Vonn's bib bid doubles, men's bids flat

Lindsey Vonn’s bib bid doubled overnight.

The men offered their signed bibs from the 70th running of the Hahnenkamm downhill at Kitzbuehel, Jan. 23 and the women their bibs from the Cortina d’Ampezzo downhill the same date. There are still two days left on the seven day auctions.

Of 59 men’s bibs being auctioned,  43 remained unchanged overnight, while 36 of the women’s 46 bibs got bids, some of them significant increases.

The biggest example was on top of the women’s listings, where Lindsey Vonn, with the winning bib from Cortina, jumped from $1,075 to $2,125.

There were numerous bumps of similar percentage. Fabienne Suter went from $102.50 to $255, Anja Paerson from 127.50 to $202.50, Martina Schild from $32 to $86, Kathrin Zettel from $86 to $103.50, Nadia Kamer from $54 to $100 and Marie Marchand-Arvier from $41 to $117.50.

The women have a ways to go yet to catch up with the prices the men’s bibs are bringing. Didier Cuche’s bib leveled off over $15,000, but generally, among the men, the bidding seems to be slowing down with two days remaining in the auction. Of the increases there were, some were minimal, Andrej Krizaj, Kjetil Jansrud and Hannes Reichhelt being boosted a single euro.

Of the more significant jumps, Silvan Zurbriggen went up 50euro (about $70), and Patrick Staudacher jumped more than $100.

The women’s auction is on the U.S. based www.Ebay.com, search for Cortina bib. The men’s auction is on the Germany equivalent,  at www.Ebay.de. Searches can include Kitzbuhel, startnummer or Haiti Charity.