Reichelt, Paris share honors in Bormio
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December 30, 2012, Sunday
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HANNES Reichelt and local favorite Dominik Paris were joint winners in the closest finish to an Alpine skiing World Cup downhill, with only 0.02 seconds separating the top four yesterday in Bormio, Italy.
Austrian Reichelt and Italian Paris both had the time of one minute and 58.62 on the classic Stelvio course, one of the most demanding pistes in the sport.
World Cup leader Aksel Lund Svindal was 0.01 seconds behind for third place, the Norwegian's sixth top three placing of the winter. Austria's downhill World Cup champion Klaus Kroell was fourth.
It was Paris's maiden World Cup win and Reichelt's sixth, but his first in downhill.
"I'm proud to join the list of Austrian downhill winners. It's something that's very important back home. And I picked the right one, the most difficult downhill on the circuit after Kitzbuehel," said Reichelt, the first Austrian winner of a downhill this season.
Paris, a skier who has had his technical flaws in the past, said he knew his time would come.
"I didn't ski as well as I did in practice but I gave it my all and in the strong downhill team we have this season, I knew I would have my turn," he said.
It was the 11th tied result in the men's World Cup.
Austrian Reichelt and Italian Paris both had the time of one minute and 58.62 on the classic Stelvio course, one of the most demanding pistes in the sport.
World Cup leader Aksel Lund Svindal was 0.01 seconds behind for third place, the Norwegian's sixth top three placing of the winter. Austria's downhill World Cup champion Klaus Kroell was fourth.
It was Paris's maiden World Cup win and Reichelt's sixth, but his first in downhill.
"I'm proud to join the list of Austrian downhill winners. It's something that's very important back home. And I picked the right one, the most difficult downhill on the circuit after Kitzbuehel," said Reichelt, the first Austrian winner of a downhill this season.
Paris, a skier who has had his technical flaws in the past, said he knew his time would come.
"I didn't ski as well as I did in practice but I gave it my all and in the strong downhill team we have this season, I knew I would have my turn," he said.
It was the 11th tied result in the men's World Cup.
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