By SR Staff ReportPublished On: December 30th, 2019Comments Off on Photo Recap: Bormio World Cup 2019
The Italian speed venue saw records shattered and multiple season-ending injuries over the three-day span of racing. Photos: GEPA/Agence Zoom
Downhill December 27th
Dominik Paris (ITA) inspects the course during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men’s Downhill in Bormio Italy.
BORMIO, ITALY – DECEMBER 28: Dominik Paris of Italy inspects the course during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men’s Downhill on December 28, 2019 in Bormio Italy. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom)
BORMIO, ITALY – DECEMBER 28: Maxence Muzaton of France inspects the course during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men’s Downhill on December 28, 2019 in Bormio Italy. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom)
BORMIO, ITALY – DECEMBER 28: Adrien Theaux of France inspects the course during the Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Men’s Downhill on December 28, 2019 in Bormio Italy. (Photo by Christophe Pallot/Agence Zoom)
Top 3 finishers of the day, Dominik Paris (ITA) Urs Kryenbuehl (SUI) Beat Feuz (SUI)
Beat Feuz (SUI) and Dominik Paris (ITA) recapping their runs in the leader box.Podium finishers Urs Kryenbuehl (SUI), Dominik Paris (ITA) and Beat Feuz (SUI).
Alpine Combined December 29th
The final day in Bormio saw the debut of the new combined format with a second run start order favoring speed skiers rather than tech skiers.Christopher Neumayer (AUT) high-sided himself entering the infamous traverse section and had to be airlifted off course.
BORMIO,ITALY,29.DEC.19 – ALPINE SKIING – FIS World Cup, Alpine Combined, Super G, men. Image shows Christopher Neumayer (AUT). Photo: GEPA pictures/ Matic Klansek
BORMIO,ITALY,29.DEC.19 – ALPINE SKIING – FIS World Cup, Alpine Combined, Super G, men. Image shows Christopher Neumayer (AUT). Photo: GEPA pictures/ Matic Klansek
BORMIO,ITALY,29.DEC.19 – ALPINE SKIING – FIS World Cup, Alpine Combined, Super G, men. Image shows Christopher Neumayer (AUT) and medics. Photo: GEPA pictures/ Matic Klansek
Neumayer was found to have suffered a torn ACL and a tibial head fracture during his crash.
I really don’t know where that came from… I felt pretty good in the warmups and was coming in hot off a second place at Cochran’s TGFS last March.
-Ryan Cochrane-Siegle on his 5th place finish
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR) had the lead after the combined leg and hung on for a second-place finish.Alexis Pinturault (FRA) made up a 0.97-second deficit in order to take the combined win.
