was the third straight win for Holmlund who snagged the last two victories of last season. She also won both races at Innichen/San Candido last season.
Canada’s Ashleigh McIvor was seventh on the day and teammate Julia Murray 11th. Last season’s tour champion Ophelia David of France was sixth.
Holmlund leads the pack. – Gepa photo
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| Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Result | Level | Points |
| 1 | 5 | 2527624 | GASSER Patrick | 1985 | SUI | 1000.00 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 2451417 | MATT Andreas | 1982 | AUT | 800.00 | ||
| 3 | 7 | 2411938 | ZANGERL Thomas | 1983 | AUT | 600.00 | ||
| 4 | 6 | 2527284 | ZORICIC Nick | 1983 | CAN | 500.00 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 2527361 | PELLINEN Jouni | 1983 | FIN | 450.00 | ||
| 6 | 13 | 2448410 | NETZER Conradign | 1980 | SUI | 400.00 | ||
| 7 | 19 | 2447828 | BARR Davey | 1977 | CAN | 360.00 | ||
| 8 | 10 | 2528718 | CHAPUIS Jean Frederic | 1989 | FRA | 320.00 | ||
| 9 | 3 | 2526789 | STICKL Simon | 1987 | GER | 290.00 | ||
| 10 | 9 | 2386524 | KRAUS Tomas | 1974 | CZE | 260.00 | ||
| 11 | 12 | 2526820 | DELBOSCO Christopher | 1982 | CAN | 240.00 | ||
| 12 | 15 | 2527607 | BORGE LIE Thomas | 1985 | NOR | 220.00 | ||
| 13 | 16 | 2527042 | ECKERT Paul | 1990 | GER | 200.00 | ||
| 14 | 18 | 2526877 | BOVOLENTA Arnaud | 1988 | FRA | 180.00 | ||
| 15 | 20 | 2527030 | WOELFL Mathias | 1984 | GER | 160.00 | ||
| 16 | 22 | 2528200 | FISCHER Thomas | 1986 | GER | 150.00 | ||
| 17 | 2 | 2527142 | GRIMUS Anton | 1990 | AUS | 140.00 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 2528672 | DEVOUASSOUX Jonas | 1989 | FRA | 130.00 | ||
| 19 | 11 | 2527144 | KNELLER Scott | 1989 | AUS | 120.00 | ||
| 20 | 14 | 2528136 | DURAN Patrick | 1985 | USA | 110.00 | ||
| 21 | 17 | 2527399 | TELLER John | 1983 | USA | 100.00 | ||
| 22 | 21 | 2528541 | OEHLING NORBERG Victor | 1990 | SWE | 90.00 | ||
| 23 | 23 | 2526291 | NIEDERER Armin | 1987 | SUI | 80.00 | ||
| 24 | 24 | 2484604 | KOLLER Patrick | 1983 | AUT | 70.00 | ||
| 25 | 25 | 2527032 | FLISAR Filip | 1987 | SLO | 60.00 | ||
| 26 | 26 | 2422026 | LENEL Robin | 1985 | FRA | 50.00 | ||
| 27 | 27 | 2525886 | KOROTKOV Egor | 1986 | RUS | 45.00 | ||
| 28 | 28 | 2526998 | WAHRSTOETTER Christoph | 1989 | AUT | 40.00 | ||
| 29 | 29 | 2484520 | BENNETT Brian | 1980 | CAN | 36.00 | ||
| 30 | 30 | 2391471 | MANI Alois | 1983 | SUI | 32.00 | ||
| 31 | 31 | 2484379 | GASSER Philip | 1983 | SUI | 28.00 | ||
| 32 | 32 | 2526137 | FORSLUND Michael | 1986 | SWE | 26.00 | ||
| 33 | 2385263 | KONO Kenji | 1983 | JPN | 24.00 | |||
| 34 | 2527952 | WHELAN Peter Edwin | 1989 | GBR | 22.00 | |||
| 35 | 2526955 | FIVA Alex | 1986 | SUI | 20.00 | |||
| 36 | 2527297 | EIGLER Florian | 1990 | GER | 19.70 | |||
| 37 | 2526897 | DUNCAN David | 1982 | CAN | 19.40 | |||
| 38 | 2384681 | WALDNER Klaus | 1980 | AUT | 19.10 | |||
| 39 | 2526879 | STENGG Florian | 1989 | AUT | 18.80 | |||
| 40 | 2450835 | MIAILLIER Sylvain | 1986 | FRA | 18.50 | |||
| 41 | 2526785 | ZAGORSKI Wojciech | 1985 | POL | 18.20 | |||
| 42 | 2526576 | DUMAX BAUDRON Yann | 1988 | FRA | 17.90 | |||
| 43 | 2527709 | BJOERNNES Magnus | 1993 | NOR | 17.60 | |||
| 44 | 2527296 | BOHNACKER Daniel | 1990 | GER | 17.30 | |||
| 45 | 2526943 | RUDIGOZ Jean Christophe | 1981 | USA | 17.00 | |||
| 46 | 2528709 | CASTELLAZ Diego | 1985 | ITA | 16.70 | |||
| 47 | 2526949 | ADORJAN Matej | 1987 | SLO | 16.40 | |||
| 48 | 2527760 | REY Stanislas | 1988 | CAN | 16.10 | |||
| 49 | 2527622 | JUELL Didrik Bastian | 1990 | NOR | 15.80 | |||
| 50 | 2526947 | JECL Simon | 1986 | SLO | 15.50 | |||
