Racers hit top speeds at Hutt; It's snowing in Sölden

The speed events in the Australia New Zealand Cup (ANC) finals series were successfully completed Wednesday at Mount Hutt with the running of the second super G and super combined races.
THE SPEED EVENTS in the Australia New Zealand Cup (ANC) finals series were successfully completed Wednesday at Mount Hutt with the running of the second super G and super combined races.
    “The courses are good for the athletes and it’s good to see that 13 countries are represented in these finals,” said Oskar Fischer, the chairman of the FIS sub-committee for Intercontinental Cups.
    The men’s ANC super G series winner was Australia’s Brenton Fetterplace with 180 points while the women’s series finished in a tie between Ireland’s Kirsten McGarry and Janelle Miller of New Zealand.
    The super combined was strongly contested, with Martin Harris of the United States winning the men’s race with 200 points, and Jana Gantnerova of Slovakia winning the women’s event with 200 points.
    The ANC finals for giant slalom and slalom are scheduled for Thursday and Friday, respectively. The finals for the South American Cup (SAC) are also taking place at Termas de Chillan in Chile this week.
    Finally, the good news for the Audi FIS World Cup opening in Sölden, Austria: It has already snowed 80 centimeters there in September, which bodes well for the start of the Northern racing season scheduled for Oct. 27-28.