The Alpine Ski World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, starts on Thursday with a three-day delay.
From a German perspective, the wait was worth it.
Ski World Cup in Cortina: The top 3 men in the Super-G
1. Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT) |
1.19.41 |
2. Romed Baumann (GER) |
+0.07 |
3. Alexis Pinturault (FRA) |
+0.38 |
Update from February 11th, July 14th:
At this point we end the live ticker and submit the final result.
None of the missing drivers will be able to attack the front.
The Austrian and top favorite Vincent Kriechmayr wins the Super-G at the start of the Ski World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
But the hero of the day is Romed Baumann.
The 35-year-old raced to second place at full risk and thus achieved the best men's Super G result in DSV history.
1.55 p.m .:
"Everything went easily by hand, it was really unbelievable," said Romed Baumann, completely relieved in the ARD finish area.
24 - Matteo Marsaglia:
The Italian is standing almost sideways and can barely save himself.
In the next corner he is too direct and loses a lot of time - 15th place.
23 - Bostjan Kline:
The Slovenian has no chance - 2.33 seconds behind and 17th place.
22 - Simon Jocher:
The young German is taking a little too much risk, but he tried it.
Jocher remains stable after that and crosses the finish line 1.63 seconds behind in 13th place.
21 - Jeffrey Read:
The Canadian has to counter-steer vigorously - 13th place. The next German is coming soon.
20 - Romed Baumann: Madness! Baumann is just in the lead after the first interim period and takes a risk. That looks very good, now comes the glide phase. The DSV ace jumps towards the goal, in the end only 7 hundredths are missing from first place. What a run!
19 - Nils Allegre:
The Frenchman dares to take risks in the hard corners, but then he has to correct.
At the finish they are almost two seconds behind.
Come on now, Romed Baumann.
18 - Beat Feuz:
The favorite in the downhill tries in the Super-G.
But the gap is already over a second early on.
In the end it was enough for less than a second and seventh place.
The Swiss is now concentrating on the descent.
17 - Travis Ganong:
The American chose a clever line and is extremely fast.
In the end, he made up a lot of time and displaced Andreas Sander from fifth place.
16 - Johan Clarey:
Even the Frenchman does not drive with ultimate determination, shortly afterwards the end comes.
Six of the first 16 drivers have already retired.
15 - Christof Innerhofer:
After a good start, the Italian made two mistakes after the jump.
At the finish they are more than two seconds behind.
14 - Max Franz:
The Austrian doesn't get the next bend after the difficult passage above.
Too bad.
13 - Andreas Sander:
Does starting number 13 bring luck to the first German?
Sander just manages to take the curve and is still in the race, but is already a second behind.
Is there anything else going on?
In any case, the speed is there.
In the end, it was enough to finish fifth, 0.88 seconds behind.
A good result for Sander, but unfortunately it's not enough for the podium again.
12 - Mattia Casse:
The Italian is driving his first race this year and is too timid.
Then he missed a goal and was eliminated.
Next up is Andreas Sander, the first DSV ace.
11 - Kjetil Jansrud:
The Norwegian slows down too much at the top and is one second behind - sixth place.
10 - Alexis Pinturault:
The French all-rounder is brave and shows a strong run.
The giant slalom favorite is second in the Super-G.
That's a little surprise!
9 - Matthias Mayer:
The Olympic champion slows down the difficult passage way too much at the beginning and then only drives afterwards - third place.
8 - Dominik Paris:
The defending champion attacks.
Paris masters the difficult course with all his experience, but the risk is missing a little - 0.55 seconds behind Kriechmayr.
7 - Marco Odermatt:
The young Swiss mastered the difficult upper part brilliantly, but then made a mistake.
In the end, it's almost a second behind.
6 - Emanuele Buzzi:
His trainer set the course.
What's up for the Italian?
But Buzzi drives completely without any risk and is very behind.
5 - Vincent Kriechmayr:
The big favorite from Austria.
