Kriechmayr Wins, Nyman Opts Out of Racing
As the clouds rolled in and out on Friday morning for the men’s World Cup super-G in Beaver Creek, Colo., Austria’s Vincent Kriechmayr found himself sitting in the hot seat. After a break in the cloud cover illuminated the Birds of Prey venue just enough for the 26-year-old to take advantage of an early start number, the Austrian survived challenger after challenger en route to his maiden World Cup victory.
Joining Kriechmayr on the podium was the veteran duo of Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud and fellow Austrian Hannes Reichelt who finished 0.23 and 0.33 seconds back in second and third, respectively.
“This has never happened to me before, so hopefully it’s not the last time,” said Kriechmayr, who also scored his first World Cup points at the venue back in 2013. “This is one of the toughest super-Gs in the world. In super-G, you always have to attack, you can’t win without attacking.”
Unfortunately, for the American contingent team leader Steven Nyman has elected to sit out this weekend’s racing in favor of forerunning the super-G and downhill as he continues his return from injury. Nyman also participated in the training runs last week in Lake Louise, Canada, without making the start list on race day.
The day didn’t go much better for the rest of the American squad as the team was led by veteran Andrew Weibrecht in 21st place with Thomas Biesemeyer finishing in 24th as the only other American top-30 finisher.
“It was just a tough day to really charge,” Weibrecht said in the finish. “The light was in and out, some guys had it good and you could see them really put the pedal down. I think we’ve got some work to do as a team; we’ve been on relatively easy hills and when we get here we’re not necessarily up to speed. We’ve just got to come together and figure it out. It was a tricky set but that’s no reason why we shouldn’t have done better.”
After Weibrecht and Biesemeyer, Travis Ganong was the next American in 33rd, followed by Bryce Bennett, Ryan Cochran-Siegle, and Sam Morse finishing in 46th, 47th, and 48th, respectively. Ted Ligety, Jared Goldberg, and Wiley Maple all failed to finish as the American team is left looking for answers heading into Saturday’s downhill.
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Top 10
1. Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT) – Fischer/Fischer/Fischer
2. Kjetil Jansrud (NOR) – Head/Head/Head
3. Hannes Reichelt (AUT) – Salomon/Salomon/Salomon
4. Adrien Theaux (FRA) – Head/Head/Head
5. Alexis Pinturault (FRA) – Head/Head/Head
6. Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) – Head/Head/Head
6. Matthias Mayer (AUT) – Head/Head/Head
8. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR) – Head/Head/Head
9. Andreas Sander (GER) – Atomic/Atomic/Atomic
10. Thomas Dressen (GER) – Rossignol/Rossignol/Look
Official Results
