Pinturault leads Beaver Creek GS after first run
Young Frenchman Alexis Pinturault is making a bid for his first World Cup win with his first run effort in a frigid Beaver Creek GS, but he looks to be in a four man race.
Pinturault leads after the first run, but three skiers, including Ted Ligety, are within .14 of his 1:20.28 clocking. Marcel Hirscher, the winner of a GS on the same track just two days ago, is the closest to the 20 year old Pinturault, .11 back and Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal with three wins at Beaver Creek is looking to add another discipline’s victory to his list from the third slot .13 out. Ligety, the defending Cup GS champion, holds fourth .14 out.
Beyond those four no other skier is within a half second of the leaders. It is bright and sunny at Beaver Creek with temperatures still below zero as they make the break between runs.
Gepa photo
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| UNOFFICIAL RESULTS |
| Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total Time |
| 1 | 13 | 194364 | PINTURAULT Alexis | 1991 | FRA | 1:20.28 | 1:20.28 | |
| 2 | 15 | 53831 | HIRSCHER Marcel | 1989 | AUT | 1:20.39 | 1:20.39 | |
| 3 | 1 | 421328 | SVINDAL Aksel Lund | 1982 | NOR | 1:20.41 | 1:20.41 | |
| 4 | 7 | 534562 | LIGETY Ted | 1984 | USA | 1:20.42 | 1:20.42 | |
| 5 | 2 | 421483 | JANSRUD Kjetil | 1985 | NOR | 1:20.78 | 1:20.78 | |
| 6 | 14 | 202462 | DOPFER Fritz | 1987 | GER | 1:20.79 | 1:20.79 | |
| 7 | 16 | 50742 | REICHELT Hannes | 1980 | AUT | 1:20.80 | 1:20.80 | |
| 8 | 5 | 191423 | RICHARD Cyprien | 1979 | FRA | 1:20.85 | 1:20.85 | |
| 9 | 3 | 51007 | SCHOERGHOFER Philipp | 1983 | AUT | 1:20.87 | 1:20.87 | |
| 10 | 33 | 192665 | GRANGE Jean-Baptiste | 1984 | FRA | 1:20.97 | 1:20.97 | |
| 11 | 4 | 511313 | JANKA Carlo | 1986 | SUI | 1:21.05 | 1:21.05 | |
| 12 | 8 | 292000 | BLARDONE Massimiliano | 1979 | ITA | 1:21.17 | 1:21.17 | |
| 13 | 9 | 180534 | SANDELL Marcus | 1987 | FIN | 1:21.18 | 1:21.18 | |
| 14 | 19 | 292120 | SIMONCELLI Davide | 1979 | ITA | 1:21.20 | 1:21.20 | |
| 15 | 12 | 51215 | BAUMANN Romed | 1986 | AUT | 1:21.23 | 1:21.23 | |
| 16 | 6 | 191750 | FANARA Thomas | 1981 | FRA | 1:21.30 | 1:21.30 | |
| 17 | 21 | 501324 | OLSSON Matts | 1988 | SWE | 1:21.35 | 1:21.35 | |
| 18 | 10 | 510030 | CUCHE Didier | 1974 | SUI | 1:21.39 | 1:21.39 | |
| 19 | 11 | 380260 | KOSTELIC Ivica | 1979 | CRO | 1:21.45 | 1:21.45 | |
| 20 | 47 | 501017 | MYHRER Andre | 1983 | SWE | 1:21.57 | 1:21.57 | |
| 20 | 37 | 534959 | JITLOFF Tim | 1985 | USA | 1:21.57 | 1:21.57 | |
| 22 | 31 | 511383 | FEUZ Beat | 1987 | SUI | 1:21.64 | 1:21.64 | |
| 23 | 46 | 101895 | ROY Jean-Philippe | 1979 | CAN | 1:21.69 | 1:21.69 | |
| 24 | 17 | 50625 | RAICH Benjamin | 1978 | AUT | 1:21.71 | 1:21.71 | |
| 25 | 41 | 292967 | EISATH Florian | 1984 | ITA | 1:21.97 | 1:21.97 | |
| 26 | 18 | 532431 | MILLER Bode | 1977 | USA | 1:22.03 | 1:22.03 | |
| 27 | 36 | 531799 | FORD Tommy | 1989 | USA | 1:22.04 | 1:22.04 | |
| 28 | 23 | 510997 | BERTHOD Marc | 1983 | SUI | 1:22.06 | 1:22.06 | |
| 29 | 52 | 990081 | CASSE Mattia | 1990 | ITA | 1:22.08 | 1:22.08 | |
| 30 | 50 | 51401 | GRAF Bernhard | 1988 | AUT | 1:22.12 | 1:22.12 | |
| 30 | 35 | 293006 | INNERHOFER Christof | 1984 | ITA | 1:22.12 | 1:22.12 | |
| 32 | 43 | 511908 | SCHMIDIGER Reto | 1992 | SUI | 1:22.16 | 1:22.16 | |
| 33 | 26 | 511352 | VILETTA Sandro | 1986 | SUI | 1:22.20 | 1:22.20 | |
| 34 | 38 | 192653 | FREY Thomas | 1984 | FRA | 1:22.31 | 1:22.31 | |
| 35 | 39 | 930107 | GREGORAK Will | 1990 | USA | 1:22.36 | 1:22.36 | |
| 36 | 53 | 192504 | MERMILLOD BLONDIN Thomas | 1984 | FRA | 1:22.57 | 1:22.57 | |
| 37 | 58 | 53902 | MAYER Matthias | 1990 | AUT | 1:22.74 | 1:22.74 | |
| 38 | 32 | 510727 | DEFAGO Didier | 1977 | SUI | 1:22.92 | 1:22.92 | |
| 39 | 22 | 292491 | MOELGG Manfred | 1982 | ITA | 1:23.02 | 1:23.02 | |
| 40 | 56 | 534507 | CHRISTIANSON Charles | 1984 | USA | 1:23.09 | 1:23.09 | |
| 41 | 28 | 290693 | PLONER Alexander | 1978 | ITA | 1:23.15 | 1:23.15 | |
| 42 | 55 | 100558 | COOK Dustin | 1989 | CAN | 1:23.16 | 1:23.16 | |
| 43 | 20 | 192506 | MISSILLIER Steve | 1984 | FRA | 1:23.17 | 1:23.17 | |
| 44 | 54 | 531452 | BIESEMEYER Thomas | 1989 | USA | 1:23.39 | 1:23.39 | |
| 45 | 34 | 192746 | THEAUX Adrien | 1984 | FRA | 1:23.51 | 1:23.51 | |
| 46 | 48 | 102961 | DIXON Robbie | 1985 | CAN | 1:23.67 | 1:23.67 | |
| 47 | 59 | 30149 | SIMARI BIRKNER Cristian Javier | 1980 | ARG | 1:24.16 | 1:24.16 | |
| 48 | 30 | 990048 | BORSOTTI Giovanni | 1990 | ITA | 1:25.30 | 1:25.30 | |
| 49 | 60 | 380292 | ZRNCIC-DIM Natko | 1986 | CRO | 1:26.54 | 1:26.54 |
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.”