Kriechmayr won the last two Super G races.
He sets a clear best time on the slopes.
4 - James Crawford:
The Canadian is the first driver to get through and set the first target time.
3 - Mauro Caviezel:
The Swiss almost dismantled it shortly after the start.
But even Caviezel can't find the curve after the jump.
What's going on here?
2 - Loic Meillard:
Even the French can no longer take the curve after the violent jump at the beginning.
1 - Christian Walder:
The Austrian puts down a huge sentence in the jump, but shortly afterwards he is eliminated.
What a start!
Update from February 11, 12.45 p.m.:
The men's Super-G is about to continue!
We are already excited.
Ski World Cup in Cortina: The women's super-G
1. Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI) |
1.25.51 |
2. Corinne Suter (SUI) |
+0.34 |
3. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) |
+0.47 |
Update from February 11, 11.55 a.m.:
At this point we end the live ticker and report back with the final result after the end of the competition.
The medal ranks should be awarded.
With Lara Gut-Behrami and Corinne Suter, the Swiss are celebrating a double victory in the Super-G.
Third place went to the US exceptional Mikaela Shiffrin.
The only German in the field, Kira Weidle, is only 19th, just under two seconds behind.
32 - Elvedina Muzaferija:
The Bosnian tried everything - but in the end it was six seconds behind.
31 - Maryna Gasienica-Daniel:
The Pole has no chance, but wanted to
break in
for the giant slalom - almost three seconds behind.
30 - Ilka Stuhec:
The defending champion of the downhill is on the way.
After a long break from injury, however, she is missing the final punch - almost three seconds behind.
29 - Kira Weidle:
Shortly after the start, the German almost got it and the next mistake she scolded herself. What a shame!
The speed was good, but the looseness was missing.
The gap is getting bigger and bigger, in the end it's almost two seconds behind and 19th place.
28 - Valerie Grenier:
The first retirement!
The Canadian misses a goal and drives disappointed towards the goal.
But now comes Kira Weidle.
27 - Estelle Alphand:
The Swede cannot find a rhythm and makes too many consequential mistakes - almost four seconds behind and 26th place.
26 - Laura Gauche:
The French rider can only keep two drivers behind, almost three seconds behind her.
25 - Isabella Wright:
The next American.
Wright is over two seconds behind.
24 - Breezy Johnson:
The American shows a decent run and is only 1.51 seconds behind - 15th place.
23 - Marusa Ferk:
After a difficult run, the Slovenian can only leave two runners behind.
22 - Tifany Roux:
The French
woman
pushes it very far, she just keeps in the race.
In the end, it is well over four seconds behind and 22nd place.
21 - Julia Pleshkova:
The Russian is not competitive at all and is at the
bottom of
the field.
20 - Stephanie Venier:
The Austrian is more than two seconds behind Lara Gut-Behrami.
19 - Francesca Marsaglia:
The Italian lines up at the bottom of the field.
18 - Christine Scheyer:
The Austrian has many problems and displaces her predecessor from 16th place.
17 - Elena Curtoni:
The Italian ends up in 16th place.
16 - Tessa Worley:
The Frenchwoman is actually doing a decent run, but too many mistakes creep in - 1.3 seconds behind.
15 - Petra Vlhova:
Oh no!
The Slovakian brakes completely, in the end it is almost a second behind.
14 - Michelle Gisin:
The Swiss woman is one of the favorites, but then she misses a curve and has to take countermeasures.
In the end, it is almost a second behind her compatriot Gut-Behrami and only eighth.
13 - Kajsa Vickhoff Lie:
The Norwegian shows a great run and is fifth.
12 - Marie-Michele Gagnon:
The Canadian crossed the finish line in fifth place after a good race to catch up.
11 - Ester Ledecka:
The Czech has used the break well and gives everything.
At the finish, only centimeters are missing in third place and Shiffrin.
10 - Priska Nufer:
The Swiss
woman
had to wait a moment because a gate had to be repaired.
