World Jr Champs: Rebensburg gets opening win
German Victoria Rebensburg will wear the gold medal from the first competition of the 2008 FIS World Junior Alpine Championships. Rebensburg posted a substantial .78 of a second margin over Austrians Anna Fenninger, in second and Stefanie Moser in third as the championship opened with the women's super G in Formigal, Spain Saturday.
Rebensburg, 18, has seen plenty of World Cup action, registering nine scoring results over the last two seasons, the bulk of them in GS. Fenninger, 18, the 2006 Europa Cup champ, has scored in three Cup super G's this season and Moser, 19, has one Cup result to her credit, in combined.
Swiss Lara Gut was fourth, German Lisa-Marie Walz fifth and Marusa Ferk of Slovenia was sixth. The top North American on the day was Larisa Yurkiw of Canada who just made the top 10. Alice McKennis led the U.S. in 19th place, 3.91 seconds behind the winner.
Canadians Marie Pierre Prefontaine and Kelly McBroom were 22nd and 25th respectively with Laurenne Ross of the U.S. in 26th.
Georgia Simmerling of Canada was 34th and American Lindsay Cone 38th. Other U.S. starters included Kiley Staples in 45th and Kirsten Cooper and Katie Hartman who did not finish. Canada added Brittany Phelan in 46th with Stephanie Irwin on the DNF list.
German Victoria Rebensburg will wear the gold medal from the first competition of the 2008 FIS World Junior Alpine Championships. Rebensburg posted a substantial .78 of a second margin over Austrians Anna Fenninger, in second and Stefanie Moser in third as the championship opened with the women's super G in Formigal, Spain Saturday.
Rebensburg, 18, has seen plenty of World Cup action, registering nine scoring results over the last two seasons, the bulk of them in GS. Fenninger, 18, the 2006 Europa Cup champ, has scored in three Cup super G's this season and Moser, 19, has one Cup result to her credit, in combined.
Swiss Lara Gut was fourth, German Lisa-Marie Walz fifth and Marusa Ferk of Slovenia was sixth. The top North American on the day was Larisa Yurkiw of Canada who just made the top 10. Alice McKennis led the U.S. in 19th place, 3.91 seconds behind the winner.
Canadians Marie Pierre Prefontaine and Kelly McBroom were 22nd and 25th respectively with Laurenne Ross of the U.S. in 26th.
Georgia Simmerling of Canada was 34th and American Lindsay Cone 38th. Other U.S. starters included Kiley Staples in 45th and Kirsten Cooper and Katie Hartman who did not finish. Canada added Brittany Phelan in 46th with Stephanie Irwin on the DNF list.
The Championships continue with two days of downhill training before the next medal event, men's downhill, is held Tuesday.
| Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Total Time | FIS Points |
