Tarvisio: Cook faster and faster in training
Spanish racer Carolina Castillo Ruiz was the fastest in women’s World Cup downhill training in Tarvisio, Italy, on Thursday, but Stacey Cook is looking very speedy. Again.
Ruiz finished the training run in 2 minutes, 1.78 seconds, but Cook was a mere .05 behind her. Several girls finished within a split second of each other training on the long, sweeping course, including Fabienne Suter (.12 seconds off the lead pace), Emily Brydon (.14 off), Monika Dumermuth (.22 off) and Elizabeth Goergl (.42 off), who led training on Wednesday.
Cook was seventh in Wednesday’s training and fresh off her best downhill finish of the season – a ninth place in the World Championships race at Val d’Isere.
The U.S. Team was studying video after Wednesday’s training and coach Jim Tracy said Cook still had a few sections to clean up while World Downhill and super G Champion Lindsey Vonn is adjusting to speed skiing with an injured hand.Spanish racer Carolina Castillo Ruiz was the fastest in women’s World Cup downhill training in Tarvisio, Italy, on Thursday, but Stacey Cook is looking very speedy. Again.
Ruiz finished the training run in 2 minutes, 1.78 seconds, but Cook was a mere .05 behind her. Several girls finished within a split second of each other training on the long, sweeping course, including Fabienne Suter (.12 seconds off the lead pace), Emily Brydon (.14 off), Monika Dumermuth (.22 off) and Elizabeth Goergl (.42 off), who led training on Wednesday.
Cook was seventh in Wednesday’s training and fresh off her best downhill finish of the season – a ninth place in the World Championships race at Val d’Isere.
The U.S. Team was studying video after Wednesday’s training and coach Jim Tracy said Cook still had a few sections to clean up while World Downhill and super G Champion Lindsey Vonn is adjusting to speed skiing with an injured hand.
Vonn finished 12th in Thursday’s training and Julia Mancuso 14th. Tracy also pointed out Wednesday that training runs are rarely indicative of race results. Kaylin Richardson, who was 30th in training on Wednesday and 43rd on Thursday, will round out the U.S. Team’s downhill squad in the race on Saturday.
Racing in Tarvisio kicks off with super-combined on Friday, followed by Saturday’s downhill and a super G on Sunday.
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Thursday’s downhill training results:
1 | 20 | 495318 | RUIZ CASTILLO Carolina | 1981 | SPA | 2:01.78 | |
2 | 47 | 537582 | COOK Stacey | 1984 | USA | 2:01.83 | |
3 | 31 | 515766 | SUTER Fabienne | 1985 | SUI | 2:01.90 | |
4 | 7 | 105997 | BRYDON Emily | 1980 | CAN | 2:01.92 | |
5 | 29 | 515429 | DUMERMUTH Monika | 1977 | SUI | 2:02.00 | |
6 | 9 | 55576 | GOERGL Elisabeth | 1981 | AUT | 2:02.20 | |
7 | 22 | 515560 | SCHILD Martina | 1981 | SUI | 2:02.26 | |
8 | 21 | 296008 | MERIGHETTI Daniela | 1981 | ITA | 2:02.43 | |
9 | 18 | 565243 | MAZE Tina | 1983 | SLO | 2:02.54 | |
10 | 36 | 515806 | KAMER Nadja | 1986 | SUI | 2:02.56 | |
10 | 35 | 295533 | RECCHIA Lucia | 1980 | ITA | 2:02.56 | |
12 | 10 | 537544 | VONN Lindsey | 1984 | USA | 2:02.91 | |
13 | 16 | 55069 | GOETSCHL Renate | 1975 | AUT | 2:02.98 | |
14 | 4 | 537545 | MANCUSO Julia | 1984 | USA | 2:03.01 | |
15 | 23 | 195983 | ROLLAND Marion | 1982 | FRA | 2:03.03 | |
16 | 5 | 55750 | FISCHBACHER Andrea | 1985 | AUT | 2:03.18 | |
17 | 12 | 515747 | GISIN Dominique | 1985 | SUI | 2:03.24 | |
18 | 15 | 206001 | RIESCH Maria | 1984 | GER | 2:03.37 | |
19 | 48 | 515244 | CASANOVA Carmen | 1980 | SUI | 2:03.38 | |
20 | 2 | 206175 | STECHERT Gina | 1987 | GER | 2:03.41 | |
21 | 54 | 537565 | KELLEHER Keely | 1984 | USA | 2:03.48 | |
22 | 30 | 296473 | SIORPAES Wendy | 1985 | ITA | 2:03.49 | |
