Schladming: Herbst, Pranger lead after first run

By Published On: January 27th, 2009Comments Off on Schladming: Herbst, Pranger lead after first run

Austrians Reinfried Herbst and Manfred Pranger hold the big first run lead as the Schladming Night Race hit the mid-point in their home country Tuesday.Austrians Reinfried Herbst and Manfred Pranger hold the big first run lead as the Schladming Night Race hit the mid-point in their home country Tuesday.

Herbst, the winner of the Adelboden slalom Jan. 11 and second to Pranger at Wengen Jan. 18 fed off a snow pelted crowd of mostly partisan Austrian fans and took a .58 of a second lead over Pranger. Italian Manfred Moelgg was third, .84 back with another Austrian, Mario Matt, in fourth.

Fifth ranked Ivica Kostelic was more than a second back.

With another run still to race, Americans Ted Ligety and Bode Miller sat 15th and 16th respectively with Ligety faced with making up 1.72 seconds and Miller 1.81 on Herbst.

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