| 1 | 7 | 205218 | REBENSBURG Viktoria | 1989 | GER | 1:40.19 | 6.00 |
| 2 | 6 | 55947 | FENNINGER Anna | 1989 | AUT | 1:40.97 | 14.02 |
| 3 | 1 | 55913 | MOSER Stefanie | 1988 | AUT | 1:41.65 | 21.01 |
| 4 | 5 | 516138 | GUT Lara | 1991 | SUI | 1:41.77 | 22.24 |
| 5 | 11 | 206249 | WALZ Lisa- Marie | 1988 | GER | 1:41.91 | 23.68 |
| 6 | 8 | 565320 | FERK Marusa | 1988 | SLO | 1:42.27 | 27.38 |
| 7 | 4 | 565360 | STUHEC Ilka | 1990 | SLO | 1:42.83 | 33.14 |
| 8 | 30 | 196851 | BERTRAND Olivia | 1989 | FRA | 1:43.05 | 35.40 |
| 9 | 3 | 55970 | SCHMIDHOFER Nicole | 1989 | AUT | 1:43.25 | 37.46 |
| 10 | 18 | 106849 | YURKIW Larisa | 1988 | CAN | 1:43.29 | 37.87 |
| 11 | 55 | 185271 | LEINONEN Sanni | 1989 | FIN | 1:43.45 | 39.51 |
| 12 | 24 | 298084 | AGERER Lisa Magdalena | 1991 | ITA | 1:43.64 | 41.47 |
| 13 | 32 | 196873 | GARDET Charlene | 1989 | FRA | 1:43.84 | 43.52 |
| 13 | 12 | 465059 | MIKLOS Edith | 1988 | ROU | 1:43.84 | 43.52 |
| 15 | 42 | 55914 | NOESIG Michaela | 1988 | AUT | 1:43.85 | 43.63 |
| 16 | 2 | 297153 | CIPRIANI Enrica | 1988 | ITA | 1:43.87 | 43.83 |
| 17 | 58 | 515937 | FUHRER Kathrin | 1988 | SUI | 1:43.92 | 44.35 |
| 18 | 10 | 55898 | BREM Eva-Maria | 1988 | AUT | 1:44.02 | 45.37 |
| 19 | 27 | 538685 | MCKENNIS Alice | 1989 | USA | 1:44.10 | 46.20 |
| 20 | 38 | 425803 | GROSVOLD Thea | 1990 | NOR | 1:44.16 | 46.81 |
| 21 | 36 | 515997 | FEIERABEND Denise | 1989 | SUI | 1:44.17 | 46.92 |
| 22 | 53 | 505908 | SMED Veronica | 1988 | SWE | 1:44.18 | 47.02 |
| 22 | 47 | 106825 | PREFONTAINE Marie-Pier | 1988 | CAN | 1:44.18 | 47.02 |
| 22 | 34 | 516156 | ROTHMUND Jasmin | 1991 | SUI | 1:44.18 | 47.02 |
| 25 | 45 | 105334 | MCBROOM Kelly | 1989 | CAN | 1:44.30 | 48.25 |
| 26 | 31 | 538573 | ROSS Laurenne | 1988 | USA | 1:44.34 | 48.66 |
| 27 | 21 | 196812 | PELLISSIER Marion | 1988 | FRA | 1:44.49 | 50.21 |
| 28 | 41 | 206355 | DUERR Lena | 1991 | GER | 1:44.53 | 50.62 |
| 29 | 20 | 505886 | KLING Kajsa | 1988 | SWE | 1:44.54 | 50.72 |
| 30 | 9 | 196722 | AGUILANIU Aude | 1988 | FRA | 1:44.58 | 51.13 |
| 31 | 46 | 565325 | MIHOVILOVIC Nina-Katarina | 1988 | SLO | 1:44.60 | 51.34 |
| 32 | 39 | 297246 | PRAMSTALLER Sara | 1988 | ITA | 1:44.65 | 51.85 |
| 33 | 43 | 425880 | SEJERSTED Lotte Smiseth | 1991 | NOR | 1:44.70 | 52.36 |
| 34 | 44 | 105920 | SIMMERLING Georgia | 1989 | CAN | 1:44.78 | 53.19 |
| 35 | 52 | 297910 | CURTONI Elena | 1991 | ITA | 1:44.93 | 54.73 |
| 36 | 17 | 565323 | JAZBEC Katja | 1988 | SLO | 1:45.16 | 57.09 |
| 37 | 40 | 485505 | RAYANOVA Lyaysan | 1989 | RUS | 1:45.19 | 57.40 |
| 38 | 56 | 538470 | CONE Lindsay | 1988 | USA | 1:45.26 | 58.12 |
| 39 | 51 | 385041 | NOVOSELIC Sofija | 1990 | CRO | 1:45.35 | 59.05 |
