Men test downhill track for Worlds; Reichelt first; Guay fourth

By Published On: February 7th, 2013Comments Off on Men test downhill track for Worlds; Reichelt first; Guay fourth

The first, and last full length, official running of the men’s downhill track with the set for the World Championships was contested this morning (Feb 7) with Hannes Reichelt edging a pair of Italians, Dominik Paris and Christof Innerhofer, to put his name at the top of the finish order.

Defending world champion, Canadian Erik Guay was fourth.

Guay said he isn’t feeling any pressure yet, but expected to be nervous before the downhill start. He noted, however, there would be plenty of other skiers feeling as much pressure as he.

“This is (Klaus) Kroell’s  home town and he won here last year. (Aksel Lund) Svindal is another and also (Dominik) Paris. He won at Kitzbuehel and is now in the red bib (signifying leading the standings). I’m certainly not going to be the only one feeling the pressure here this week.”

Steven Nyman led the attack for the US, finishing in14th despite having his skis sliding sideways more than once on his tour of the course. He noted the US team had trained with the Austrians on the hill at the Christmas break. “This is basically the same course set we trained on,” one big difference being, “now, the bottleneck is really icy.”

It was the first time down the track for 29th finishing Marco Sullivan who missed racing here at the end of last season. “It’s fun, with a lot of terrain. The first run, it’s a little exciting.” It was also tiring he said, “The legs were dead.”

Ryan Cochran-Siegle posted the 32nd fastest time. He said his skiing in the super G had been “some of the best I’ve had all season. It’s cool to do it in a big event like this and not some FIS race.” His skiing in the downhill training run was similar he said. “I just have to fix somethings and I think I can do that by Monday (for men’s combination).”

Weibrecht finished 34th and said he “just got a little lost at the bottom” after good split times. Travis Ganong, the 42nd finisher, knew at least one thing he was going to change. “I used a brand new pair of boots today. Bad decision.”

The men will not get another chance at a full length training. Tomorrow’s scheduled training run will not include the final pitch into the stadium.

