Cortina: Riesch takes second super G
German Maria Riesch won her first race in more than a year in the twice delayed super G at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Monday by a slim .04 of a second margin over Austrian Elisabeth Goergl.
Renate Goetschl, the Cortina win record holder with 10, had her fourth podium of the season, and first here, in third while the winner of Saturday's Cortina downhill, Lindsey Vonn, was fourth, a placing better than her super G finish a day ago.
After finishing sixth in the two previous races here, Canadian Britt Janyk moved up to fifth, and Julia Mancuso took sixth.
The race had been moved twice, both time by too much snow. It was originally scheduled for Aspen, Colorado Dec. 8 and then had been scheduled to precede the Cortina calendar on Jan. 18.
German Maria Riesch won her first race in more than a year in the twice-delayed super G at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Monday by a slim .04 of a second margin over Austrian Elisabeth Goergl.
Renate Goetschl, the Cortina win record holder with 10, had her fourth podium of the season, and first here, in third while the winner of Saturday's Cortina downhill, Lindsey Vonn, was fourth, a placing better than her super G finish a day ago.
After finishing sixth in the two previous races here, Canadian Britt Janyk moved up to fifth, and Julia Mancuso took sixth.
The race had been moved twice, both times by too much snow. It was originally scheduled for Aspen, Colorado Dec. 8 and then had been scheduled to precede the Cortina calendar on Jan. 18.
Colder temperatures and an overcast Monday kept fans away in droves, but made for good racing conditions, though it made for a bumpy track as grooves remaining from the weekends racing froze up.
"Today it was perfect for me," Riesch said. "The conditions were fair for everyone.
''Yesterday I was really disappointed. I was second and fifth in the other super-G's (this season) and 18th place was tough to accept mentally. But I just stayed cool and (got) not too upset and I was optimistic for today.''
Riesch trailed Goergl midway through her run, but made no mistakes on the more technical bottom section to claim her fifth career victory and fifth podium of the season.
Several contenders got bounced off the course, including yesterday's winner Maria Holaus and overall World Cup tour leader Nicole Hosp.
Reisch vaulted to the top of the super G standings and leads Anja Paerson by 66points. Mancuso is third and Goergl fourth. Overall leader Nicole Hosp held on to her tour lead over Vonn by a narrow 21pts. – Andrew Dampf of the Association Press contributed to this story.
The SCOOP
By Hank McKee
Equipment
Women's super G, Cortina d Ampezzo, Italy, Jan. 21, 2008
Skier, skis/boots/bindings
1 Riesch, Head/Lange/Tyrolia
2 Goergl, Head/Head/Head
3 Goetschl, Atomic/Atomic/Atomic
4 Vonn, Rossignol/Rossignol/Rossignol
5 Janyk, Volkl/Lange/Marker
6 Mancuso, Rossignol/Lange/Rossignol
7 Maze, Rossignol/Rossignol/Rossignol
8 Suter, Stoeckli/Salomon/Atomic
9 Schild, Atomic/Atomic/Atomic
10 Fischbacher, Atomic/Atomic/Atomic
Women's super G, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Jan. 21, 2008. … It is the 21 st race of the women's 38 race 2008 World Cup schedule. … It is a replacement race for the super G canceled at Aspen Dec. 8. … It is the fourth of seven scheduled super G's and the second in two days. … It is the third and final race of the Cortina stop. … It is the 73rd World Cup held at Cortina and the 20th super G.
It is the fifth career World Cup win for Maria Riesch. … Her second in super G having previously won at Haus Feb. 1, 2004. … It is her first win since claiming the Lake Louise DH Dec. 1, 2006. … Although it is her first win of the season it is her fifth podium in four different disciplines. … She was second in super G at Lake Louise, second in combined at St Anton, third in DH at St. Moritz and third in slalom at Sponderluv Mlyn. … It is the first win of the season for Germany.
It is the 14th career podium for Elisabeth Goergl, and her first in super G. … It is her fourth podium of the season. … Her best previous SG result came earlier this season when she was fourth at St Moritz Dec. 16. … Her lone win is also from this season in GS at Maribor Jan. 12.
It is the 107th career World Cup podium for Renate Goetschl. … It is her fourth podium of the season. … Goetschl holds the Cortina win record at 10, but did not add to that total this season finishing fifth in the downhill and seventh in yesterday's super G.
It is the eighth top five of the season for Lindsey Vonn and her third in three days at Cortina. … She won the downhill and was fifth in the first of two super G's. … She has been top five in ten of the 12 races she has completed at Cortina. … Britt Janyk finished sixth in both of the two previous races at Cortina this season. … She has nine top 10 finishes in 10 completed races this season. … Fifth matches her fifth best career result. … Her third best of the season. … It is the sixth best result of the season for Julia Mancuso and second best in super G this season and in two days, having been second yesterday. … It is the fourth best result of the season for Emily Brydon, but she had been third in the Cortina DH and fourth in the first SG. … She has just one result better this season than any of her Cortina races, a second in SG at St Moritz Dec. 16. … It was the fourth best result of the season for Kelly VanderBeek and her second best at Cortina having been fourth in the DH. … Stacey Cook is one placing from matching her best of the season. … She has been 13th twice this season, once yesterday and once in combined at St Anton Dec. 22.