| 51 | 2525885 | BONDAR Alexandr | 1988 | RUS | 15.20 | |||
| 52 | 2526804 | ROBINSON Craig | 1987 | GBR | 14.90 | |||
| 53 | 2526147 | SCHMALZL Diego | 1987 | ITA | 14.60 | |||
| 54 | 2526146 | MURER Matteo | 1986 | ITA | 14.30 | |||
| 55 | 2529001 | STRICKER Niko | 1990 | ITA | 14.00 | |||
| 56 | 2529018 | MARTINI Alex | 1986 | ITA | 0.00 | |||
| 57 | 2528199 | BARTALSKY Tomas | 1990 | SVK | 0.00 | |||
| 58 | 2485186 | TAKAC Petr | 1987 | CZE | 0.00 | |||
| 59 | 2526297 | VANZELLI Roberto | 1986 | ITA | 0.00 | |||
| 60 | 2484591 | KARSHENIEKS Arturs | 1984 | LAT | 0.00 | |||
| 61 | 2484562 | PICCARD Ted | 1978 | FRA | 0.00 | |||
| Did not start | ||||||||
| 2527846 | ANIKIN Ivan | 1988 | RUS | |||||
| Did not finish | ||||||||
| 2526556 | KOPRIVA Jakub | 1989 | CZE | |||||
| 2485016 | DANILOV Artem | 1986 | RUS | |||||
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| Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Result | Level | Points |
| 1 | 4 | 2527563 | HOLMLUND Anna | 1987 | SWE | 1000.00 | ||
| 2 | 8 | 2527273 | SERWA Kelsey | 1989 | CAN | 800.00 | ||
| 3 | 15 | 2527841 | KUCEROVA Nikol | 1989 | CZE | 600.00 | ||
| 4 | 11 | 2527434 | ZACHER Heidi | 1988 | GER | 500.00 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 2526373 | SMITH Fanny | 1992 | SUI | 450.00 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 2394866 | DAVID Ophelie | 1976 | FRA | 400.00 | ||
| 7 | 2 | 2484439 | MCIVOR Ashleigh | 1983 | CAN | 360.00 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 2527570 | LIMBACHER Andrea | 1989 | AUT | 320.00 | ||
| 9 | 6 | 2526237 | JOSSERAND Marion | 1986 | FRA | 290.00 | ||
| 10 | 7 | 2527513 | HOEIE GJEFSEN Marte | 1989 | NOR | 260.00 | ||
| 11 | 9 | 2526906 | MURRAY Julia | 1988 | CAN | 240.00 | ||
| 12 | 12 | 2526015 | OFNER Katrin | 1990 | AUT | 220.00 | ||
| 13 | 13 | 2444045 | FARIC Sasa | 1984 | SLO | 200.00 | ||
| 14 | 14 | 2415721 | BOULANGEAT Meryll | 1986 | FRA | 180.00 | ||
| 15 | 16 | 2526849 | WOERNER Anna | 1989 | GER | 160.00 | ||
| 16 | 2526530 | RIEMEN Karolina | 1988 | POL | 150.00 | |||
| 17 | 2485085 | OWENS Jenny | 1978 | AUS | 140.00 | |||
| 18 | 2526527 | JENSEN Julie Brendengen | 1990 | NOR | 130.00 | |||
| 19 | 2526328 | KENNEDY Sami | 1988 | AUS | 120.00 | |||
| 20 | 2526363 | MUELLER Katrin | 1989 | SUI | 110.00 | |||
| 21 | 2527689 | THOMPSON Marielle | 1992 | CAN | 100.00 | |||
| 22 | 2528710 | TEGLIA Eleonora Anna | 1987 | ITA | 90.00 | |||
| 23 | 2323372 | CREMA Katya | 1988 | AUS | 80.00 | |||
| 24 | 2525991 | GALLAND Helena | 1986 | FRA | 70.00 | |||
| 25 | 2484649 | SARSFIELD Emily | 1983 | GBR | 60.00 | |||
| 26 | 2452775 | FUKUSHIMA Noriko | 1979 | JPN | 50.00 | |||
| 27 | 2527154 | DUNLEAVY Brooke | 1993 | AUS | 45.00 | |||
| 28 | 2526819 | SAUVEY Sarah | 1983 | GBR | 40.00 | |||
| 29 | 2526014 | MANHARD Christina | 1990 | GER | 0.00 | |||
| 30 | 2527532 | KOVALSKAYA Violetta | 1991 | RUS | 0.00 | |||
| 31 | 2528282 | VASILYEVA Daria | 1990 | RUS | 0.00 | |||
| Disqualified | ||||||||
| 2527287 | POLESCHUK Danielle | 1986 | CAN | |||||
| Did not start | ||||||||
| 2526848 | STRYCHOVA Simona | 1990 | CZE | |||||
| Did not finish | ||||||||
| 2527349 | UMEHARA Reina | 1983 | JPN | |||||
About the Author: Hank McKee
In memoriam: The veteran of the staff, McKee started with Ski Racing in 1980. Over the seasons, he covered virtually every aspect of the sport, from the pro tours to junior racing, freestyle and World Cup alpine competition. He wrote the first national stories for many U.S. team stars, and was still around to report on their retirements. “Longevity has its rewards,” he said, “but it’s a slow process.”
