Theaux leads all down Bormio's Stelvio

By Published On: December 27th, 2012Comments Off on Theaux leads all down Bormio's Stelvio

Adrien Theaux proved fastest down Bormio’s Stelvio track today (Dec. 27) as the post-Christmas World Cup got underway with training ahead of Saturday’s downhill in Italy.

Two Italians finished close behind with Christof Innerhofer and Dominik Paris finishing in the second and third slots respectively.

Travis Ganong was the top American skier in 18tgh place while Canadian Erik Guay posted the 20th fastest time. Steven Nyman was 21st, Ben Thomsen 28th.

“It is a hard and difficult road,” said tour leader Aksel Lund Svindal, “especially on the lower part as you get tired and have to stay focused. I feel fit and still have energy saved for the race.

Svindal finished sixth, just ahead of last season’s downhill winner Klaus Kroell, who said. “Last year I made a stupid mistake. This year I was to win on the Stelvio.”

The organizer has a great site… Here’s a bunch of clips of what the racers were saying: go here.

Gepa photo

Bormio (ITA)
Training
Men’s Downhill
Dec.27, 2012

Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Total Time FIS Points
 1  10  192746 THEAUX Adrien  1984  FRA   2:00.72  
 2  13  293006 INNERHOFER Christof  1984  ITA   2:00.95  
 3  9  291459 PARIS Dominik  1989  ITA   2:01.70  
 4  15  191740 CLAREY Johan  1981  FRA   2:01.81  
 5  30  560447 SPORN Andrej  1981  SLO   2:02.07  
 6  11  421328 SVINDAL Aksel Lund  1982  NOR   2:02.12  
 7  16  50753 KROELL Klaus  1980  AUT   2:02.31  
 8  24  50858 STREITBERGER Georg  1981  AUT   2:02.37  
 9  2  201606 KEPPLER Stephan  1983  GER   2:02.44  
 10  4  192932 FAYED Guillermo  1985  FRA   2:02.45  
 11  8  510727 DEFAGO Didier  1977  SUI   2:02.59  
 12  18  292455 FILL Peter  1982  ITA   2:02.66  
 13  12  51327 PUCHNER Joachim  1987  AUT   2:02.67  
 14  33  194190 ROGER Brice  1990  FRA   2:02.68  
 15  27  511139 KUENG Patrick  1984  SUI   2:02.72  
 16  20  50742 REICHELT Hannes  1980  AUT   2:02.77  
 17  29  191964 POISSON David  1982  FRA   2:02.93  
 18  21  530874 GANONG Travis  1988  USA   2:03.01  
 19  5  561067 PERKO Rok  1985  SLO   2:03.05  
 20  17  102263 GUAY Erik  1981  CAN   2:03.20  
 21  3  533866 NYMAN Steven  1982  USA   2:03.36  
 22  35  53902 MAYER Matthias  1990  AUT   2:03.45  
 23  23  292514 HEEL Werner  1982  ITA   2:03.64  
 24  1  191591 BERTRAND Yannick  1980  FRA   2:03.68  
 25  31  560332 JERMAN Andrej  1978  SLO   2:03.89  
 26  26  511529 GISIN Marc  1988  SUI   2:03.91  
 26  14  421483 JANSRUD Kjetil  1985  NOR   2:03.91  
 28  25  51332 SCHEIBER Florian  1987  AUT   2:03.92  
 28  7  103271 THOMSEN Benjamin  1987  CAN   2:03.92  
 30  22  51215 BAUMANN Romed  1986  AUT   2:03.94  
 31  36  180570 ROMAR Andreas  1989  FIN   2:03.97  
 32  39  293141 VARETTONI Silvano  1984  ITA   2:03.98  
 33  56  530939 WEIBRECHT Andrew  1986  USA   2:04.19  
 34  51  561216 KLINE Bostjan  1991  SLO   2:04.21  
 35  47  193034 BOUILLOT Alexandre  1985  FRA   2:04.31  
 36  6  510890 ZURBRIGGEN Silvan  1981  SUI   2:04.33  
 37  52  511808 SCHMED Fernando  1991  SUI   2:04.39  
 38  37  200379 SANDER Andreas  1989  GER   2:04.41  
 39  19  102271 HUDEC Jan  1981  CAN   2:04.42  
 40  42  293550 MARSAGLIA Matteo  1985  ITA   2:04.45  
 41  50  54005 STRIEDINGER Otmar  1991  AUT   2:04.63  
 42  38  294277 KLOTZ Siegmar  1987  ITA   2:04.75  
 43  43  53936 DUERAGER Markus  1990  AUT   2:04.99  
 44  57  491151 DE LA CUESTA Paul  1988  SPA   2:05.07  
 45  46  531452 BIESEMEYER Thomas  1989  USA   2:05.13  
 46  55  194298 GIEZENDANNER Blaise  1991  FRA   2:05.35  
 47  54  294904 PANGRAZZI Paolo  1988  ITA   2:05.37  
 48  49  202125 ZEPNIK Philipp  1988  GER   2:05.59  
 49  32  53981 KROELL Johannes  1991  AUT   2:05.60  
 50  44  511634 SPESCHA Christian  1989  SUI   2:05.75  
 51  41  511981 WEBER Ralph  1993  SUI   2:06.26  
 51  40  511847 MANI Nils  1992  SUI   2:06.26  
 53  28  102899 OSBORNE-PARADIS Manuel  1984  CAN   2:06.54  
 54  59  202323 LINDEBNER Anton  1991  GER   2:06.81  
 55  48  400281 VAN HEEK Marvin  1991  NED   2:06.95  
 56  58  660021 DANILOCHKIN Yuri  1991  BLR   2:08.44  
Did not finish 1st run
   53  491129 TERRA Ferran  1987  SPA     
   45  194167 MUZATON Maxence  1990  FRA     
   34  511142 LUEOEND Vitus  1984  SUI   

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About the Author: Hank McKee

In memoriam: The veteran of the staff, McKee started with Ski Racing in 1980. Over the seasons, he covered virtually every aspect of the sport, from the pro tours to junior racing, freestyle and World Cup alpine competition. He wrote the first national stories for many U.S. team stars, and was still around to report on their retirements. “Longevity has its rewards,” he said, “but it’s a slow process.”

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