Tommy Ford bids for Worlds start with EC GS win
Tommy Ford may not have put a lock on a GS start at the World Championships by winning the Europa Cup GS at Meribel, France today (Jan. 28), but he sure made his chances look a lot better.
Second fastest in the first run, Ford won the second heat to take the race over Markus Nilsen of Norway. Alexis Pinturault of France was third.
“It’s a sweet hill,” said squad coach Forest Carey. “It’s got about a 30 second steep pitch at the bottom and the top has a lot of twists and terrain. Tommy was particularly fast up top.”
Run in what the coach described as “primo, perfect conditions,” the race is one of the few chances left before racing starts at the World Championships for skiers named to the title team to impress the coaches and lock down a start. Head coach Sasha Rearick has said the fastest guys will start and the GS event, in particular, could see up to eight of the ten men fighting for a start spot.
At Meribel, beyond Ford, Nolan Kasper finished 23rd and Warner Nickerson 40th at Meribel. Colby Granstrom was 43rd and Thomas Biesemeyer failed to finish.
If nothing else the result will give Ford a better start position for the last World Cup race before the championships, a GS at Hinterstoder, Feb. 6. Carey estimated Ford would start in the low 30’s. Rearick said no decision will be made on the starters until after the Hinterstoder race.
Gepa photo shows Tommy Ford at Schladming
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Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total Time | FIS Points |
1 | 11 | 531799 | FORD Tommy | 1989 | USA | 1:11.88 | 1:12.09 | 2:23.97 | 6.00 |
2 | 4 | 421859 | NILSEN Markus | 1989 | NOR | 1:11.73 | 1:12.62 | 2:24.35 | 8.30 |
3 | 7 | 194364 | PINTURAULT Alexis | 1991 | FRA | 1:12.01 | 1:13.00 | 2:25.01 | 12.28 |
4 | 1 | 192653 | FREY Thomas | 1984 | FRA | 1:12.80 | 1:12.42 | 2:25.22 | 13.55 |
5 | 16 | 51159 | NOESIG Christoph | 1985 | AUT | 1:12.72 | 1:12.64 | 2:25.36 | 14.40 |
6 | 3 | 511896 | MURISIER Justin | 1992 | SUI | 1:12.54 | 1:12.87 | 2:25.41 | 14.70 |
7 | 17 | 51401 | GRAF Bernhard | 1988 | AUT | 1:12.31 | 1:13.11 | 2:25.42 | 14.76 |
8 | 19 | 511908 | SCHMIDIGER Reto | 1992 | SUI | 1:13.13 | 1:12.56 | 2:25.69 | 16.39 |
9 | 18 | 53980 | KRIECHMAYR Vincent | 1991 | AUT | 1:13.35 | 1:12.35 | 2:25.70 | 16.45 |
10 | 6 | 421650 | BJERKESTRAND Iver | 1987 | NOR | 1:12.09 | 1:13.83 | 2:25.92 | 17.78 |
11 | 26 | 193672 | BLANC Samy | 1988 | FRA | 1:13.04 | 1:13.12 | 2:26.16 | 19.23 |
12 | 10 | 193967 | MUFFAT JEANDET Victor | 1989 | FRA | 1:12.76 | 1:13.41 | 2:26.17 | 19.29 |
13 | 9 | 194495 | FAIVRE Mathieu | 1992 | FRA | 1:12.51 | 1:13.68 | 2:26.19 | 19.42 |