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Total Time | Diff. | FIS Points | WC Points | |
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1 | 3 | 53980 | KRIECHMAYR Vincent | 1991 | AUT | 1:09.71 | 0.00 | 100.00 | ||
2 | 15 | 421483 | JANSRUD Kjetil | 1985 | NOR | 1:09.94 | +0.23 | 3.56 | 80.00 | |
3 | 7 | 50742 | REICHELT Hannes | 1980 | AUT | 1:10.04 | +0.33 | 5.11 | 60.00 | |
4 | 12 | 192746 | THEAUX Adrien | 1984 | FRA | 1:10.15 | +0.44 | 6.82 | 50.00 | |
5 | 14 | 194364 | PINTURAULT Alexis | 1991 | FRA | 1:10.24 | +0.53 | 8.21 | 45.00 | |
6 | 13 | 421328 | SVINDAL Aksel Lund | 1982 | NOR | 1:10.31 | +0.60 | 9.30 | 40.00 | |
6 | 1 | 53902 | MAYER Matthias | 1990 | AUT | 1:10.31 | +0.60 | 9.30 | 40.00 | |
8 | 11 | 422139 | KILDE Aleksander Aamodt | 1992 | NOR | 1:10.38 | +0.67 | 10.38 | 32.00 | |
9 | 10 | 200379 | SANDER Andreas | 1989 | GER | 1:10.50 | +0.79 | 12.24 | 29.00 | |
10 | 23 | 202535 | DRESSEN Thomas | 1993 | GER | 1:10.54 | +0.83 | 12.86 | 26.00 | |
10 | 5 | 291459 | PARIS Dominik | 1989 | ITA | 1:10.54 | +0.83 | 12.86 | 26.00 | |
12 | 30 | 511638 | TUMLER Thomas | 1989 | SUI | 1:10.65 | +0.94 | 14.56 | 22.00 | |
13 | 4 | 293006 | INNERHOFER Christof | 1984 | ITA | 1:10.70 | +0.99 | 15.34 | 20.00 | |
14 | 8 | 202059 | FERSTL Josef | 1988 | GER | 1:10.88 | +1.17 | 18.13 | 18.00 | |
15 | 22 | 561255 | CATER Martin | 1992 | SLO | 1:11.00 | +1.29 | 19.99 | 16.00 | |
16 | 17 | 292455 | FILL Peter | 1982 | ITA | 1:11.05 | +1.34 | 20.76 | 15.00 | |
17 | 31 | 512039 | ROULIN Gilles | 1994 | SUI | 1:11.10 | +1.39 | 21.53 | 14.00 | |
18 | 27 | 422310 | SEJERSTED Adrian Smiseth | 1994 | NOR | 1:11.24 | +1.53 | 23.70 | 13.00 | |
19 | 9 | 53817 | FRANZ Max | 1989 | AUT | 1:11.29 | +1.58 | 24.48 | 12.00 | |
20 | 2 | 100558 | COOK Dustin | 1989 | CAN | 1:11.30 | +1.59 | 24.63 | 11.00 | |
21 | 26 | 530939 | WEIBRECHT Andrew | 1986 | USA | 1:11.34 | +1.63 | 25.25 | 10.00 | |
22 | 24 | 511981 | WEBER Ralph | 1993 | SUI | 1:11.51 | +1.80 | 27.89 | 9.00 | |
23 | 72 | 422278 | WINDINGSTAD Rasmus | 1993 | NOR | 1:11.54 | +1.83 | 28.35 | 8.00 | |
24 | 25 | 531452 | BIESEMEYER Thomas | 1989 | USA | 1:11.57 | +1.86 | 28.82 | 7.00 | |
25 | 69 | 990116 | DE ALIPRANDINI Luca | 1990 | ITA | 1:11.60 | +1.89 | 29.28 | 6.00 | |
25 | 19 | 511383 | FEUZ Beat | 1987 | SUI | 1:11.60 | +1.89 | 29.28 | 6.00 | |
27 | 59 | 194190 | ROGER Brice | 1990 | FRA | 1:11.64 | +1.93 | 29.90 | 4.00 | |
27 | 52 | 6190176 | BAILET Matthieu | 1996 | FRA | 1:11.64 | +1.93 | 29.90 | 4.00 | |
29 | 20 | 561216 | KLINE Bostjan | 1991 | SLO | 1:11.69 | +1.98 | 30.68 | 2.00 | |
30 | 16 | 102899 | OSBORNE-PARADIS Manuel | 1984 | CAN | 1:11.80 | +2.09 | 32.38 | 1.00 | |
31 | 50 | 512038 | ROGENTIN Stefan | 1994 | SUI | 1:11.83 | +2.12 | 32.84 | ||
32 | 63 | 104531 | CRAWFORD James | 1997 | CAN | 1:11.85 | +2.14 | 33.15 | ||