Then the mistake comes straight away - eighth place, 1.3 seconds behind.
But two Swiss women lead after the first ten starters.
9 - Federica Brignone:
The Italian is a big deficit in the upper part and is fighting for her line.
Ui, that's a lot of dust.
Only fifth place for Brignone, more than a second behind.
8 - Ragnhild Mohwinckel:
After a long break due to injury, the Norwegian cannot go in front and is more than a second behind.
7 - Lara Gut-Behrami:
Now comes the top favorite.
And the Swiss woman glides beautifully and is now more than half a second ahead.
In the end it is enough to lead.
6 - Ariane Raedler:
The Austrian can't quite keep up and is well over a second behind the leaders.
5 - Corinne Suter:
The Swiss woman puts on a sensational run, on the finish slope she is even too fast for the camera and takes the lead.
What an exciting competition!
4 - Mikaela Shiffrin:
The defending champions of 2019 are driving their first Super-G of the season today.
Shiffrin is really strong and the lead is getting bigger, up to a second.
But then you make a mistake, in the end it is four tenths of a lead.
3 - Tamara Tippler:
The Austrian has been on the podium seven times in the Super-G.
Tippler shows a fast pace here at the beginning, but then you make a few mistakes.
However, she takes the lead through a good glide phase in the lower part.
2 - Tiffany Gauthier:
Oha, the French woman is one second behind the leader Bassino.
1 - Marta Bassino:
The World Ski Championships are finally starting.
The Italian Bassino, who is actually at home in the giant slalom, sets the first target time.
She purposely opted for starting number one and is doing well.
Let's see what that was good for.
Update from February 11, 9.44 a.m.:
Today the first competitions at the World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo should finally take place.
So far, the weather didn't want to play along.
And on Thursday?
The women's Super-G should start in an hour, we are in the live ticker.
Ski World Cup in the live ticker: Delayed start in Cortina d'Ampezzo
First report from February 10th, 1:32 p.m .:
Cortina d'Ampezzo - At this year's Alpine Ski World Championships * in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, there are some delays due to heavy snowfall and fog, the calendar of the world championship is becoming increasingly tight.
After the women's start had to be postponed twice *, the men tried the combination again on Wednesday.
But the weather in the Dolomites also prevented the third day of the World Cup.
The title fights in Italy should finally start on Thursday.
Ski World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo: “Four Musketeers” are hungry for the Super-G
As expected, the German Ski Association (DSV) * has nominated its four best athletes for the men's Super-G, so Andreas Sander and Romed Baumann will lead the team.
It is completed by Dominik Schwaiger and Simon Jocher.
Not there is Thomas Dreßen, who recently returned to the World Cup * after his hip operation.
Dreßen will concentrate on the downhill in the title fights.
"Only the hungry wolves hunt really well," said DSV Alpine Director Wolfgang Maier, in the run-up to the World Cup, about the team-internal competition of his well-staffed speed squad.
And the hunger of the quartet is likely to have become even greater in view of the weather-related waiting in recent days.
“Our four musketeers” is what Maier called the planned German starters for Thursday, when it should be cold and sunny.
Ski World Cup in Cortina d'Ampezzo: Kira Weidle starts in the Super-G
Baumann and Sander are currently in eighth and 13th place in the curvy of the two speed disciplines in the World Cup, but on a good day they are also candidates for the top five.
The two veterans are the ones who “have to carry the load,” said Maier.
But Baumann doesn't seem to mind.
Just like the turbulence of the first days of the World Cup.
He even thinks it is good “that there have been decent postponements” and not “let's try it”, said the 35-year-old in the typical beer calm.
Before the men can finally get started, the women still have their turn.
Kira Weidle, who drove with her teammates Lena Dürr and Andrea Filser on Wednesday morning for a small giant slalom training session in Toblach, just under 30 kilometers away, is the only German starter in the Super-G on Thursday - the next attempt to finally close the 2021 World Cup start.
(ck / dpa)
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