| 40 | 28 | 297702 | MARSAGLIA Francesca | 1990 | ITA | 1:45.39 | 59.46 |
| 41 | 61 | 505882 | HOLMBERG Erika | 1988 | SWE | 1:45.40 | 59.56 |
| 42 | 26 | 206290 | HUEBNER Monica | 1990 | GER | 1:45.50 | 60.59 |
| 43 | 37 | 516013 | JANKA Fabienne | 1989 | SUI | 1:45.69 | 62.54 |
| 44 | 49 | 516109 | VOGEL Nadja | 1990 | SUI | 1:45.78 | 63.47 |
| 45 | 16 | 535585 | STAPLES Kiley | 1989 | USA | 1:45.92 | 64.91 |
| 46 | 59 | 107068 | PHELAN Brittany | 1991 | CAN | 1:46.05 | 66.24 |
| 47 | 75 | 185275 | PARTANEN Sara | 1989 | FIN | 1:46.06 | 66.35 |
| 48 | 65 | 506099 | BLOM Nathalie | 1991 | SWE | 1:46.15 | 67.27 |
| 48 | 62 | 355055 | BUEHLER Rebecca | 1992 | LIE | 1:46.15 | 67.27 |
| 50 | 60 | 245051 | BERECZ Anna | 1988 | HUN | 1:46.29 | 68.71 |
| 51 | 33 | 196968 | BAILET Margot | 1990 | FRA | 1:46.31 | 68.92 |
| 52 | 77 | 506095 | BERGLUND Tessan | 1991 | SWE | 1:46.54 | 71.28 |
| 53 | 72 | 485525 | BOUREYEVA Vladislava | 1989 | RUS | 1:46.55 | 71.38 |
| 54 | 57 | 495683 | TOMAS Mireia | 1988 | SPA | 1:46.63 | 72.21 |
| 55 | 50 | 485563 | PROSTEVA Helena | 1990 | RUS | 1:46.92 | 75.19 |
| 56 | 48 | 485570 | SOROKINA Anna | 1990 | RUS | 1:47.24 | 78.48 |
| 57 | 74 | 155586 | KMOCHOVA Tereza | 1990 | CZE | 1:47.28 | 78.89 |
| 58 | 64 | 485564 | OSIPENKO Lyubov | 1990 | RUS | 1:47.77 | 83.93 |
| 59 | 73 | 115127 | MARINOVIC Florencia | 1991 | CHI | 1:48.19 | 88.24 |
| 60 | 70 | 155503 | KLICNAROVA Pavla | 1988 | CZE | 1:48.61 | 92.56 |
| 61 | 87 | 245059 | DOEME Zsofia | 1992 | HUN | 1:49.04 | 96.98 |
| 62 | 67 | 425887 | LOESETH Mona | 1991 | NOR | 1:49.21 | 98.73 |
| 63 | 71 | 155560 | KUCEROVA Nikol | 1989 | CZE | 1:49.27 | 99.35 |
| 64 | 80 | 115133 | ALEGRIA Catalina | 1991 | CHI | 1:49.43 | 100.99 |
| 65 | 78 | 465058 | CRACIUN Iulia | 1988 | ROU | 1:49.44 | 101.09 |
| 66 | 82 | 495646 | PALAU Marta | 1988 | SPA | 1:49.70 | 103.77 |
| 67 | 83 | 495786 | GARCIA Cristina | 1990 | SPA | 1:49.88 | 105.62 |
| 68 | 68 | 415141 | RALSTON Alice | 1989 | NZE | 1:49.97 | 106.54 |
| 69 | 69 | 415137 | TAIT-JAMIESON Lucy | 1988 | NZE | 1:50.00 | 106.85 |
| 70 | 86 | 695063 | MATSOTSKA Bogdana | 1989 | UKR | 1:50.73 | 114.36 |
| 71 | 81 | 115115 | BARAHONA Noelle | 1990 | CHI | 1:51.82 | 125.56 |
| 72 | 85 | 695076 | TYMCHENKO Roksana | 1991 | UKR | 1:56.04 | 168.95 |
Did not start 1st run : PAULSSON Cecilia (SWE)
Did not finish 1st run : TIKKANEN Johanna (FIN), BREIGUTU Anna (BRA), CARRERAS Claudia (SPA), ROVE Kristiina (FIN), EVES Nicola (NZE), IRWIN Stephanie (CAN), COOPER Kirsten (USA), HARTMAN Katie (USA), HOFER Anna (ITA), BRODNIK Vanja (SLO), SCHAEDLER Vanessa (LIE), PERNKOPF Evelyn (AUT), GAUTHIER Marine (FRA), STIEPEL Isabelle (GER)
Disqualified 1st run : KRIZOVA Klara (CZE)



