Innerhofer fastest in Bormio with Bode right behind

By Published On: December 27th, 2013Comments Off on Innerhofer fastest in Bormio with Bode right behind
SKI ALPIN - FIS WC Bormio, Abfahrt, Herren, Training

Bode Miller in Bormio training (GEPA/Daniel Goetzhaber)

The fastest three in Bormio, Italy for the first downhill training run Friday (Dec. 27) have been known to turn some heads. Italian Christof Innerhofer was quickest down the slope at the event organizers bill as “Pure Adrenalin.”

Second fastest was American Bode Miller and third was Norwegian Aksel Lund Svindal.

It was a good day for the hosting Italians. Aside from Innerhofer in the top spot, the Azzura also had Peter Fill and Silvano Varettoni tied for fourth and Werner Heel in a tie for ninth.

“It’s always good to be back in Bormio, my first big successes, my first victory and my first podium after that happened on this slope so I have great memories from the ‘Stelvio’. I am having fun this week as I know I can do really well,” said Innerhofer.

“The conditions are as if there were two races in one,” he continued. “On the top section, it’s wintery conditions while on the bottom it’s more like spring. It’s not so fun on top as it’s quite soft and it’s hard to get out of the turns while in the last section it was really fun. It’s always a good feeling proving that I can be among the fastest, even if this is just a training.”

It wasn’t so bad for the U.S. skiers, either, with four in the top 20 including Steven Nyman (tied with Heel) in ninth, Travis Ganong in 17th and Marco Sullivan 19th.

Canada had Erik Guay in sixth.

Fresh snowfall and mixed precipitation in the days leading up to the event made for variable conditions from the top of the track to the bottom. Ganong remarked on social media, “Every classification of snow type is well represented this year!” before noting bottomless pow, death cookies, breakable crust, and ice as just some of the conditions he encountered.

 

Results

Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Total Time FIS Points
 1  11  293006 INNERHOFER Christof 1984 ITA  1:53.93
 2  6  532431 MILLER Bode 1977 USA  1:54.13
 3  17  421328 SVINDAL Aksel Lund 1982 NOR  1:54.21
 4  13  292455 FILL Peter 1982 ITA  1:54.38
 4  1  293141 VARETTONI Silvano 1984 ITA  1:54.38
 6  19  102263 GUAY Erik 1981 CAN  1:54.39
 7  8  50742 REICHELT Hannes 1980 AUT  1:54.45
 8  9  421483 JANSRUD Kjetil 1985 NOR  1:54.62
 9  7  292514 HEEL Werner 1982 ITA  1:54.66
 9  4  533866 NYMAN Steven 1982 USA  1:54.66
 11  18  511139 KUENG Patrick 1984 SUI  1:54.69
 12  10  50753 KROELL Klaus 1980 AUT  1:54.71
 13  12  192746 THEAUX Adrien 1984 FRA  1:54.72
 14  16  50858 STREITBERGER Georg 1981 AUT  1:55.09
 15  31  202059 FERSTL Josef 1988 GER  1:55.12
 16  22  510727 DEFAGO Didier 1977 SUI  1:55.13
 17  30  530874 GANONG Travis 1988 USA  1:55.25
 18  27  51215 BAUMANN Romed 1986 AUT  1:55.35
 19  21  533131 SULLIVAN Marco 1980 USA  1:55.49
 20  23  561067 PERKO Rok 1985 SLO  1:55.66
 21  44  54005 STRIEDINGER Otmar 1991 AUT  1:55.84
 22  49  194542 GIRAUD MOINE Valentin 1992 FRA  1:55.85
 23  2  51327 PUCHNER Joachim 1987 AUT  1:55.87
 24  29  51332 SCHEIBER Florian 1987 AUT  1:55.89
 25  28  511313 JANKA Carlo 1986 SUI  1:55.93
 26  26  191964 POISSON David 1982 FRA  1:55.94
 27  14  191740 CLAREY Johan 1981 FRA  1:56.08
 28  24  194190 ROGER Brice 1990 FRA  1:56.13
 29  3  53902 MAYER Matthias 1990 AUT  1:56.15
 30  36  293550 MARSAGLIA Matteo 1985 ITA  1:56.22
 31  43  481705 GLEBOV Alexander 1983 RUS  1:56.29
 32  32  201811 STECHERT Tobias 1985 GER  1:56.59
 32  15  53817 FRANZ Max 1989 AUT  1:56.59
 34  47  510890 ZURBRIGGEN Silvan 1981 SUI  1:56.62
 35  61  102961 DIXON Robbie 1985 CAN  1:56.65
 36  69  530939 WEIBRECHT Andrew 1986 USA  1:56.73
 36  33  103512 FRISCH Jeffrey 1984 CAN  1:56.73
 38  20  102271 HUDEC Jan 1981 CAN  1:56.77
 39  5  102899 OSBORNE-PARADIS Manuel 1984 CAN  1:56.79
 40  41  380292 ZRNCIC-DIM Natko 1986 CRO  1:56.88
 41  46  192932 FAYED Guillermo 1985 FRA  1:56.95
 42  25  560447 SPORN Andrej 1981 SLO  1:57.03
 43  58  294277 KLOTZ Siegmar 1987 ITA  1:57.05
 44  52  53837 KRAMER Manuel 1989 AUT  1:57.14
 45  54  201606 KEPPLER Stephan 1983 GER  1:57.22
 46  48  53936 DUERAGER Markus 1990 AUT  1:57.33
 47  57  103271 THOMSEN Benjamin 1987 CAN  1:57.40
 47  34  511352 VILETTA Sandro 1986 SUI  1:57.40
 49  63  201987 STRODL Andreas 1987 GER  1:57.49
 49  39  511981 WEBER Ralph 1993 SUI  1:57.49
 51  51  194167 MUZATON Maxence 1990 FRA  1:57.51
 52  55  193034 BOUILLOT Alexandre 1985 FRA  1:57.58
 53  62  200379 SANDER Andreas 1989 GER  1:57.63
 54  53  103385 PRIDY Conrad 1988 CAN  1:57.65
 55  38  511847 MANI Nils 1992 SUI  1:57.74
 56  50  103612 PRIDY Morgan 1990 CAN  1:57.82
 56  45  990081 CASSE Mattia 1990 ITA  1:57.82
 58  40  934643 GOLDBERG Jared 1991 USA  1:57.98
 59  65  561217 KOSI Klemen 1991 SLO  1:58.07
 60  66  194298 GIEZENDANNER Blaise 1991 FRA  1:58.18
 61  37  934518 DANIELS Nick 1991 USA  1:58.41
 62  42  6530104 BENNETT Bryce 1992 USA  1:58.43
 63  71  660021 DANILOCHKIN Yuri 1991 BLR  1:58.53
 64  60  294904 PANGRAZZI Paolo 1988 ITA  1:58.68
 65  64  501076 OLSSON Hans 1984 SWE  1:58.81
 66  68  194368 RAFFORT Nicolas 1991 FRA  1:58.83
 67  70  6291029 BATTILANI Henri 1994 ITA  1:58.96
 68  56  510997 BERTHOD Marc 1983 SUI  2:04.43

 

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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.”