Ski World Championships in Cortina: DSV-Ass surprised with top performance in combination

From a German point of view, the World Ski Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo are sensational.

In the men's combination there was again a positive surprise for the DSV.

• In alpine skiing it suddenly runs like clockwork: the DSV * athletes have already won three medals in Cortina.

• Simon Jocher was the only German starter to surprisingly achieve a top result in the combination.

• An Austrian grabbed the victory.

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Ski World Cup in Cortina - final result of the combination:

1. Marco Schwarz (AUT)
2. Alexis Pinturault (FRA)	+ 0.04 ''
3. Loic Meillard (SUI)	+ 1.12 ''
4. James Crawford (CAN)	+ 1.33 ''
5. Simon Jocher (GER)	+ 2.46 ''
6. Victor Muffat-Jeandet (FRA)	+ 3.19 ''
7. Riccardo Tonetti (ITA)	+ 3.53 ''
8. Justin Murisier (SUI)	+ 3.68 ''
9 Jan Zabystran (CZE)	+ 3.83 ''
10. Trevor Philp (CAN)	+ 3.86 ''

4:04 p.m.: Nothing changes in the front end result - we end the ticker.

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3:55 p.m .:

Marco Schwarz will win the combination - just ahead of Alexis Pinturault.

Third place went to Swiss Loic Meillard, fourth place went to Canadian James Crawford - next to Jocher in fifth place the second big surprise.

3:52 p.m.:

Even slalom specialist Victor Muffat-Jeandet lands a place behind Simon Jocher.

Meanwhile, the number of those who left has risen to ten.

3.48 p.m.:

Jocher is still in fifth place - it is slowly becoming apparent how good his slalom run really was.

The young German collects valuable World Cup points with it.

It is becoming increasingly unlikely that anyone will overtake him.

Such a top result was not to be expected!

9 - Simon Jocher: Will it be a hell of a ride for the downhill skier?

The German does well, but gets out of rhythm in the middle section.

Towards the end he catches up again and crosses the finish line two and a half seconds behind.

Super performance!

5th place at the moment.

8 - Gino Caviezel:

Even for the next Swiss, it's over after the first goals.

The course has it all.

7 - Luca Aerni:

Eliminated!

Aerni stumbles at the same point, but cannot catch herself.

6 - Loic Meillard:

The Swiss comes in great, but then the mistake!

After that, the pace is gone, it's only enough for third place.

5 - Marco Schwarz:

What a run for the Austrian!

He attacks continuously and in the end is very thin in front of Pinturault.

Was that already the winning run?

4 - Matthias Mayer:

Like his compatriot Kriechmayr, he is also out.

Difficult case here for the speed drivers.

3 - Vincent Kriechmayr:

The first victim of the icy slopes.

The two-time world champion is eliminated.

2 - Alexis Pinturault:

Strong run of the French.

Unsurprisingly, he takes the lead - 1.2 seconds ahead of Crawford.

1 - James Crawford:

Surprisingly good performance by the Canadian!

Almost no mistakes can be seen - he is not a slalom specialist.

He is showing a good time, now top favorite Alexis Pinturault is coming.

3:18 p.m.:

The athletes will start from the

beginning

- means: The surprise

winner of

the Super-G James Crawford will be the first in the slalom.

Update from February 15, 3:04 p.m.:

The combination of women was won by Mikaela Shiffrin.

The gentlemen are already upstairs - it's about to start.

The track turned out to be very icy, so there will probably be a few cancellations.

Surprises are possible.

Ski World Cup in Cortina, men's combination - intermediate result after the Super G

1. James Crawford (CAN)
2. Alexis Pinturault (FRA)	+ 8 ''
3. Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT)	+ 30 ''
4. Matthias Mayer (AUT)	+ 32 ''
5. Marco Schwarz (AUT)	+ 40 ''
6. Loic Meillard (SUI)	+ 43 ''
7. Luca Aerni (SUI)	+ 53 ''
8. Gino Caviezel (SUI)	+ 56 ''
9. Simon Jocher (GER)	+ 66 ''
10. Riccardo Tonetti (ITA)	+ 69 ''

12.13 p.m.:

At this point we end the ticker, the remaining athletes will no longer compete for the first places.

Simon Jocher achieved a very good result in the top ten with ninth place, even if the slalom will probably cause him difficulties.

We are curious how he will do there.

The victory will be won by the slalom riders Alexis Pinturault, Marco Schwarz, Loic Meillard and Luca Aerni, they all mastered the Super-G surprisingly well.

It continues at 3:15 p.m., we'll be there again live.

33 - James Crawford: Big Surprise!

The Canadian wasn't really on the bill, he benefits a little from the fact that the track has become faster.

A sensational ride even earned him first place!

25 - Albert Ortega:

The Spaniard is a lone fighter in his country, he does quite well too - but as with a Spaniard, not surprisingly, he tackles the red goals a little too directly.

So it is only enough for the last place.

24 - Broderick Thomspon:

Good result for the Canadian.

In the end, it is twelfth place.

23 - Olle Sundin:

The young Swede turns 17 and beats his more experienced compatriot Monsen.

22 - Felix Monsen:

The track seems to be getting a little faster again.

The Swede gains a lead at the top, but he cannot keep it in the further course.

