St. Moritz: Aufdenblatten wins final training run

By Published On: December 14th, 2007Comments Off on 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  


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