Montillet, Riesch tie for first in Haus super G; Lindsey Kildow sixth for U.S.

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Montillet, Riesch tie for first in Haus super G; Lindsey Kildow sixth for U.S.France’s Carole Montillet and German teenager Maria Riesch shared victory in the women’s World Cup super G on Sunday at Haus im Ennstal, Austria.

Both racers were timed in 1:25.04 on the Krummholz course. It was Riesch’s second win in three days — and the second of her career.

The two winners were followed closely by a trio of Austrians. Michael Dorfmeister was third, just 0.15 seconds back, Brigitte Obermoser (0.29 back) was fourth and Alexandra Meissnitzer (0.37) was fifth.

The USST’s Lindsey Kildow, 19, starting 45th in the field of 52, led at the two interval timers and wound up tied for sixth place with France’s Melanie Suchet, just 0.44 back.

Kildow’s previous best finish in super G was 24th, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, in December 2001.

“I’ve had a really bad cold in bed all day Monday and Tuesday,” Kildow said. “It was like the flu, lots of sinus pressure, nose running, throat hurt, but then I got some antibiotics and it’s gotten progressively better.”

Having U.S. DH/SG head coach Alex Hoedlmoser set the course, and then getting a course report from teammate Jonna Mendes gave her confidence Sunday, Kildow said. “I had a good inspection and I told myself, ‘You know where you’re going, relax, be aggressive and take it like another downhill. I didn’t think too much about it. Jonna always makes me feel comfortable about the race and she told me, ‘It’s no big deal — it’s easier than you think, so be as aggressive as you can’ and that really helped me.

“I guess I was leading all the way down and then I kinda wimped out on one turn at the bottom … but I’m really happy. Conditions were perfect. It wasn’t super sunny so the conditions didn’t change. The snow was so perfect because it was totally buffed from the downhills.”

In an extremely close race, the top 14 all finished in the same second, and 30th place was less than two seconds back of the winners.

Caroline Lalive in 20th and Libby Ludlow in 21st were the other two scorers for the U.S.

Bryna McCarty, in the top 10 the previous two days in downhill, and Alison Powers didn’t start the super G.

Austria’s Renate Goetschl, one of the pre-race favorites, was a disappointing 16th, but managed to hold on to her lead in the overall World Cup over Sweden’s Anja Paerson, who finished 12th.

Riesch turned up at the start of Sunday’s race despite hurting her left calf in a high-speed crash in Saturday’s downhill. “I was actually thinking twice about starting this morning because my leg was hurting,” she said. “I took a pain killer and didn’t feel anything. I never dreamed this (win) could be possible.”

Montillet had also had a bad day on Saturday, finishing 15th in the downhill. “Yesterday I was very disappointed … and I really wanted to make up for it today,” she said. “I didn’t have big expectations because of the way Renate has been skiing. I don’t mind sharing first place with Maria because she is a really nice girl.”

Alpine World Cup

Women’s Super G

Haus Im Ennstal, Austria

February 1, 2004


1= Carole Montillet (France) 1:25.04

1= Maria Riesch (Germany) 1:25.04

3. Michaela Dorfmeister (Austria) 1:25.19

4. Brigitte Obermoser (Austria) 1:25.33

5. Alexandra Meissnitzer (Austria) 1:25.41

6= Lindsey Kildow (U.S.) 1:25.48

6= Melanie Suchet (France) 1:25.48

8. Isolde Kostner (Italy) 1:25.63

9. Daniela Ceccarelli (Italy) 1:25.67

10. Martina Lechner (Austria) 1:25.87

11. Petra Haltmayr (Germany) 1:25.91

12. Anja Paerson (Sweden) 1:25.96

13. Hilde Gerg (Germany) 1:25.99

14. Genevieve Simard (Canada) 1:26.04

15. Katja Wirth (Austria) 1:26.06

16. Renate Goetschl (Austria) 1:26.10

17. Lucia Recchia (Italy) 1:26.12

18. Nadia Styger (Switzerland) 1:26.14

19. Silvia Berger (Austria) 1:26.30

20. Caroline Lalive (U.S.) 1:26.32

21= Isabelle Huber (Germany) 1:26.34

21= Libby Ludlow (U.S.) 1:26.34

23. Martina Ertl (Germany) 1:26.53

24= Ingrid Jacquemod (France) 1:26.61

24= Emily Brydon (Canada) 1:26.61

26= Martina Schild (Switzerland) 1:26.68

26= Magda Mattel (France) 1:26.68

28. Janette Hargin (Sweden) 1:26.74

29. Catherine Borghi (Switzerland) 1:26.82

30. Tanja Pieren (Switzerland) 1:26.99

Other North Americans:

31. Julia Mancuso (U.S.) 1:27.10

41. Jonna Mendes (U.S.) 1:27.75

DNS: Bryna McCarty, Alison Powers (U.S.); Kelly Vanderbeek (Canada)

DNF: Anne Marie LeFrancois (Canada)

THE SCOOP

> by Hank McKee

Equipment, Women’s Super G

Haus im Ennstal, Austria, February 1, 2004


Skier, skis/boots/bindings

1 Montillet, Rossignol/Rossignol/Rossignol

1 Riesch, Head/Lange/Tyrolia

3 Dorfmeister, Blizzard/Nordica/Marker

4 Obermoser, Blizzard/Tecnica/Marker

5 Meissnitzer, Volkl/Tecnica/Marker

6 Kildow, Rossignol/Rossignol/Rossignol 6 Suchet, Dynastar/Lange/Look

8 Kostner, Fischer/Lange/Tyrolia

9 Ceccarelli, Dynastar/Lange/Look

10 Lechner, Blizzard/Lange/Marker

It’s the 25th race of the women’s 36-race schedule and the sixth of eight super G’s. … The 10th win of the season for Rossignol skis — and the second for Head skis. … The top 14 racers finish within the same second, and the entire scoring field within two seconds. … It’s the only tie for first so far this season.

The eighth career World Cup win for Carole Montillet, and her fourth of the season, but first of the season in SG. … Her last SG win came in Cortina 1/15/03. … The second win of the weekend and her career for Maria Riesch, who won the first downhill at Haus on Friday. … She becomes the 10th German skier to win a super G. … It’s the 45th career podium for Michaela Dorfmeister and the 14th in SG. … It’s her seventh podium of the season, without a win, and her fourth SG podium of the season.

The best World Cup SG result ever for Lindsey Kildow. … Her third best result of the season and her career. … Her four best results have all come in the last 15 days. … She was the official “Winstar” athlete for the best finish from a skier starting 36th or later; she wore bib 45. … It’s the 12th scoring result of the season for Caroline Lalive, the eighth for Libby Ludlow. … Genevieve Simard had her 11th scoring finish for the season. and Emily Brydon her 14th. … Julia Mancuso was 0.11 of a second from scoring a point.

It was a great race for World Cup overall contender Anja Paerson, who finished 12th, ahead of her two closest rivals, Hilde Gerg and Renate Goetschl. … Goetschl holds off Paerson to maintain the overall lead 1048-1029. … Kirsten Clark is the top U.S. racer at 10th with 456. … Gerg maintains the super G lead 345-331 over Goetschl. … Montillet moves to third at 322. … Lalive is the top U.S. skier in 11th with 149.

Austria maintains the overall Nations Cup lead 12,536-3731 for the Swiss. … Italy is third at 3596 and the U.S. fourth at 3505. … The Austrians hold the women’s lead as well, 4845-2805 over Germany. … The French are third at 1825 and the U.S. fourth at 1706.

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