Audi FIS World Cup: Kitzbuehel 2013 - Men's Downhill

 David Poisson

Adrien Theaux

Aksel Lund Svindal

Christof Innerhofer

Georg Streitberger

Johan Clarey

Max Franz

Stephan Keppler

Erik Guay, Dominik Paris, Hannes Reichelt

Dominik Paris

Rank	Bib	FIS Code	Name	Year	Nation	Total Time	FIS Points
1	20	291459	PARIS Dominik	1989	ITA	1:57.56	0.00
2	21	102263	GUAY Erik	1981	CAN	1:57.69	1.51
3	22	50742	REICHELT Hannes	1980	AUT	1:57.92	4.20
4	29	191964	POISSON David	1982	FRA	1:58.16	6.99
5	4	53817	FRANZ Max	1989	AUT	1:58.17	7.11
6	16	50753	KROELL Klaus	1980	AUT	1:58.29	8.51
7	10	421483	JANSRUD Kjetil	1985	NOR	1:58.45	10.37
8	3	50858	STREITBERGER Georg	1981	AUT	1:58.57	11.77
9	18	421328	SVINDAL Aksel Lund	1982	NOR	1:58.72	13.52
10	40	102899	OSBORNE-PARADIS Manuel	1984	CAN	1:58.79	14.33
11	7	292514	HEEL Werner	1982	ITA	1:58.81	14.57
12	41	294277	KLOTZ Siegmar	1987	ITA	1:58.82	14.68
13	11	192746	THEAUX Adrien	1984	FRA	1:58.94	16.08
14	14	51215	BAUMANN Romed	1986	AUT	1:59.01	16.90
15	25	511139	KUENG Patrick	1984	SUI	1:59.10	17.95
16	38	53902	MAYER Matthias	1990	AUT	1:59.21	19.23
17	9	103271	THOMSEN Benjamin	1987	CAN	1:59.23	19.46
18	8	102271	HUDEC Jan	1981	CAN	1:59.24	19.58
19	27	530874	GANONG Travis	1988	USA	1:59.32	20.51
20	19	293006	INNERHOFER Christof	1984	ITA	1:59.48	22.37
21	30	511313	JANKA Carlo	1986	SUI	1:59.52	22.84
22	2	192932	FAYED Guillermo	1985	FRA	1:59.74	25.40
23	1	533131	SULLIVAN Marco	1980	USA	1:59.75	25.52
24	42	293550	MARSAGLIA Matteo	1985	ITA	1:59.83	26.45
24	15	510727	DEFAGO Didier	1977	SUI	1:59.83	26.45
26	12	51327	PUCHNER Joachim	1987	AUT	1:59.89	27.15
27	34	194190	ROGER Brice	1990	FRA	2:00.05	29.02
28	39	201606	KEPPLER Stephan	1983	GER	2:00.23	31.12
29	47	510747	GRUENENFELDER Tobias	1977	SUI	2:00.41	33.21
30	31	380260	KOSTELIC Ivica	1979	CRO	2:00.53	34.61
31	36	180570	ROMAR Andreas	1989	FIN	2:00.68	36.36
32	35	511142	LUEOEND Vitus	1984	SUI	2:00.69	36.48
33	33	194364	PINTURAULT Alexis	1991	FRA	2:00.79	37.64
34	49	530939	WEIBRECHT Andrew	1986	USA	2:00.90	38.92
35	45	192504	MERMILLOD BLONDIN Thomas	1984	FRA	2:01.13	41.60
36	6	191591	BERTRAND Yannick	1980	FRA	2:01.57	46.73
37	28	510890	ZURBRIGGEN Silvan	1981	SUI	2:01.90	50.58
38	48	561217	KOSI Klemen	1991	SLO	2:02.12	53.14
39	46	561216	KLINE Bostjan	1991	SLO	2:02.16	53.61
40	50	510997	BERTHOD Marc	1983	SUI	2:02.44	56.87
41	51	660021	DANILOCHKIN Yuri	1991	BLR	2:02.66	59.43
42	24	561067	PERKO Rok	1985	SLO	2:02.71	60.02
43	52	430429	BYDLINSKI Maciej	1988	POL	2:03.10	64.56
Disqualified 1st run
	23	560447	SPORN Andrej	1981	SLO
Did not finish 1st run
	44	400281	VAN HEEK Marvin	1991	NED
	43	193034	BOUILLOT Alexandre	1985	FRA
	37	511529	GISIN Marc	1988	SUI
	32	534562	LIGETY Ted	1984	USA
	26	533866	NYMAN Steven	1982	USA
	17	191740	CLAREY Johan	1981	FRA
	13	292455	FILL Peter	1982	ITA
	5	51332	SCHEIBER Florian	1987	AUT

Dominik Paris - AUT

 Dominik Paris

I really couldn’t have asked for a better season. I still don’t believe it. I am speechless and this is going to take some time to sink in.