14 | 15 | 511718 | PLEISCH Manuel | 1990 | SUI | 1:12.61 | 1:13.64 | 2:26.25 | 19.78 |
15 | 2 | 292967 | EISATH Florian | 1984 | ITA | 1:12.47 | 1:13.82 | 2:26.29 | 20.02 |
16 | 28 | 51332 | SCHEIBER Florian | 1987 | AUT | 1:13.75 | 1:12.59 | 2:26.34 | 20.32 |
17 | 65 | 194146 | LAMBERT Nicolas | 1990 | FRA | 1:13.81 | 1:12.57 | 2:26.38 | 20.56 |
18 | 35 | 421954 | LYSDAHL Espen | 1990 | NOR | 1:13.53 | 1:12.90 | 2:26.43 | 20.87 |
19 | 68 | 421750 | HAUG Kristian | 1988 | NOR | 1:13.72 | 1:12.76 | 2:26.48 | 21.17 |
20 | 30 | 990116 | DE ALIPRANDINI Luca | 1990 | ITA | 1:13.10 | 1:13.50 | 2:26.60 | 21.89 |
21 | 13 | 53985 | MATHIS Marcel | 1991 | AUT | 1:13.71 | 1:13.04 | 2:26.75 | 22.80 |
22 | 22 | 532138 | KASPER Nolan | 1989 | USA | 1:13.52 | 1:13.24 | 2:26.76 | 22.86 |
23 | 8 | 54031 | LEITINGER Roland | 1991 | AUT | 1:12.62 | 1:14.20 | 2:26.82 | 23.22 |
24 | 20 | 421946 | KRISTIANSEN Emil Bjoertomt | 1990 | NOR | 1:13.63 | 1:13.68 | 2:27.31 | 26.18 |
25 | 52 | 294911 | PATSCHEIDER Hagen | 1988 | ITA | 1:13.75 | 1:13.65 | 2:27.40 | 26.73 |
26 | 34 | 561117 | KUERNER Miha | 1987 | SLO | 1:13.20 | 1:14.38 | 2:27.58 | 27.81 |
27 | 21 | 481006 | ZUEV Stepan | 1988 | RUS | 1:14.30 | 1:13.68 | 2:27.98 | 30.23 |
28 | 41 | 194212 | THOULE Nicolas | 1990 | FRA | 1:13.90 | 1:14.23 | 2:28.13 | 31.14 |
29 | 67 | 421849 | JOHANSEN Truls | 1989 | NOR | 1:14.29 | 1:13.98 | 2:28.27 | 31.98 |
30 | 24 | 53969 | BISCHOF Martin | 1991 | AUT | 1:14.02 | 1:14.50 | 2:28.52 | 33.50 |
31 | 40 | 511504 | BONER Sandro | 1988 | SUI | 1:14.76 | 1:14.04 | 2:28.80 | 35.19 |
32 | 23 | 500933 | OLSSON Jon | 1982 | SWE | 1:14.83 | 1:14.01 | 2:28.84 | 35.43 |
33 | 29 | 501255 | OEHAGEN Johan | 1987 | SWE | 1:14.71 | 1:14.26 | 2:28.97 | 36.21 |
34 | 50 | 6290440 | ZINGERLE Alex | 1992 | ITA | 1:14.78 | 1:14.31 | 2:29.09 | 36.94 |
35 | 47 | 193866 | BLANC Norman | 1989 | FRA | 1:14.84 | 1:14.34 | 2:29.18 | 37.48 |
36 | 63 | 501230 | ERICSSON Daniel | 1987 | SWE | 1:14.67 | 1:14.66 | 2:29.33 | 38.39 |
36 | 33 | 293953 | SENONER Jonas | 1986 | ITA | 1:14.38 | 1:14.95 | 2:29.33 | 38.39 |
38 | 49 | 510883 | GERBER Sepp | 1989 | SUI | 1:14.91 | 1:14.43 | 2:29.34 | 38.45 |
39 | 27 | 534038 | NICKERSON Warner | 1981 | USA | 1:14.65 | 1:14.79 | 2:29.44 | 39.05 |
40 | 59 | 501557 | PIETILAE HOLMNER Johan | 1991 | SWE | 1:15.20 | 1:14.27 | 2:29.47 | 39.24 |
41 | 44 | 511638 | TUMLER Thomas | 1989 | SUI | 1:14.68 | 1:14.83 | 2:29.51 | 39.48 |
42 | 36 | 930105 | GRANSTROM Colby | 1990 | USA | 1:14.18 | 1:15.35 | 2:29.53 | 39.60 |
43 | 61 | 194686 | FABRE Jonas | 1993 | FRA | 1:14.73 | 1:14.89 | 2:29.62 | 40.14 |