18th place.

21 - Simon Jocher: The German comes in great, has been doing very well for a long time - but he makes a small mistake below.

Nevertheless, he surprises with a strong eighth place!

Of course the slalom is not his thing, but the result is respectable for the young Bavarian.

20 - Jan Zabystran:

After a solid run, the Czech is in 13th place - when he jumped to the finish he completely missed the direction and caused a moment of shock by driving straight towards the gang.

At the last moment he can correct.

After a short break, Simon Jocher comes, the only German.

19 - Martin Cater:

His compatriot takes a seat behind him.

12th place for Cater.

18 - Miha Hrobat:

The Slovenian comes down quite well.

But it's not enough for more than eleventh place.

17 - Nils Alegre:

The Frenchman is already lying on his pants, but can save himself again.

Due to the mistake, he only ends up in 14th place.

16 - Christof Innerhofer:

The South Tyrolean finishes twelfth.

It turns out that the technicians can handle the Super-G best today.

This means that the combined win will probably only go to one of the slalom specialists.

15 - Justin Murisier:

He mastered the first goals well, but in the end he couldn't keep his tight line.

Eleventh place for him.

14 - Marco Schwarz:

Slalom is his hobby - but what he shows in this Super-G is madness!

The Austrian is only 32 hundredths behind Pinturault and will race for victory.

At the moment it is number four.

13 - Vincent Kriechmayr:

Will the double world champion still get a medal?

Second place after a great ride!

In the slalom, however, he will no longer be able to ride at the very front.

12 - Luca Aerni:

Very good trip from the Swiss!

For the slalom specialist, there is a strong fourth place in the end.

You have to have him on the bill to win.

Generally a very strong interim result for the Confederates.

11 - Kjetil Jansrud:

The Norwegian also has big problems this year.

He almost lost his way at one goal - in the end it was still a decent sixth place.

10 - Bryce Bennett:

It's not his season.

The American drives solidly, but the last punch is missing.

One second behind.

9 - Victor Muffat-Jeandet:

The Frenchman does not get in well at the top and is already well behind.

Not a good trip from him, he often stands too hard on the edges.

Two seconds behind Pinturault.

8 - Marco Pfiffner:

The Liechtensteiner retires relatively early and acknowledges that with an angry scream.

7 - Matthias Mayer:

In the technical part he loses something, but the Streif winner is still catching up well thanks to his speed.

Second place for him.

6 - Gino Caviezel:

Not a faultless, but also not a bad run by the Swiss.

He is in third place, half a second behind.

5 - Alexis Pinturault:

The top favorite is on the way.

The French drive elegantly, as if on rails.

No mistake to be seen!

He is 35 hundredths faster than Meillard and takes the lead.

This is now a time when the others will measure themselves.

4 - Matthias Rönngren:

The Swede

starts

well, but then the fall!

Not dramatic the way it looks - but he's out.

3 - Riccardo Tonetti:

Strong ride of the Italian.

He can't quite get to Meillard, but Tonetti is only 26 hundredths behind.

2 - Jared Goldberg:

The downhill specialist cannot cope with the course and is surprisingly far behind Meillard.

He crosses the finish line just under two seconds behind.

1 - Loic Meillard:

Very good and round

Ride of the tech-savvy Swiss.

He has his strengths in slalom and has created a good starting position.

Wonderful skiing weather in the Dolomites.

Update from February 15, 11:10 a.m.: It

starts every moment.

The Swiss Loic Meillard is the first athlete to jump on the Super-G course.

At 3:15 p.m. the slalom will rise.

The Frenchman Alexis Pinturault is a big favorite, but Loic Meillard is also one of the best alpine all-rounders.

What time does he put forward?

Alpine skiing: German Festival at World Cup in Cortina

First report from February 15th:

Cortina d'Ampezzo - Nobody would have expected that: After four competitions at the Alpine World Ski Championships in Cortina, the German Ski Association has won three silver medals.

A German team * has not been that successful for a long time.

Alpine boss Wolfgang Maier described the silver successes of Romed Baumann in the Super-G and Kira Weidle and Andreas Sander in the descent as an “absolute sensation”.

Maria Höfl-Riesch won the last German World Cup medal eight years ago.

A strong, success-hungry team seems to be growing up in the speed disciplines.

Alpine skiing: World Cup in Cortina - Jocher the only DSV starter in the combination

The team also includes Simon Jocher, who will be the only German to start in the combination on Monday.

The 24-year-old Garmischer has stalked his way up to the top of the world in the past two years, even if it wasn't enough for the very front.

After all, he surprised in downhill training three days ago in second place - now he is trying his hand at the combination of Super-G and slalom.

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World Ski Championships in Cortina: Combined World Championships for the last time?

Jocher is one of the clear outsiders.

Frenchman Alexis Pinturault is the favorite to win the station wagon.

In Cortina * there is a novelty this year: For the first time, there is no downhill run in the combination, but a Super-G.

The competition is viewed increasingly critically because there are fewer and fewer all-rounders in the World Cup.

“The combination just doesn't make sense anymore,” says DSV alpine boss Wolfgang Maier.

"The specialization is too advanced."

An abolition of the competition is discussed again and again.

It is quite possible that a world champion in the discipline will be crowned one last time in Cortina.

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