To win Kitzbuehel is beyond what I could have dreamed of. I really didn’t expect it… I was not among the best in the training runs and I had no idea what to expect from the race. But I knew that I if I wanted to make a difference I would have to do that in the bottom section. I picked my line and was able to execute the plan perfectly – I think that’s how I earned this victory.

This is the best victory one could have in a winter, Bormio was my first and for sure it’s special but winning Kitzbuehel is something I wanted to do since I was about six years old so this is a dream come true.

Erik Guay - CAN

Erik Guay

I think the way I have been skiing well since Wengen and this podium was in the making. I had a good shot at the podium already in the Super G but it didn’t work out so today I gave it my best shot. I knew I needed to be fast on the top section and I did that, but I didn’t pus as much as Paris on the lower part and that’s where those 13 hundreds escaped from me.

It’s important for me to keep thing in perspective, especially after not skiing all that great in the training runs I was able to do much better in the race. What I love the most about skiing, and it’s becomes even more obvious here in Kitzbuehel is finding how far you can push yourself, which risks you are willing to take and that’s why I’m so happy to be on the podium.

Hannes Reichelt - AUT

Hannes Reichelt

I would have loved to share that first place with Paris again, but he didn’t feel like sharing and was a bit more selfish this time. There is so much pressure for us here in Kitzbuehel, expectations are high on the Austrian team but I believe we gave fans a great show and that’s important. It a great way to advertise the World Championships in Schladming and showcase the best our sport has to offer. I am really happy with how everything went today and can’t wait for the World Champs.

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Audi FIS World Cup: Bormio 2012 - Men's Downhill

Werner Heel

 Travis Ganong

 Benjamin Thomsen

Christof Innerhofer

Erik Guay

Johan Clarey

       No último final de semana do ano aconteceu mais uma etapa do Audi FIS World Cup - Men's Downhill em Bormio, Itália. E uma amostra de como o nível dos atletas encontra-se bastante alto e competitivo, tivemos o empate no 1° lugar. Dominik Paris da Itália e Hannes Reichelt da Áustria fizeram o mesmo tempo e ficaram com a 1ª colocação. Aksel Lund Svindal da Noruega mostrou mais uma vez que tá com um excelente início de temporada, aparecendo mais uma vez no pódio na 3ª posição.