23 | 8 | 515170 | STYGER Nadia | 1978 | SUI | 2:03.52 | |
24 | 6 | 196460 | MARCHAND-ARVIER Marie | 1985 | FRA | 2:03.58 | |
25 | 53 | 197006 | GAUTHIER Marine | 1990 | FRA | 2:03.65 | |
26 | 43 | 505449 | BENT Nike | 1981 | SWE | 2:03.67 | |
27 | 67 | 225206 | ALCOTT Chemmy | 1982 | GBR | 2:03.76 | |
28 | 42 | 55913 | MOSER Stefanie | 1988 | AUT | 2:03.90 | |
29 | 19 | 516138 | GUT Lara | 1991 | SUI | 2:03.99 | |
30 | 51 | 55766 | MADER Regina | 1985 | AUT | 2:04.03 | |
31 | 3 | 195671 | JACQUEMOD Ingrid | 1978 | FRA | 2:04.04 | |
32 | 41 | 515849 | DETTLING Andrea | 1987 | SUI | 2:04.27 | |
33 | 49 | 55818 | KOEHLE Stefanie | 1986 | AUT | 2:04.37 | |
33 | 1 | 515573 | AUFDENBLATTEN Fraenzi | 1981 | SUI | 2:04.37 | |
35 | 28 | 296431 | STUFFER Verena | 1984 | ITA | 2:04.42 | |
36 | 33 | 55838 | ZETTEL Kathrin | 1986 | AUT | 2:04.43 | |
37 | 74 | 297134 | BORSOTTI Camilla | 1988 | ITA | 2:04.45 | |
38 | 72 | 515692 | GRAND Rabea | 1984 | SUI | 2:04.48 | |
39 | 46 | 196412 | WEYRICH Clothilde | 1985 | FRA | 2:04.49 | |
40 | 64 | 565261 | ROBNIK Petra | 1984 | SLO | 2:04.50 | |
41 | 24 | 55588 | RUMPFHUBER Ingrid | 1981 | AUT | 2:04.57 | |
42 | 14 | 296729 | FANCHINI Nadia | 1986 | ITA | 2:04.62 | |
43 | 44 | 537626 | RICHARDSON Kaylin | 1984 | USA | 2:04.66 | |
44 | 63 | 297153 | CIPRIANI Enrica | 1988 | ITA | 2:04.69 | |
45 | 73 | 106410 | DESFORGES Emilie | 1983 | CAN | 2:04.83 | |
46 | 68 | 55978 | VOGLREITER Mariella | 1989 | AUT | 2:04.87 | |
47 | 25 | 295136 | CECCARELLI Daniela | 1975 | ITA | 2:04.94 | |
48 | 57 | 296427 | SCHNARF Johanna | 1984 | ITA | 2:05.06 | |
49 | 76 | 505886 | KLING Kajsa | 1988 | SWE | 2:05.08 | |
49 | 13 | 106022 | JANYK Britt | 1980 | CAN | 2:05.08 | |
51 | 66 | 206323 | STIEPEL Isabelle | 1990 | GER | 2:05.14 | |
52 | 70 | 297171 | FANCHINI Sabrina | 1988 | ITA | 2:05.15 | |
53 | 65 | 296242 | GRUENER Angelika | 1983 | ITA | 2:05.23 | |
54 | 71 | 296763 | HOFER Larissa | 1986 | ITA | 2:05.25 | |
55 | 69 | 296476 | ALFIERI Camilla | 1985 | ITA | 2:05.39 | |
56 | 58 | 55898 | BREM Eva-Maria | 1988 | AUT | 2:05.59 | |
57 | 61 | 55806 | ALTACHER Margret | 1986 | AUT | 2:05.65 | |
58 | 56 | 196968 | BAILET Margot | 1990 | FRA | 2:05.70 | |
59 | 62 | 206318 | SCHMID Nicola | 1990 | GER | 2:05.71 | |
60 | 38 | 55539 | BERGER Silvia | 1980 | AUT | 2:05.73 | |
61 | 26 | 55947 | FENNINGER Anna | 1989 | AUT | 2:05.74 | |
62 | 60 | 296438 | TROJER Karoline | 1984 | ITA | 2:05.79 | |
63 | 52 | 55882 | STAUDINGER Christina | 1987 | AUT | 2:05.86 | |
64 | 75 | 565315 | ROBNIK Mateja | 1987 | SLO | 2:05.98 | |
65 | 39 | 465059 | MIKLOS Edith | 1988 | ROU | 2:06.08 | |
66 | 50 | 516052 | KOEHN Anne-Sophie | 1990 | SUI | 2:06.50 | |
67 | 59 | 155563 | KRIZOVA Klara | 1989 | CZE | 2:06.68 | |
68 | 77 | 206160 | RIESCH Susanne | 1987 | GER | 2:07.05 | |
69 | 34 | 155415 | ZAHROBSKA Sarka | 1985 | CZE | 2:07.11 | |
70 | 55 | 485563 | PROSTEVA Elena | 1990 | RUS | 2:07.19 | |
71 | 78 | 195972 | AUBERT Sandrine | 1982 | FRA | 2:07.52 | |
72 | 79 | 515587 | PUENCHERA Jessica | 1982 | SUI | 2:07.56 | |
73 | 82 | 505679 | HANSDOTTER Frida | 1985 | SWE | 2:07.63 | |
74 | 84 | 485525 | BOUREYEVA Vladislava | 1989 | RUS | 2:09.14 | |
Disqualified 1st run | |||||||
83 | 495615 | MORLANS Leyre | 1987 | SPA | |||
81 | 538284 | MCJAMES Megan | 1987 | USA | |||
80 | 485505 | RAYANOVA Lyaysan | 1989 | RUS | |||
37 | 106849 | YURKIW Larisa | 1988 | CAN | |||
27 | 196573 | REVILLET Aurelie | 1986 | FRA | |||
11 | 505483 | PAERSON Anja | 1981 | SWE | |||
Did not start 1st run | |||||||
40 | 55970 | SCHMIDHOFER Nicole | 1989 | AUT | |||
17 | 106402 | VANDERBEEK Kelly | 1983 | CAN | |||
Did not finish 1st run | |||||||
45 | 538038 | MARSHALL Chelsea | 1986 | USA | |||
32 | 55759 | KIRCHGASSER Michaela | 1985 | AUT |