Gepa photo

Schladming (AUT)
Training
Men’s Downhill
Feb 7, 2013

 2:15.56

Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Total Time FIS Points
 1  14  50742 REICHELT Hannes  1980  AUT   2:02.98  
 2  15  291459 PARIS Dominik  1989  ITA   2:03.09  
 3  11  293006 INNERHOFER Christof  1984  ITA   2:03.33  
 4  20  102263 GUAY Erik  1981  CAN   2:03.89  
 5  12  421328 SVINDAL Aksel Lund  1982  NOR   2:03.96  
 6  16  50753 KROELL Klaus  1980  AUT   2:03.97  
 7  37  511142 LUEOEND Vitus  1984  SUI   2:04.01  
 8  21  292514 HEEL Werner  1982  ITA   2:04.11  
 8  10  192746 THEAUX Adrien  1984  FRA   2:04.11  
 10  6  53817 FRANZ Max  1989  AUT   2:04.12  
 11  1  201606 KEPPLER Stephan  1983  GER   2:04.48  
 12  13  191964 POISSON David  1982  FRA   2:04.58  
 13  35  194190 ROGER Brice  1990  FRA   2:04.68  
 14  24  533866 NYMAN Steven  1982  USA   2:04.70  
 15  22  50858 STREITBERGER Georg  1981  AUT   2:04.75  
 16  23  511313 JANKA Carlo  1986  SUI   2:04.84  
 17  2  560447 SPORN Andrej  1981  SLO   2:04.86  
 18  9  510727 DEFAGO Didier  1977  SUI   2:04.89  
 19  8  51327 PUCHNER Joachim  1987  AUT   2:04.90  
 20  45  150398 BANK Ondrej  1980  CZE   2:04.93  
 21  40  294277 KLOTZ Siegmar  1987  ITA   2:04.97  
 22  42  293550 MARSAGLIA Matteo  1985  ITA   2:05.00  
 23  17  102271 HUDEC Jan  1981  CAN   2:05.07  
 24  5  511139 KUENG Patrick  1984  SUI   2:05.08  
 24  4  51332 SCHEIBER Florian  1987  AUT   2:05.08  
 26  18  51215 BAUMANN Romed  1986  AUT   2:05.10  
 27  29  102899 OSBORNE-PARADIS Manuel  1984  CAN   2:05.14  
 28  39  53902 MAYER Matthias  1990  AUT   2:05.22  
 29  27  533131 SULLIVAN Marco  1980  USA   2:05.27  
 30  48  192504 MERMILLOD BLONDIN Thomas  1984  FRA   2:05.41  
 31  3  510890 ZURBRIGGEN Silvan  1981  SUI   2:05.71  
 32  41  6530319 COCHRAN-SIEGLE Ryan  1992  USA   2:05.74  
 33  7  103271 THOMSEN Benjamin  1987  CAN   2:05.84  
 34  55  530939 WEIBRECHT Andrew  1986  USA   2:06.06  
 35  31  50625 RAICH Benjamin  1978  AUT   2:06.11  
 36  19  292455 FILL Peter  1982  ITA   2:06.55  
 37  44  481705 GLEBOV Alexander  1983  RUS   2:06.56  
 38  32  380260 KOSTELIC Ivica  1979  CRO   2:06.65  
 39  36  180570 ROMAR Andreas  1989  FIN   2:06.68  
 40  50  561216 KLINE Bostjan  1991  SLO   2:06.71  
 41  43  501439 HEDIN Douglas  1990  SWE   2:06.72  
 42  30  530874 GANONG Travis  1988  USA   2:06.79  
 43  58  481054 MURAVYEV Ivan  1989  RUS   2:06.81  
 44  38  511529 GISIN Marc  1988  SUI   2:07.13  
 45  46  531452 BIESEMEYER Thomas  1989  USA   2:07.21  
 46  25  192932 FAYED Guillermo  1985  FRA   2:07.28  
 47  34  194364 PINTURAULT Alexis  1991  FRA   2:07.33  
 48  54  510997 BERTHOD Marc  1983  SUI   2:07.39  
 49  56  20267 ESTEVE Kevin  1989  AND   2:07.58  
 50  33  534562 LIGETY Ted  1984  USA   2:07.66  
 51  51  491151 DE LA CUESTA Paul  1988  SPA   2:07.79  
 52  52  561217 KOSI Klemen  1991  SLO   2:08.05  
 53  53  511352 VILETTA Sandro  1986  SUI   2:08.58  
 53  47  400281 VAN HEEK Marvin  1991  NED   2:08.58  
 55  82  400237 MEINERS Maarten  1992  NED   2:08.73  
 56  49  491129 TERRA Ferran  1987  SPA   2:08.96  
 57  57  430429 BYDLINSKI Maciej  1988  POL   2:09.18  
 58  76  430472 KLUSAK Michal  1990  POL   2:09.27  
 59  67  90131 GEORGIEV Georgi  1987  BUL   2:10.20  
 60  59  660021 DANILOCHKIN Yuri  1991  BLR   2:10.61  
 61  61  20324 OLIVERAS Marc  1991  AND   2:10.65  
 62  70  150495 VRABLIK Martin  1982  CZE   2:11.00  
 63  68  480736 KHOROSHILOV Alexander  1984  RUS   2:11.07  
 64  79  410364 FEASEY Willis  1992  NZL   2:11.25  
 65  74  530165 BRANDENBURG Will  1987  USA   2:11.50  
 66  77  670058 KOSHKIN Dmitriy  1986  KAZ   2:11.55  
 67  63  380341 ULLRICH Max  1994  CRO   2:11.72  
 68  60  670037 ZAKURDAEV Igor  1987  KAZ   2:11.75  
 69  72  92570 GEORGIEV Svetoslav  1991  BUL   2:11.92  
 70  75  710320 LAIKERT Igor  1991  BIH   2:12.59  
 71  71  700830 ZAMPA Adam  1990  SVK   2:12.60  
 72  64  670052 KHUBER Martin  1992  KAZ   2:12.61  
 73  66  170131 FAARUP Christoffer  1992  DAN   2:12.78  
 74  62  400016 WANDERS Arjan  1978  NED   2:12.84  
 75  69  92534 CHONGAROV Nikola  1989  BUL   2:13.14  
 76  80  700868 FALAT Matej  1993  SVK   2:13.16  
 77  65  30149 SIMARI BIRKNER Cristian Javier  1980  ARG   2:14.54  
 78  78  30283 FREEMAN CRESPO Ignacio  1992  ARG   
 79  81  670029 PIMENOV Taras  1984  KAZ   2:15.94  
 80  73  550022 RODE Roberts  1987  LAT   2:16.08  
Did not start 1st run
   26  201811 STECHERT Tobias  1985  GER     
Did not finish 1st run
   83  690086 FESHCHUK Rostyslav  1990  UKR     
   28  561067 PERKO Rok  1985  SLO   

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About the Author: Hank McKee

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.”