Hannes Reichelt, Dominik Paris, Aksel Lund Svindal

Rank	Bib	FIS Code	Name	Year	Nation	Total Time	FIS Points
1	17	50742	REICHELT Hannes	1980	AUT	1:58.62	0.00
1	10	291459	PARIS Dominik	1989	ITA	1:58.62	0.00
3	19	421328	SVINDAL Aksel Lund	1982	NOR	1:58.63	0.12
4	22	50753	KROELL Klaus	1980	AUT	1:58.64	0.23
5	16	191740	CLAREY Johan	1981	FRA	1:58.94	3.70
6	7	292514	HEEL Werner	1982	ITA	1:59.04	4.85
7	25	530874	GANONG Travis	1988	USA	1:59.11	5.66
8	18	51215	BAUMANN Romed	1986	AUT	1:59.28	7.62
9	13	293006	INNERHOFER Christof	1984	ITA	1:59.29	7.74
10	14	192746	THEAUX Adrien	1984	FRA	1:59.32	8.08
11	28	201606	KEPPLER Stephan	1983	GER	1:59.61	11.43
11	15	292455	FILL Peter	1982	ITA	1:59.61	11.43
13	3	191964	POISSON David	1982	FRA	1:59.77	13.28
14	35	180570	ROMAR Andreas	1989	FIN	1:59.81	13.74
15	9	103271	THOMSEN Benjamin	1987	CAN	1:59.87	14.44
16	33	194190	ROGER Brice	1990	FRA	1:59.97	15.59
17	12	102271	HUDEC Jan	1981	CAN	2:00.10	17.09
18	5	102899	OSBORNE-PARADIS Manuel	1984	CAN	2:00.13	17.44
19	23	192932	FAYED Guillermo	1985	FRA	2:00.14	17.56
20	8	510727	DEFAGO Didier	1977	SUI	2:00.49	21.60
21	30	51332	SCHEIBER Florian	1987	AUT	2:00.56	22.41
22	31	560332	JERMAN Andrej	1978	SLO	2:00.60	22.87
23	2	510890	ZURBRIGGEN Silvan	1981	SUI	2:00.66	23.56
24	20	102263	GUAY Erik	1981	CAN	2:00.68	23.79
25	48	54005	STRIEDINGER Otmar	1991	AUT	2:00.73	24.37
26	26	533866	NYMAN Steven	1982	USA	2:00.79	25.06
27	39	511847	MANI Nils	1992	SUI	2:00.80	25.18
28	1	191591	BERTRAND Yannick	1980	FRA	2:00.91	26.45
29	29	511139	KUENG Patrick	1984	SUI	2:00.95	26.91
30	49	561216	KLINE Bostjan	1991	SLO	2:01.02	27.72
31	37	294277	KLOTZ Siegmar	1987	ITA	2:01.06	28.18
32	36	200379	SANDER Andreas	1989	GER	2:01.38	31.88
33	52	530939	WEIBRECHT Andrew	1986	USA	2:01.42	32.34
34	41	293550	MARSAGLIA Matteo	1985	ITA	2:01.54	33.72
34	38	293141	VARETTONI Silvano	1984	ITA	2:01.54	33.72
36	4	561067	PERKO Rok	1985	SLO	2:01.98	38.81
37	21	421483	JANSRUD Kjetil	1985	NOR	2:02.04	39.50
38	43	511634	SPESCHA Christian	1989	SUI	2:02.06	39.73
39	46	400281	VAN HEEK Marvin	1991	NED	2:02.29	42.39
40	53	491151	DE LA CUESTA Paul	1988	SPA	2:02.32	42.73
41	42	53936	DUERAGER Markus	1990	AUT	2:03.17	52.55
42	32	53981	KROELL Johannes	1991	AUT	2:03.37	54.86
43	55	202323	LINDEBNER Anton	1991	GER	2:04.30	65.60
44	51	294904	PANGRAZZI Paolo	1988	ITA	2:04.32	65.83
Did not finish 1st run
	54	660021	DANILOCHKIN Yuri	1991	BLR
	50	511808	SCHMED Fernando	1991	SUI
	47	202125	ZEPNIK Philipp	1988	GER
	45	193034	BOUILLOT Alexandre	1985	FRA
	44	531452	BIESEMEYER Thomas	1989	USA
	40	511981	WEBER Ralph	1993	SUI
	34	53902	MAYER Matthias	1990	AUT
	27	511529	GISIN Marc	1988	SUI
	24	50858	STREITBERGER Georg	1981	AUT
	11	51327	PUCHNER Joachim	1987	AUT
	6	560447	SPORN Andrej	1981	SLO

Dominik Paris - ITA

Dominik Paris

It’s amazing, it was my dream to win a Downhill in the World Cup - and now I finally won it... its amazing!

Tying with Reichelt doesn't make any difference - I am only happy to be on top. I had the fasters run, and that more than enough. I had a good run in the top and then in the bottom I skied very good and fast. I was very nervous in the leader box because I know the others behind will ski well... but it turned out good now. It is totally amazing to win here in Bormio, I can't say anything just that it was a dream come true.

Hannes Reichelt- AUT

Hannes Reichelt

I am so glad that I had that hundredth of a second on my side this year because in 2008 I was a hundredth slower then Defago. But this year Kroell who was only two hundredths of a second behind Paris and me was not on the podium, that was really crazy. I feel like I am back in downhill because my last races were really bad but I felt confident today. I think equipment today was very important because if the skies are stable on this bumpy slope it helps you to ski fast. During the Christmas break we did a good job, I did a lot of testing and now I can say I am on the right wave back. The year is ending really, really nice.

Aksel Lund Svindal - NOR

Aksel Lund Svindal

It’s crazy, four guys within two hundredths on one of the toughest Downhills in the world, but that was Bormio this year - it must have been a cool race on TV also. One of the Austrian commentators mentioned it was on of the best races he has commented so it must have been an exciting race. 

I can't remember a race exactly this close... I remember other really close races like at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games when the podium was separated by only 0.09 seconds. But, as a ski racer you almost get used to it, its actually kind of crazy like that. In a way you always look back and try to see where you could have made up the time, but on the other side you always do you best and you never really have that perfect run. For sure there is that one mistake at the bottom that I wish I had back, but that's ski racing. I think that as long as you are fighting for the win like I am today, sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. But racing is a lot of fun when you are in that position.

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