Paerson tops first downhill training in Are, Vonn second
Only four days after wrapping up World Championship competition in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, the women of the World Cup were back at it today (Feb. 23) in Are, Sweden with the firs of two scheduled downhill training runs ahead of super combined and downhill races this weekend.
Fresh off her bronze medal winning performance in the super combined, Swede Anja Paerson led he way today on home snow with a time of one minute, 44.65 seconds. She has tow career wins in Are in a downhill (2006) and a giant slalom (2004).
Overall leaders, American Lindsey Vonn (0.52 seconds back) and German Maria Riesch (0.75 second back) finished today’s training just like they did at World Champs in second and third, respectively. Vonn won both a super G and a downhill in Are in 2009.
Today’s training run marked Vonn’s return to competition after pulling out of the World Champs following her silver medal performance in the downhill (Feb. 13) to continue recovering from a concussion she sustained on Feb. 2. She missed the giant slalom and slalom.
The USA’s Julia Mancuso stayed fast following her silver medal in the super G, finishing fourth today, 0.80 seconds behind Pearson. Teammate Stacey Cook was close behind in sixth.
Slovenia’s Tina Maze finished fifth.
A second training run is scheduled for tomorrow. Racing begins Friday, Feb. 25 with a super combined. A downhill is slated for Saterday, followed by a super g on Sunday.
OFFICIAL RESULTS – FIRST TRAINING
Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Total Time | |
1 | 13 | 505483 | PAERSON Anja | 1981 | SWE | 1:44.65 | |
2 | 15 | 537544 | VONN Lindsey | 1984 | USA | 1:45.17 | |
3 | 14 | 206001 | RIESCH Maria | 1984 | GER | 1:45.40 | |
4 | 10 | 537545 | MANCUSO Julia | 1984 | USA | 1:45.45 | |
5 | 20 | 565243 | MAZE Tina | 1983 | SLO | 1:45.77 | |
6 | 23 | 537582 | COOK Stacey | 1984 | USA | 1:45.85 | |
7 | 8 | 515747 | GISIN Dominique | 1985 | SUI | 1:46.17 | |
8 | 16 | 195671 | JACQUEMOD Ingrid | 1978 | FRA | 1:46.30 | |
9 | 24 | 55766 | MADER Regina | 1985 | AUT | 1:46.38 | |
10 | 9 | 55750 | FISCHBACHER Andrea | 1985 | AUT | 1:46.55 | |
11 | 40 | 425880 | SEJERSTED Lotte Smiseth | 1991 | NOR | 1:46.59 | |
12 | 26 | 515573 | AUFDENBLATTEN Fraenzi | 1981 | SUI | 1:46.62 | |
12 | 19 | 515766 | SUTER Fabienne | 1985 | SUI | 1:46.62 | |
14 | 4 | 515782 | ABDERHALDEN Marianne | 1986 | SUI | 1:46.64 | |
15 | 44 | 495318 | RUIZ CASTILLO Carolina | 1981 | SPA | 1:46.66 | |
16 | 17 | 55947 | FENNINGER Anna | 1989 | AUT | 1:46.79 | |
17 | 25 | 196460 | MARCHAND-ARVIER Marie | 1985 | FRA | 1:46.83 | |
18 | 21 | 195983 | ROLLAND Marion | 1982 | FRA | 1:46.84 | |
19 | 27 | 196573 | REVILLET Aurelie | 1986 | FRA | 1:46.90 | |
20 | 11 | 296008 | MERIGHETTI Daniela | 1981 | ITA | 1:47.13 | |
21 | 7 | 516138 | GUT Lara | 1991 | SUI | 1:47.26 | |
22 | 35 | 505632 | LINDELL-VIKARBY Jessica | 1984 | SWE | 1:47.33 | |
22 | 6 | 565320 | FERK Marusa | 1988 | SLO | 1:47.33 | |
24 | 34 | 55882 | STAUDINGER Christina | 1987 | AUT | 1:47.35 | |
25 | 2 | 538573 | ROSS Laurenne | 1988 | USA | 1:47.47 | |
26 | 36 | 196812 | PELLISSIER Marion | 1988 | FRA | 1:47.51 | |
26 | 29 | 538305 | SMITH Leanne | 1987 | USA | 1:47.51 | |
28 | 3 | 296472 | FANCHINI Elena | 1985 | ITA | 1:47.65 | |
29 | 33 | 55970 | SCHMIDHOFER Nicole | 1989 | AUT | 1:47.73 | |
30 | 5 | 515560 | SCHILD Martina | 1981 | SUI | 1:47.75 | |
31 | 18 | 55576 | GOERGL Elisabeth | 1981 | AUT | 1:47.76 | |
32 | 38 | 55759 | KIRCHGASSER Michaela | 1985 | AUT | 1:47.95 | |
33 | 42 | 515997 | FEIERABEND Denise | 1989 | SUI | 1:47.97 | |
34 | 22 | 205218 | REBENSBURG Viktoria | 1989 | GER | 1:47.98 | |
35 | 52 | 55690 | HOSP Nicole | 1983 | AUT | 1:48.06 | |
36 | 1 | 296431 | STUFFER Verena | 1984 | ITA | 1:48.12 | |
37 | 47 | 297910 | CURTONI Elena | 1991 | ITA | 1:48.38 | |
38 | 45 | 55806 | ALTACHER Margret | 1986 | AUT | 1:48.59 | |
39 | 28 | 296427 | SCHNARF Johanna | 1984 | ITA | 1:48.60 | |
40 | 43 | 297702 | MARSAGLIA Francesca | 1990 | ITA | 1:48.74 | |
41 | 12 | 515806 | KAMER Nadja | 1986 | SUI | 1:48.76 | |
42 | 46 | 516280 | HOLDENER Wendy | 1993 | SUI | 1:48.90 | |
43 | 30 | 106022 | JANYK Britt | 1980 | CAN | 1:49.02 | |
44 | 48 | 375018 | COLETTI Alexandra | 1983 | MON | 1:49.28 | |
45 | 49 | 506399 | HECTOR Sara | 1992 | SWE | 1:49.79 | |
46 | 37 | 206323 | STIEPEL Isabelle | 1990 | GER | 1:51.22 | |
47 | 51 | 297601 | BRIGNONE Federica | 1990 | ITA | 1:52.39 | |
Did not start 1st run | |||||||
53 | 105269 | GAGNON Marie-Michele | 1989 | CAN | |||
50 | 506341 | WIKSTROEM Emelie | 1992 | SWE | |||
39 | 197006 | GAUTHIER Marine | 1990 | FRA | |||
32 | 196928 | WORLEY Tessa | 1989 | FRA | |||
31 | 505760 | PIETILAE-HOLMNER Maria | 1986 | SWE | |||
Did not finish 1st run | |||||||
41 | 196968 | BAILET Margot | 1990 | FRA |