44 | 72 | 194167 | MUZATON Maxence | 1990 | FRA | 1:14.38 | 1:15.54 | 2:29.92 | 41.96 |
45 | 76 | 511852 | CAVIEZEL Gino | 1992 | SUI | 1:14.91 | 1:15.18 | 2:30.09 | 42.98 |
46 | 32 | 294348 | PERAUDO Adam | 1987 | ITA | 1:14.26 | 1:15.92 | 2:30.18 | 43.53 |
47 | 31 | 30149 | SIMARI BIRKNER Cristian Javier | 1980 | ARG | 1:15.04 | 1:15.27 | 2:30.31 | 44.31 |
48 | 56 | 194207 | THEOLIER Steven | 1990 | FRA | 1:14.86 | 1:15.46 | 2:30.32 | 44.37 |
49 | 55 | 202125 | ZEPNIK Philipp | 1988 | GER | 1:14.30 | 1:16.03 | 2:30.33 | 44.43 |
50 | 82 | 561199 | SOVIC Tomaz | 1990 | SLO | 1:14.97 | 1:16.52 | 2:31.49 | 51.44 |
51 | 75 | 194332 | MARICAL Antoine | 1991 | FRA | 1:15.33 | 1:16.67 | 2:32.00 | 54.52 |
52 | 14 | 193986 | PLACE Francois | 1989 | FRA | 1:12.70 | 1:19.87 | 2:32.57 | 57.97 |
53 | 83 | 561214 | DEBELAK Tilen | 1991 | SLO | 1:15.35 | 1:19.70 | 2:35.05 | 72.96 |
Disqualified 2nd run | |||||||||
45 | 491129 | TERRA Ferran | 1987 | SPA | |||||
Did not start 2nd run | |||||||||
48 | 421943 | KIRKEFJORD Goeran | 1990 | NOR | |||||
46 | 53933 | SCHWEIGER Patrick | 1990 | AUT | |||||
Did not start 1st run | |||||||||
77 | 202059 | FERSTL Josef | 1988 | GER | |||||
Did not qualify 2nd run | |||||||||
85 | 561245 | VUKICEVIC Marko | 1992 | SLO | |||||
81 | 194454 | MAITRE Arnaud | 1992 | FRA | |||||
80 | 194314 | JAGOT Benoit | 1991 | FRA | |||||
78 | 194542 | GIRAUD MOINE Valentin | 1992 | FRA | |||||
74 | 303758 | SUGAI Ryo | 1991 | JPN | |||||
71 | 220874 | BALDWIN TJ | 1990 | GBR | |||||
64 | 501265 | STEFFENSEN Tobias | 1987 | SWE | |||||
62 | 530920 | SWENSSON Joe | 1986 | USA | |||||
53 | 194071 | BERNARD Justin | 1990 | FRA | |||||
51 | 200272 | BRUEDERL Timo | 1989 | GER | |||||
42 | 6530319 | COCHRAN-SIEGLE Ryan | 1992 | USA | |||||
37 | 293079 | PITTSCHIELER Kurt | 1984 | ITA | |||||
Did not finish 2nd run | |||||||||
70 | 511633 | SINGER Thomas | 1989 | SUI | |||||
39 | 511513 | CAVIEZEL Mauro | 1988 | SUI | |||||
38 | 531452 | BIESEMEYER Thomas | 1989 | USA | |||||
5 | 990048 | BORSOTTI Giovanni | 1990 | ITA | |||||
Did not finish 1st run | |||||||||
84 | 193347 | TISSOT Maxime | 1986 | FRA | |||||
79 | 501529 | GUNNARSSON Henrik | 1991 | SWE | |||||
73 | 194457 | GALEOTTI Greg | 1992 | FRA | |||||
69 | 202196 | BRANDNER Klaus | 1990 | GER | |||||
66 | 194444 | GONZALEZ Quentin | 1992 | FRA | |||||
60 | 53906 | POELZGUTTER Benjamin | 1990 | AUT | |||||
58 | 491151 | DE LA CUESTA Paul | 1988 | SPA | |||||
57 | 294890 | NANI Roberto | 1988 | ITA | |||||
54 | 511527 | GEHRIG Marc | 1988 | SUI | |||||
43 | 53922 | WIESER Manuel | 1990 | AUT | |||||
25 | 53902 | MAYER Matthias | 1990 | AUT | |||||
12 | 990081 | CASSE Mattia | 1990 | ITA |