Hoefl-Riesch leads first downhill training run in Bansko; Vonn second, Ross third
German Maria Hoefl-Riesch seems to have found her downhill form late in the season. Less than a week after winning her first World Cup downhill of the season in Sochi, Russia, the defending overall champ was back in her long skis today (Feb. 23) to take the fastest time in a training run ahead of World Cup races this weekend in Bansko, Bulgaria.
Hoefl-Riesch skied the 2500-meter Marc Girardelli course in one minute, 35.54 seconds. Current overall leader American Lindsey Vonn, who has already secured this season’s World Cup downhill title, was 0.52 seconds behind Hoefl-Riesch with the second fastest time today.
Fellow American Laurenne Ross was 0.96 seconds behind the leader with the day’s third fastest time on her first trip down the course.
Swiss Lara Gut, Swede Anja Paerson and Austrian Anna Fenninger filled the remaining top six spots today in fourth, fifth and sixth, respectively.
American Stacey Cook came in with the 13th-fastest time ahead of teammate Julia Mancuso, who won a World Cup parallel slalom race just two days ago, in 23rd.
The area, that hadn’t hosted the women’s World Cup tour since 2009, welcomed the women back with sunny, cloudless conditions.
There is a second training run scheduled for Friday before racing kicks off with the downhill on Saturday followed by a super G in Sunday.
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Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Total Time | |
1 | 14 | 206001 | HOEFL-RIESCH Maria | 1984 | GER | 1:35.54 | |
2 | 15 | 537544 | VONN Lindsey | 1984 | USA | 1:36.06 | |
3 | 6 | 538573 | ROSS Laurenne | 1988 | USA | 1:36.50 | |
4 | 21 | 516138 | GUT Lara | 1991 | SUI | 1:36.86 | |
5 | 5 | 505483 | PAERSON Anja | 1981 | SWE | 1:36.95 | |
6 | 22 | 55947 | FENNINGER Anna | 1989 | AUT | 1:37.12 | |
7 | 28 | 296427 | SCHNARF Johanna | 1984 | ITA | 1:37.18 | |
8 | 10 | 296472 | FANCHINI Elena | 1985 | ITA | 1:37.46 | |
9 | 1 | 495318 | RUIZ CASTILLO Carolina | 1981 | SPA | 1:37.48 | |
10 | 12 | 565243 | MAZE Tina | 1983 | SLO | 1:37.54 | |
11 | 17 | 55576 | GOERGL Elisabeth | 1981 | AUT | 1:37.58 | |
12 | 11 | 195983 | ROLLAND Marion | 1982 | FRA | 1:37.59 | |
13 | 20 | 537582 | COOK Stacey | 1984 | USA | 1:37.91 | |
14 | 13 | 355050 | WEIRATHER Tina | 1989 | LIE | 1:37.97 | |
15 | 16 | 296008 | MERIGHETTI Daniela | 1981 | ITA | 1:38.01 | |
16 | 27 | 565360 | STUHEC Ilka | 1990 | SLO | 1:38.04 | |
17 | 19 | 196460 | MARCHAND-ARVIER Marie | 1985 | FRA | 1:38.08 | |
18 | 2 | 515573 | AUFDENBLATTEN Fraenzi | 1981 | SUI | 1:38.09 | |
19 | 36 | 196812 | PELLISSIER Marion | 1988 | FRA | 1:38.52 | |
20 | 49 | 55818 | KOEHLE Stefanie | 1986 | AUT | 1:38.63 | |
21 | 43 | 297910 | CURTONI Elena | 1991 | ITA | 1:38.65 | |
22 | 9 | 55750 | FISCHBACHER Andrea | 1985 | AUT | 1:38.80 | |
23 | 18 | 537545 | MANCUSO Julia | 1984 | USA | 1:38.86 | |
24 | 24 | 425880 | SEJERSTED Lotte Smiseth | 1991 | NOR | 1:38.95 | |
25 | 30 | 538305 | SMITH Leanne | 1987 | USA | 1:39.03 | |
26 | 31 | 505886 | KLING Kajsa | 1988 | SWE | 1:39.11 | |
27 | 3 | 296431 | STUFFER Verena | 1984 | ITA | 1:39.39 | |
28 | 41 | 297702 | MARSAGLIA Francesca | 1990 | ITA | 1:39.46 | |
29 | 39 | 55806 | ALTACHER Margret | 1986 | AUT | 1:39.60 | |
30 | 7 | 196573 | REVILLET Aurelie | 1986 | FRA | 1:39.63 | |
31 | 26 | 538685 | MCKENNIS Alice | 1989 | USA | 1:39.72 | |
32 | 33 | 55970 | SCHMIDHOFER Nicole | 1989 | AUT | 1:39.80 | |
33 | 32 | 106849 | YURKIW Larisa | 1988 | CAN | 1:39.93 | |
34 | 25 | 295533 | RECCHIA Lucia | 1980 | ITA | 1:39.99 | |
35 | 29 | 565320 | FERK Marusa | 1988 | SLO | 1:40.09 | |
36 | 4 | 55913 | MOSER Stefanie | 1988 | AUT | 1:40.10 | |
37 | 38 | 55766 | MADER Regina | 1985 | AUT | 1:40.13 | |
38 | 35 | 297134 | BORSOTTI Camilla | 1988 | ITA | 1:40.36 | |
39 | 45 | 197006 | GAUTHIER Marine | 1990 | FRA | 1:40.50 | |
40 | 40 | 515560 | SCHILD Martina | 1981 | SUI | 1:40.53 | |
41 | 47 | 505632 | LINDELL-VIKARBY Jessica | 1984 | SWE | 1:40.80 | |
42 | 23 | 515806 | KAMER Nadja | 1986 | SUI | 1:41.01 | |
43 | 34 | 196968 | BAILET Margot | 1990 | FRA | 1:41.08 | |
44 | 46 | 375018 | COLETTI Alexandra | 1983 | MON | 1:41.42 | |
45 | 37 | 516145 | KUENG Mirena | 1988 | SUI | 1:41.84 | |
46 | 8 | 55978 | VOGLREITER Mariella | 1989 | AUT | 1:42.69 | |
47 | 48 | 245066 | MIKLOS Edit | 1988 | HUN | 1:43.22 | |
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42 | 55690 | HOSP Nicole | 1983 | AUT | |||
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44 | 206367 | HRONEK Veronique | 1991 | GER |