Alpine skiing
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde got along best with the “Birds of Prey” the first time he tried it. The Norwegian was the fastest on Tuesday in Beaver Creek in the first training for the two Ski World Cup downhill runs on Friday and Saturday (6.45 p.m. CET, live on ORF1). The best Austrian was Daniel Hemetsberger, 14th (+1.29 seconds).
28.11.2023 21.20
Online since today, 9:20 p.m
Overall downhill World Cup winner Kilde, who won the last four races (two downhill, two super-G) on the legendary course in Colorado, was 0.23 seconds ahead of Cyprien Sarrazin (FRA) and 0.56 on the 2,600 m long slope in front of the German Andreas Sander.
Marco Schwarz was the second fastest ÖSV runner in 18th place (+1.73 seconds), followed by Stefan Babinsky in 21st (+1.82) and Christian Walder in 24th (+1.92). Vincent Kriechmayr was 29th, 2.08 seconds behind. The other Austrians Otmar Striedinger (+2.54), Daniel Danklmaier (+2.58), Raphael Haaser (+2.99), Julian Schütter (+3.02), Johannes Strolz (+3.21), Christoph Krenn (+3.71) and Andreas Ploier (+4.31) landed beyond 40.
AP/Robert F. Bukaty Daniel Hemetsberger was the best Austrian in 14th place in the first training session.
The first speed competitions of this season will take place in Colorado with the two downhill runs and the Super-G on Sunday (6.45 p.m. CET, live on ORF1), after the two downhill runs in Zermatt/Cervinia were canceled. Austria’s downhill skiers have been without a win in the US winter sports resort since 2007 (Michael Walchhofer).
Men’s downhill runs in Beaver Creek
First training on Tuesday: 1. Aleksandar Aamodt Kilde NOR 1:39.68 2. Cyprien Sarrazin FRA + 0.23 3. Andreas Sander GER 0.56 4. Mattia Casse ITA 0.62 5. Cameron Alexander CAN 0.65 6 .Adrian Smiseth Sejersted NOR 1.08 7. Henrik von Appen CHI 0.85 8. Nils Allegre FRA 1.01 9. Alexis Pinturault FRA 1.06 10. James Crawford CAN 1.08 11. Marco Odermatt SUI 1.19 12 .Stefan Rogentin SUI 1.20 13. Guglielmo Bosca ITA 1.27 14.
Daniel Hemetsberger
AUT 1.29 15. Justin Murisier SUI 1.51 16. Dominik Paris ITA 1.61 17. Alexis Monney SUI 1.72 18.
Marco Schwarz
AUT
1,73
19.
Ryan Cochran-Siegle
USA
1,75
20.
Florian Loriot
FRA
1,81
21.
Stefan Babinsky
AUT
1,82
24.
Christian Walder
AUT
1,92
29.
Vincent Kriechmayr
AUT
2,08
43.
Otmar Striedinger
AUT
2,54
45.
Daniel Danklmaier
AUT
2,58
52.
Raphael Haaser
AUT
2,99
54.
Julian Schütter
AUT
3,02
59.
Johannes Strolz
AUT
3,21
67.
Christoph Krenn
AUT
3,71
73.
Andreas Ploier
AUT
4,31
