American Lindsey Vonn was the fastest down the Artico Di Prampero downhill track today (March 2) in Tarvisio, Italy as training began ahead of World Cup super combined and downhill races this weekend.
Vonn, winner of three of this season’s six World Cup downhill races, came down the course, which was shortened today due to fog and wind, in one minute, 30.97 seconds today. Italian Johanna Schnarf followed Vonn in second today, 0.34 seconds back.
Vonn currently leads the downhill standings with 520 points to overall World Cup leader Maria Reisch of Germany’s 417. Riesch (15th today) won this season’s other three downhills.
American Stacey Cook, hot off her best result in four years with a fifth-place result last week in Are, Sweden, finished third in today’s training run.
Austrians Regina Mader and recently crowned downhill and super G world champion Elisabeth Goergl finished fourth and fifth, respectively.
Britt Janyk led the Canadian’s today in 13th place, just ahead of American Laurenne Ross in 14th. Julia Mancuso took 23rd.
A second training run is scheduled for tomorrow. Competition kicks off with a super combined on Friday, March 4. The downhill is scheduled for Saturday, March 5 and the super G will run Sunday, March 6.
OFFICIAL RESULTS – FIRST TRAINING
| Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Total Time | |
| 1 | 16 | 537544 | VONN Lindsey | 1984 | USA | 1:30.97 | |
| 2 | 22 | 296427 | SCHNARF Johanna | 1984 | ITA | 1:31.31 | |
| 3 | 27 | 537582 | COOK Stacey | 1984 | USA | 1:31.75 | |
| 4 | 25 | 55766 | MADER Regina | 1985 | AUT | 1:31.86 | |
| 5 | 18 | 55576 | GOERGL Elisabeth | 1981 | AUT | 1:31.88 | |
| 6 | 23 | 196460 | MARCHAND-ARVIER Marie | 1985 | FRA | 1:32.17 | |
| 7 | 29 | 495318 | RUIZ CASTILLO Carolina | 1981 | SPA | 1:32.18 | |
| 8 | 1 | 196573 | REVILLET Aurelie | 1986 | FRA | 1:32.22 | |
| 9 | 15 | 565243 | MAZE Tina | 1983 | SLO | 1:32.29 | |
| 10 | 8 | 515747 | GISIN Dominique | 1985 | SUI | 1:32.32 | |
| 11 | 17 | 195671 | JACQUEMOD Ingrid | 1978 | FRA | 1:32.35 | |
| 12 | 20 | 296472 | FANCHINI Elena | 1985 | ITA | 1:32.36 | |
| 13 | 28 | 106022 | JANYK Britt | 1980 | CAN | 1:32.43 | |
| 14 | 2 | 538573 | ROSS Laurenne | 1988 | USA | 1:32.47 | |
| 15 | 14 | 206001 | RIESCH Maria | 1984 | GER | 1:32.50 | |
| 16 | 19 | 195983 | ROLLAND Marion | 1982 | FRA | 1:32.52 | |
| 17 | 13 | 515766 | SUTER Fabienne | 1985 | SUI | 1:32.54 | |
| 18 | 35 | 55882 | STAUDINGER Christina | 1987 | AUT | 1:32.71 | |
| 19 | 37 | 196812 | PELLISSIER Marion | 1988 | FRA | 1:32.84 | |
| 20 | 47 | 516145 | KUENG Mirena | 1988 | SUI | 1:33.07 | |
| 21 | 39 | 55759 | KIRCHGASSER Michaela | 1985 | AUT | 1:33.09 | |
| 22 | 33 | 55970 | SCHMIDHOFER Nicole | 1989 | AUT | 1:33.10 | |
| 23 | 10 | 537545 | MANCUSO Julia | 1984 | USA | 1:33.18 | |
| 24 | 21 | 205218 | REBENSBURG Viktoria | 1989 | GER | 1:33.31 | |
| 25 | 3 | 515782 | ABDERHALDEN Marianne | 1986 | SUI | 1:33.34 | |
| 26 | 46 | 297702 | MARSAGLIA Francesca | 1990 | ITA | 1:33.40 | |
| 27 | 41 | 425880 | SEJERSTED Lotte Smiseth | 1991 | NOR | 1:33.42 | |
| 28 | 34 | 55978 | VOGLREITER Mariella | 1989 | AUT | 1:33.43 | |
| 29 | 53 | 105269 | GAGNON Marie-Michele | 1989 | CAN | 1:33.46 | |
| 29 | 30 | 538305 | SMITH Leanne | 1987 | USA | 1:33.46 | |
| 31 | 5 | 515560 | SCHILD Martina | 1981 | SUI | 1:33.48 | |
| 32 | 31 | 296623 | MAZZOTTI Lucia | 1985 | ITA | 1:33.50 | |
| 33 | 49 | 297910 | CURTONI Elena | 1991 | ITA | 1:33.58 | |
| 34 | 43 | 297153 | CIPRIANI Enrica | 1988 | ITA | 1:33.67 | |
| 35 | 12 | 55750 | FISCHBACHER Andrea | 1985 | AUT | 1:33.70 | |
| 36 | 24 | 515573 | AUFDENBLATTEN Fraenzi | 1981 | SUI | 1:33.74 | |
| 37 | 7 | 516138 | GUT Lara | 1991 | SUI | 1:33.75 | |
| 38 | 26 | 296431 | STUFFER Verena | 1984 | ITA | 1:33.82 | |
| 39 | 32 | 55913 | MOSER Stefanie | 1988 | AUT | 1:33.92 | |
| 40 | 48 | 55806 | ALTACHER Margret | 1986 | AUT | 1:33.97 | |
| 41 | 42 | 196968 | BAILET Margot | 1990 | FRA | 1:33.99 | |
| 42 | 45 | 297134 | BORSOTTI Camilla | 1988 | ITA | 1:34.09 | |
| 42 | 38 | 206323 | STIEPEL Isabelle | 1990 | GER | 1:34.09 | |
| 44 | 52 | 55690 | HOSP Nicole | 1983 | AUT | 1:34.20 | |
| 45 | 4 | 565320 | FERK Marusa | 1988 | SLO | 1:34.39 | |
| 46 | 9 | 55947 | FENNINGER Anna | 1989 | AUT | 1:34.51 | |
| 47 | 50 | 375018 | COLETTI Alexandra | 1983 | MON | 1:34.78 | |
| 48 | 11 | 296008 | MERIGHETTI Daniela | 1981 | ITA | 1:34.85 | |
| 49 | 40 | 197006 | GAUTHIER Marine | 1990 | FRA | 1:35.08 | |
| 50 | 57 | 155415 | ZAHROBSKA Sarka | 1985 | CZE | 1:35.10 | |
| 51 | 36 | 505632 | LINDELL-VIKARBY Jessica | 1984 | SWE | 1:35.75 | |
| 52 | 56 | 245066 | MIKLOS Edit | 1988 | HUN | 1:36.68 | |
| 53 | 51 | 565369 | KOBAL Ana | 1991 | SLO | 1:37.56 | |
| 54 | 54 | 35089 | SIMARI BIRKNER Macarena | 1984 | ARG | 1:39.97 | |
| 55 | 55 | 35079 | SIMARI BIRKNER Maria Belen | 1982 | ARG | 1:40.09 | |
| 56 | 6 | 505483 | PAERSON Anja | 1981 | SWE | 1:40.69 | |
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| 58 | 106825 | PREFONTAINE Marie-Pier | 1988 | CAN | |||
| Did not finish 1st run | |||||||
| 44 | 515997 | FEIERABEND Denise | 1989 | SUI | |||
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