Austria Dominates Wengen WC, Results

Wengen, Switzerland, Jan. 15–Austria once again proved its dominancein speed races as six of the top-10 skiers, including two of the topthree, were Austrian Saturday in the renowned Lauberhorn downhill .

Josef Strobl was first with a time of 2:29.17 followed by teammateHermann Maier (2:29.33) and Canadian Ed Podivinsky (2:30.56). Maierretained the World Cup DH and overall points lead while Strobl movedinto third in DH and fourth overall.

Daron Rahlves (Truckee, CA) was the top American finisher in 22nd,posting a time of 2:33.13. Jakub Fiala (Breckenridge, CO) finished 35thin 2:34.78 and Chris Puckett (Boulder, CO) placed 39th, posting a timeof 2:37.78.

Action in Wengen concludes Sunday with a slalom before moving on toKitzbuehel, Austria, for super G, downhill and slalom/combined events.

Cafe de Colombia World Cup, Wengen, SUI – Jan. 15

Men’s Downhill

1. Josef Strobl, AUT, 2:29.17
2. Hermann Maier, AUT, 2:29.33
3. Ed Podivinsky, CAN, 2:30.56
4. Kristian Ghedina, ITA, 2:30.62
5. (tie) Hannes Trinkl, Fritz Strobl, AUT, 2:30.76
7. Stefan Eberharter, AUT, 2:31.02
8. (tie) Bruno Kernan, Didier Cuche, SUI, 2:31.04
10. Werner Franz, AUT, 2:31.20
11. Alessandro Fattori, ITA, 2:31.58
12. Kjetil-Andre Aamodt, NOR, 2:31.91
13. Peter Runggaldier, ITA, 2:32.08
14. Kurt Sulzenbacher, ITA, 2:32.09
15. Andreas Schifferer, AUT, 2:32.11
16. Luca Cattaneo, ITA, 2:32.27
17. Hans Knauss, AUT, 2:32.34
18. Jurg Grunenfelder, SUI, 2:32.57
19. Lorenzo Galli, ITA, 2:32.86
20. Luke Sauder, CAN, 2:33.04
21. Kenneth Siversten, NOR, 2:33.06
22. Daron Rahlves, Truckee, CA, 2:33.13
23. Claude Cretier, FRA, 2:33.21
24. Kevin Wert, CAN, 2:33.30
25. Erik Seletto, ITA, 2:33.50
26. Pierre-Emanuel Dalcin, FRA, 2:33.52
27. Antoine Deneriaz, FRA, 2:34.17
28. (tie) Peter Pen, SLO; Vincent Blanc, FRA, 2:34.24
30. Roland Fischnaller, ITA, 2:34.33

35. Jakub Fiala, Breckenridge, CO, 2:34.78
39. Chris Puckett, Boulder, CO, 2:37.78

Cafe de Colombia World Cup, Men’s Overall (17 races)

1. Hermann Maier, AUT, 1100
2. Kjetil-Andre Aamodt, NOR, 646
3. Stefan Eberharter, AUT, 606
4. Josef Strobl, AUT, 530
5. Andreas Schifferer, AUT, 512
6. Kristian Ghedina, ITA, 441
7. Benjamin Raich, AUT, 341
8. Christian Mayer, AUT, 311
9. Fritz Strobl, AUT, 296
10. Hans Knauss, AUT, 286
11. Didier Cuche, SUI, 281
12. Werner Franz, AUT, 263
13. Fredrik Nyberg, SWE, 257
14. Hannes Trinkl, AUT, 254
15. Michael Von Gruenigen, SUI, 253

40. Daron Rahlves, Truckee, CA, 81
54. Chad Fleischer, Vail, CO, 51
60. Bode Miller, Franconia, N.H., 42
86. Thomas Vonn, Newburgh, N.Y., 21
93. (tie) Sacha Gros, Vail, CO; Chris Puckett, 15
101. Dane Spencer, Boise, ID, 12
104. Erik Schlopy, Park City, UT, 10
113. Casey Puckett, Crested Butte, CO, 6

Cafe de Colombia World Cup, Men’s Downhill (6 races)

1. Hermann Maier, AUT, 460
2. Kristian Ghedina, ITA, 372
3. Josef Strobl, AUT, 332
4. Stefan Eberharter, AUT, 316
5. Andreas Schifferer, AUT, 255
6. Hannes Trinkl, AUT, 236
7. Fritz Strobl, AUT, 204
8. Ed Podivinsky, CAN, 199
9. Hans Knauss, AUT, 162
10. Werner Franz, AUT, 157

22. Chad Fleischer, Vail, CO, 46
30. Daron Rahlves, Truckee, CA, 31
41. Chris Puckett, Boulder, CO, 15