33 | 21 | 512042 | KRYENBUEHL Urs | 1994 | SUI | 1:11.93 | +2.22 | 34.39 | ||
33 | 18 | 530874 | GANONG Travis | 1988 | USA | 1:11.93 | +2.22 | 34.39 | ||
35 | 28 | 51215 | BAUMANN Romed | 1986 | AUT | 1:11.99 | +2.28 | 35.32 | ||
36 | 44 | 293550 | MARSAGLIA Matteo | 1985 | ITA | 1:12.00 | +2.29 | 35.48 | ||
37 | 47 | 6290845 | BOSCA Guglielmo | 1993 | ITA | 1:12.12 | +2.41 | 37.34 | ||
37 | 36 | 422073 | NETELAND Bjoernar | 1991 | NOR | 1:12.12 | +2.41 | 37.34 | ||
39 | 51 | 380292 | ZRNCIC DIM Natko | 1986 | CRO | 1:12.18 | +2.47 | 38.27 | ||
40 | 41 | 512031 | BARANDUN Gian Luca | 1994 | SUI | 1:12.19 | +2.48 | 38.42 | ||
41 | 35 | 54076 | KOECK Niklas | 1992 | AUT | 1:12.20 | +2.49 | 38.58 | ||
42 | 55 | 561214 | DEBELAK Tilen | 1991 | SLO | 1:12.24 | +2.53 | 39.20 | ||
42 | 46 | 511529 | GISIN Marc | 1988 | SUI | 1:12.24 | +2.53 | 39.20 | ||
44 | 56 | 194167 | MUZATON Maxence | 1990 | FRA | 1:12.39 | +2.68 | 41.52 | ||
45 | 39 | 53933 | SCHWEIGER Patrick | 1990 | AUT | 1:12.42 | +2.71 | 41.99 | ||
46 | 71 | 6530104 | BENNETT Bryce | 1992 | USA | 1:12.43 | +2.72 | 42.14 | ||
47 | 45 | 6530319 | COCHRAN-SIEGLE Ryan | 1992 | USA | 1:12.44 | +2.73 | 42.30 | ||
48 | 61 | 6531520 | MORSE Sam | 1996 | USA | 1:12.48 | +2.77 | 42.91 | ||
49 | 70 | 194495 | FAIVRE Mathieu | 1992 | FRA | 1:12.52 | +2.81 | 43.53 | ||
50 | 49 | 6290985 | BUZZI Emanuele | 1994 | ITA | 1:12.58 | +2.87 | 44.46 | ||
51 | 54 | 104272 | SEGER Brodie | 1995 | CAN | 1:12.63 | +2.92 | 45.24 | ||
52 | 58 | 511139 | KUENG Patrick | 1984 | SUI | 1:12.75 | +3.04 | 47.10 | ||
53 | 74 | 700879 | ZAMPA Andreas | 1993 | SVK | 1:12.78 | +3.07 | 47.56 | ||
54 | 57 | 110324 | VON APPEN Henrik | 1994 | CHI | 1:13.04 | +3.33 | 51.59 | ||
55 | 53 | 501987 | MONSEN Felix | 1994 | SWE | 1:13.56 | +3.85 | 59.65 | ||
56 | 60 | 511847 | MANI Nils | 1992 | SUI | 1:13.58 | +3.87 | 59.96 | ||
57 | 75 | 460071 | ACHIRILOAIE Ioan Valeriu | 1990 | ROU | 1:16.86 | +7.15 | 110.77 | ||
Did not finish 1st run | ||||||||||
73 | 930024 | MAPLE Wiley | 1990 | USA | ||||||
68 | 180570 | ROMAR Andreas | 1989 | FIN | ||||||
66 | 202345 | SCHWAIGER Dominik | 1991 | GER | ||||||
65 | 303758 | SUGAI Ryo | 1991 | JPN | ||||||
64 | 170131 | FAARUP Christoffer | 1992 | DEN | ||||||
62 | 54157 | DANKLMAIER Daniel | 1993 | AUT | ||||||
48 | 104096 | THOMPSON Broderick | 1994 | CAN | ||||||
43 | 422120 | SAUGESTAD Stian | 1992 | NOR | ||||||
42 | 53981 | KROELL Johannes | 1991 | AUT | ||||||
40 | 934643 | GOLDBERG Jared | 1991 | USA | ||||||
38 | 20398 | VERDU Joan | 1995 | AND | ||||||
34 | 194858 | ALLEGRE Nils | 1994 | FRA | ||||||
33 | 534562 | LIGETY Ted | 1984 | USA | ||||||
32 | 561217 | KOSI Klemen | 1991 | SLO | ||||||
29 | 54009 | WALDER Christian | 1991 | AUT | ||||||
6 | 511513 | CAVIEZEL Mauro | 1988 | SUI | ||||||
Did not start 1st run | ||||||||||
67 | 194368 | RAFFORT Nicolas | 1991 | FRA | ||||||
37 | 221117 | GOWER Jack | 1994 | GBR |