Winning margin is .04. … Top dozen skiers are within the same second. … Top 23 within two seconds. … Nicole Hosp (DNF) maintains the lead of the World Cup overall standings 759-733 over Lindsey Vonn. … Riesch is third at 723 with Mancuso fourth at 679. … Riesch takes the lead in the super G standings 238-173 for Anja Paerson (12th in race). … Mancuso is third at 170 and Goergl fourth at 161. … Austria leads the women's Nations Cup standings 3803-1741 for Italy. … The U.S. is third at 1732. … Canada is seventh with 950pts.
| Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Total Time | FIS Points |
| 1 | 10 | 206001 | RIESCH Maria | 1984 | GER | 1:25.73 | 0.00 |
| 2 | 9 | 55576 | GOERGL Elisabeth | 1981 | AUT | 1:25.77 | 0.48 |
| 3 | 17 | 55069 | GOETSCHL Renate | 1975 | AUT | 1:25.93 | 2.40 |
| 4 | 22 | 537544 | VONN Lindsey | 1984 | USA | 1:25.94 | 2.52 |
| 5 | 15 | 106022 | JANYK Britt | 1980 | CAN | 1:26.14 | 4.93 |
| 6 | 18 | 537545 | MANCUSO Julia | 1984 | USA | 1:26.19 | 5.53 |
| 7 | 5 | 565243 | MAZE Tina | 1983 | SLO | 1:26.22 | 5.89 |
| 8 | 26 | 515766 | SUTER Fabienne | 1985 | SUI | 1:26.41 | 8.17 |
| 9 | 4 | 55590 | SCHILD Marlies | 1981 | AUT | 1:26.43 | 8.41 |
| 10 | 8 | 55750 | FISCHBACHER Andrea | 1985 | AUT | 1:26.57 | 10.09 |
| 11 | 20 | 105997 | BRYDON Emily | 1980 | CAN | 1:26.64 | 10.93 |
| 12 | 19 | 505483 | PAERSON Anja | 1981 | SWE | 1:26.72 | 11.89 |
| 13 | 27 | 106402 | VANDERBEEK Kelly | 1983 | CAN | 1:26.78 | 12.62 |
| 14 | 1 | 537582 | COOK Stacey | 1984 | USA | 1:26.83 | 13.22 |
| 15 | 16 | 515560 | SCHILD Martina | 1981 | SUI | 1:26.97 | 14.90 |
| 15 | 13 | 55212 | MEISSNITZER Alexandra | 1973 | AUT | 1:26.97 | 14.90 |
| 17 | 29 | 195671 | JACQUEMOD Ingrid | 1978 | FRA | 1:26.99 | 15.14 |
| 18 | 14 | 515573 | AUFDENBLATTEN Fraenzi | 1981 | SUI | 1:27.00 | 15.26 |
| 19 | 3 | 206175 | STECHERT Gina | 1987 | GER | 1:27.02 | 15.50 |
| 20 | 24 | 495318 | RUIZ CASTILLO Carolina | 1981 | SPA | 1:27.09 | 16.34 |
| 21 | 23 | 505632 | LINDELL-VIKARBY Jessica | 1984 | SWE | 1:27.24 | 18.14 |
| 22 | 35 | 515806 | KAMER Nadja | 1986 | SUI | 1:27.41 | 20.18 |
| 23 | 25 | 55539 | BERGER Silvia | 1980 | AUT | 1:27.42 | 20.30 |
| 24 | 44 | 296472 | FANCHINI Elena | 1985 | ITA | 1:27.82 | 25.11 |
| 25 | 7 | 296729 | FANCHINI Nadia | 1986 | ITA | 1:27.85 | 25.47 |
| 26 | 31 | 155415 | ZAHROBSKA Sarka | 1985 | CZE | 1:27.92 | 26.31 |
| 27 | 37 | 225206 | ALCOTT Chemmy | 1982 | GBR | 1:28.02 | 27.51 |
| 28 | 53 | 515747 | GISIN Dominique | 1985 | SUI | 1:28.08 | 28.23 |
| 29 | 42 | 296427 | SCHNARF Johanna | 1984 | ITA | 1:28.11 | 28.59 |
| 30 | 40 | 515429 | DUMERMUTH Monika | 1977 | SUI | 1:28.25 | 30.28 |
| 31 | 2 | 55596 | WILHELM Kathrin | 1981 | AUT | 1:28.26 | 30.40 |
| 32 | 34 | 205218 | REBENSBURG Viktoria | 1989 | GER | 1:28.30 | 30.88 |
| 33 | 46 | 296008 | MERIGHETTI Daniela | 1981 | ITA | 1:28.32 | 31.12 |
| 34 | 52 | 565268 | DREV Ana | 1985 | SLO | 1:28.36 | 31.60 |
| 35 | 51 | 296473 | SIORPAES Wendy | 1985 | ITA | 1:28.52 | 33.52 |
| 36 | 48 | 106849 | YURKIW Larisa | 1988 | CAN | 1:29.06 | 40.01 |
| 37 | 36 | 196460 | MARCHAND-ARVIER Marie | 1985 | FRA | 1:29.07 | 40.13 |
| 38 | 54 | 538284 | MCJAMES Megan | 1987 | USA | 1:29.46 | 44.81 |
| 39 | 47 | 155333 | HRSTKOVA Lucie | 1981 | CZE | 1:29.67 | 47.34 |
| 40 | 55 | 205993 | HOELZL Kathrin | 1984 | GER | 1:29.75 | 48.30 |
| 41 | 56 | 375018 | COLETTI Alexandra | 1983 | MON | 1:30.48 | 57.07 |
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Did not start 1st run : GUT Lara (SUI), ZETTEL Kathrin (AUT)
Did not finish 1st run : LOLOVIC Jelena (SRB), AUBERT Sandrine (FRA), KLING Kajsa (SWE), DESFORGES Emilie (CAN), STUFFER Verena (ITA), ALFIERI Camilla (ITA), SMITH Leanne (USA), BENT Nike (SWE), FENNINGER Anna (AUT), CECCARELLI Daniela (ITA), LUDLOW Libby (USA), HOSP Nicole (AUT), HOLAUS Maria (AUT), STYGER Nadia (SUI)
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