Val Gardena: Guay wins trainer, Lanning third

By Published On: December 17th, 2008Comments Off on Val Gardena: Guay wins trainer, Lanning third

The first training run on the Saslong, the course at the traditional World Cup stop of Val Gardena was just what the U.S. team wanted to see: four guys packed into the top 15.

Canadian Eric Guay, off to a strong start to the season with four top 10 results in four races, was fastest on the day, nearly a half second faster than last season’s winner Michael Walchhofer of Austria. In third was TJ Lanning, on something of a tear himself with his best two career DH results coming already this season.


The first training run on the Saslong, the course at the traditional World Cup stop of Val Gardena, was just what the U.S. team wanted to see: four guys packed into the top 15.

Canadian Eric Guay, off to a strong start to the season with four top 10 results in four races, was fastest on the day, nearly a half second faster than last season’s winner Michael Walchhofer of Austria. In third was TJ Lanning, on something of a tear himself with his best two career DH results coming already this season.

“The course was as smooth as I’ve ever skied it,” said Lanning. “This track is perfectly prepared – so buttery – the jumps are perfect too. I’m pretty stoked with the way I’m skiing right now, but I’m not going to take it for granted. I can definitely improve on today.”
 
“I’ve never raced here where I haven’t been tired in the finish. Today, i just wanted to keep racing. The track is so sweet.”
 

The resurgent Hermann Maier was fourth, Frenchman Pierre-Emmanuel Dalcin was fifth and Bode Miller sixth. Marco Sullivan, fourth at Val Gardena two seasons ago, was 11th and Scott Macartney, on the podium here a season ago, finished 14th.
 

 1  9  102263 GUAY Erik  1981  CAN   1:57.90
 2  14  50041 WALCHHOFER Michael  1975  AUT   1:58.35
 3  26  534567 LANNING T.J.  1984  USA   1:58.70
 4  19  50423 MAIER Hermann  1972  AUT   1:58.75
 5  23  191116 DALCIN Pierre-Emmanuel  1977  FRA   1:58.77
 6  18  532431 MILLER Bode  1977  USA   1:58.81
 7  16  50753 KROELL Klaus  1980  AUT   1:58.91
 8  12  510030 CUCHE Didier  1974  SUI   1:59.03
 9  3  50858 STREITBERGER Georg  1981  AUT   1:59.05
 10  6  510767 HOFFMANN Ambrosi  1977  SUI   1:59.19
 11  7  533131 SULLIVAN Marco  1980  USA   1:59.21
 12  13  510727 DEFAGO Didier  1977  SUI   1:59.43
 13  34  500150 JAERBYN Patrik  1969  SWE   1:59.46
 14  28  532490 MACARTNEY Scott  1978  USA   1:59.68
 15  42  561067 PERKO Rok  1985  SLO   1:59.69
 16  11  560332 JERMAN Andrej  1978  SLO   1:59.85
 17  5  292514 HEEL Werner  1982  ITA   1:59.95
 18  4  191591 BERTRAND Yannick  1980  FRA   1:59.97
 19  1  191740 CLAREY Johan  1981  FRA   1:59.99
 20  22  191964 POISSON David  1982  FRA   2:00.12
 21  35  510890 ZURBRIGGEN Silvan  1981  SUI   2:00.14
 22  17  102899 OSBORNE-PARADIS Manuel  1984  CAN   2:00.19
 23  44  50831 GRAGGABER Thomas  1981  AUT   2:00.20
 23  27  501076 OLSSON Hans  1984  SWE   2:00.20
 25  15  292455 FILL Peter  1982  ITA   2:00.21
 26  10  421328 SVINDAL Aksel Lund  1982  NOR   2:00.31
 27  24  51215 BAUMANN Romed  1986  AUT   2:00.43
 28  51  102961 DIXON Robbie  1985  CAN   2:00.49
 29  8  350032 BUECHEL Marco  1971  LIE   2:00.76
 30  43  290998 STAUDACHER Patrick  1980  ITA   2:00.83
 31  29  510747 GRUENENFELDER Tobias  1977  SUI   2:00.84
 32  20  50451 GRUBER Christoph  1976  AUT   2:00.88
 33  36  50761 ALSTER Christoph  1980  AUT   2:01.07
 34  30  293006 INNERHOFER Christof  1984  ITA   2:01.12
 35  41  530939 WEIBRECHT Andrew  1986  USA   2:01.17
 36  25  192746 THEAUX Adrien  1984  FRA   2:01.18
 37  37  50919 STRUGER Peter  1982  AUT   2:01.19
 38  47  150421 ZAHROBSKY Petr  1980  CZE   2:01.26
 39  50  40171 BRANCH Craig  1977  AUS   2:01.30
 40  66  421483 JANSRUD Kjetil  1985  NOR   2:01.52
 41  21  102873 KUCERA John  1984  CAN   2:01.55
 42  45  560447 SPORN Andrej  1981  SLO   2:01.57
 43  52  201606 KEPPLER Stephan  1983  GER   2:01.58
 44  49  421400 MYHRE Lars Elton  1984  NOR   2:01.71
 45  38  192932 FAYED Guillermo  1985  FRA   2:01.79
 46  55  561006 GLEBOV Alek  1983  SLO   2:01.89
 46  31  380260 KOSTELIC Ivica  1979  CRO   2:01.89
 48  39  292291 THANEI Stefan  1981  ITA   2:01.92
 49  56  201987 STRODL Andreas  1987  GER   2:01.96
 50  58  533842 FRANCIS Kevin  1982  USA   2:02.11
 51  57  291399 GIRARDI Walter  1976  ITA   2:02.41
 52  40  380292 ZRNCIC-DIM Natko  1986  CRO   2:02.45
 53  53  201542 STRODL Peter  1982  GER   2:02.53
 54  54  534939 FISHER Erik  1985  USA   2:02.64
 55  46  293236 HOFER Elmar  1985  ITA   2:02.70
 56  62  201900 WAGNER Hannes  1986  GER   2:02.90
 57  2  533866 NYMAN Steven  1982  USA   2:03.03
 58  60  501026 RAINER Niklas  1983  SWE   2:03.94
 59  65  292831 PIERUZ Aronne  1983  ITA   2:04.15
 60  61  380298 SIROKI Tin  1987  CRO   2:04.58
 61  67  60159 VAN BUYNDER Frederik  1988  BEL   2:09.32











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