St. Moritz: Aufdenblatten wins final training run
Fraenzi Aufdenblatten and Martina Schild of Switzerland led Renate Goetschl to the finish line in the final training run for a downhill at St Moritz set for Saturday Dec. 15. Emily Brydon and Britt Janyk brought Canada into the game with results of fourth and sixth respectively while the top U.S result was Julia Mancuso in 18th. Keely Kelleher was 26th, Stacey Cook 30th and Kaylin Richardson 41st. Lindsey Vonn, second in the World Cup downhill standings behind Janyk, finished 44th.
Fraenzi Aufdenblatten and Martina Schild of Switzerland led Renate Goetschl to the finish line in the final training run for a downhill at St. Moritz set for Saturday.
Aufdenblatten completed the familiar Corviglia course in 1 minute, 40.15 seconds.
“Today’s run was good, but I can do even better,” she said.
Schild was second in 1:40.86. Austria's Goetschl, a three-time winner of the downhill in St. Moritz, was third in 1:41.15.
All of the top 10 racers beat Thursday's lead time of 1:41.77 posted by Switzerland's Nadia Styger, who came fifth on Friday in 1:41.28.
Emily Brydon of Canada came fourth in 1:41.27, while teammate Britt Janyk was sixth in 1:41.31.
Lindsey Vonn of the United States, who was sixth in Thursday's training, finished toward the end of the field after getting caught on a gate, losing more than four seconds on Aufdenblatten. The the top U.S result was Julia Mancuso in 18th. Keely Kelleher was 26th, Stacey Cook 30th and Kaylin Richardson 41st.
Saturday's downhill will be the third this season after Aspen, Colorado, and Lake Louise, Alberta.
The good weather during Friday's training session was expected to continue on Saturday.
— The Associated Press contributed to this report
OFFICIAL RESULTS – SECOND TRAINING
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Total Time | FIS Points |
1 | 26 | 515573 | AUFDENBLATTEN Fraenzi | 1981 | SUI | 1:40.15 | |
2 | 6 | 515560 | SCHILD Martina | 1981 | SUI | 1:40.86 | |
3 | 19 | 55069 | GOETSCHL Renate | 1975 | AUT | 1:41.15 | |
4 | 13 | 105997 | BRYDON Emily | 1980 | CAN | 1:41.27 | |
5 | 15 | 515170 | STYGER Nadia | 1978 | SUI | 1:41.28 | |
6 | 22 | 106022 | JANYK Britt | 1980 | CAN | 1:41.31 | |
7 | 20 | 195671 | JACQUEMOD Ingrid | 1978 | FRA | 1:41.34 | |
8 | 9 | 55576 | GOERGL Elisabeth | 1981 | AUT | 1:41.43 | |
9 | 18 | 505483 | PAERSON Anja | 1981 | SWE | 1:41.56 | |
10 | 21 | 206001 | RIESCH Maria | 1984 | GER | 1:41.75 | |
11 | 5 | 55669 | HOLAUS Maria | 1983 | AUT | 1:41.85 | |
12 | 23 | 55690 | HOSP Nicole | 1983 | AUT | 1:41.90 | |
12 | 8 | 55750 | FISCHBACHER Andrea | 1985 | AUT | 1:41.90 | |
14 | 31 | 55691 | SPONRING Christine | 1983 | AUT | 1:42.00 | |
15 | 2 | 515409 | BERTHOD Sylviane | 1977 | SUI | 1:42.02 | |
16 | 11 | 106402 | VANDERBEEK Kelly | 1983 | CAN | 1:42.06 | |
16 | 4 | 505449 | BENT Nike | 1981 | SWE | 1:42.06 | |
18 | 17 | 537545 | MANCUSO Julia | 1984 | USA | 1:42.15 | |
19 | 7 | 515429 | DUMERMUTH Monika | 1977 | SUI | 1:42.35 | |
20 | 14 | 55590 | SCHILD Marlies | 1981 | AUT | 1:42.37 | |
21 | 10 | 515747 | GISIN Dominique | 1985 | SUI | 1:42.39 | |
22 | 36 | 296427 | SCHNARF Johanna | 1984 | ITA | 1:42.44 | |
23 | 12 | 196460 | MARCHAND-ARVIER Marie | 1985 | FRA | 1:42.47 | |
24 | 33 | 295136 | CECCARELLI Daniela | 1975 | ITA | 1:42.50 | |
25 | 29 | 225206 | ALCOTT Chemmy | 1982 | GBR | 1:42.60 | |
26 | 44 | 537565 | KELLEHER Keely | 1984 | USA | 1:42.66 | |
27 | 24 | 296008 | MERIGHETTI Daniela | 1981 | ITA | 1:42.80 | |
28 | 28 | 515348 | BORGHI Catherine | 1976 | SUI | 1:42.92 | |
29 | 50 | 296431 | STUFFER Verena | 1984 | ITA | 1:43.00 | |
30 | 49 | 565243 | MAZE Tina | 1983 | SLO | 1:43.07 | |
30 | 27 | 537582 | COOK Stacey | 1984 | USA | 1:43.07 | |
32 | 25 | 495318 | RUIZ CASTILLO Carolina | 1981 | SPA | 1:43.10 | |
33 | 30 | 515244 | CASANOVA Carmen | 1980 | SUI | 1:43.15 | |
34 | 40 | 206175 | STECHERT Gina | 1987 | GER | 1:43.27 | |
35 | 52 | 505886 | KLING Kajsa | 1988 | SWE | 1:43.33 | |
36 | 37 | 565278 | RABIC Urska | 1985 | SLO | 1:43.45 | |
37 | 35 | 55596 | WILHELM Kathrin | 1981 | AUT | 1:43.46 | |
38 | 45 | 505632 | LINDELL-VIKARBY Jessica | 1984 | SWE | 1:43.53 | |
39 | 39 | 515692 | GRAND Rabea | 1984 | SUI | 1:43.76 | |
40 | 3 | 55588 | RUMPFHUBER Ingrid | 1981 | AUT | 1:43.83 | |
41 | 34 | 537626 | RICHARDSON Kaylin | 1984 | USA | 1:43.89 | |
42 | 53 | 565268 | DREV Ana | 1985 | SLO | 1:43.91 | |
43 | 48 | 196412 | WEYRICH Clothilde | 1985 | FRA | 1:44.15 | |
44 | 16 | 537544 | VONN Lindsey | 1984 | USA | 1:44.23 | |
45 | 42 | 565261 | ROBNIK Petra | 1984 | SLO | 1:44.25 | |
46 | 47 | 255098 | KRISTJANSDOTTIR Dagny L. | 1980 | ISL | 1:44.36 | |
47 | 51 | 296763 | HOFER Larissa | 1986 | ITA | 1:44.43 | |
48 | 41 | 196573 | REVILLET Aurelie | 1986 | FRA | 1:44.52 | |
49 | 54 | 515766 | SUTER Fabienne | 1985 | SUI | 1:45.60 | |
50 | 38 | 296473 | SIORPAES Wendy | 1985 | ITA | 1:45.65 | |
51 | 43 | 375018 | COLETTI Alexandra | 1983 | MON | 1:46.10 |