Maier 1st, Schlopy Fifth in Adelboden GS

Adelboden, Switzerland, Jan. 9, 2001–Hermann Maier of Austria took control on the first leg Tuesday and went on to earn his third giant slalom victory of the season, this time by more than a half-second, while Erik Schlopy (Park City, UT) bagged his fifth top-10 of the winter, finishing fifth.

Maier had a two-run time of 2:15.53 with World Cup GS leader Michael Von Gruenigen of Switzerland in second place at 2:16.06 andSwede Fredrik Nyberg in third at 2:16.25.

Schlopy, seventh on the first run, moved up to fifth with a total time of 2:16.75. He was the only American to reach the second run;almost midway through the season, he’s 10th overall and fifth in GS points.

The men return to speed racing on the weekend in Wengen, Switzerland with two doublehills, Friday (a makeup from Bormio, Italy)and Saturday, plus a slalom Sunday, which works into a combined calculation.

Café de Colombia World Cup, Adelboden, SUI – Jan. 9

Men’s GS

1. Hermann Maier, Austria, 2:15.53
2. Michael Von Gruenigen, Switzerland, 2:16.06
3. Fredrik Nyberg, Sweden, 2:16.25
4. Christoph Gruber, Austria, 2:16.45
5. Erik Schlopy, Park City, Utah, 2:16.75
6. Massimiliano Blardone, Italy, 2:16.87
7. Lasse Kjus, Norway, 2:16.89
8. Didier Cuche, Switzerland, 2:16.97
9. Vincent Millet, France, 2:16.98
10. Benjamin Raich, Austria, 2:17.07
11. Urs Kaelin, Switzerland, 2:17.28
12. Alessandro Roberto, Italy, 2:17.35
13. Kjetil Andre Aamodt, Norway, 2:17.45
14. Heinz Schilchegger, Austria, 2:17.53
15. Lasse Paulsen, Norway, 2:17.57
16. Paul Accola, Switzerland, 2:17.65
17. Uros Pavlovcic, Slovenia, 2:17.74
18. Christophe Saioni, France, 2:17.81
19. (tie) Walter Girardi, Italy, and Sami Uotila, Finland, 2:17.86 each
21. Christian Mayer, Austria, 2:18.14
22. Ivan Bormolini, Italy, 2:18.31
23. Mitja Kunc, Slovenia, 2:18.32
24. Marco Buechel, Liechtenstein, 2:18.51
25. Patrick Holzer, Italy, 2:18.69
26. Jeff Piccard, France, 2:18.77
27. Frederic Covili, France, 2:18/78
28. Didier Defago, Switzerland, 2:18.97
29. Stefan Eberharter, Austria, 2:22.32
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Did not qualify for 2nd run: Bode Miller, Franconia, N.H.; Chip Knight, New Canaan, Conn.; Daron Rahlves, Sugar Bowl, Calif.; Casey Puckett, Aspen, Colo.; and Thomas Vonn, Newburgh, N.Y.

Café de Colombia World Cup

Men’s Overall (16 races)

1. Maier, 793 points
2. Von Gruenigen, 592
3. Kjus, 499
4. Nyberg, 475
5. Schilchegger, 419
6. Eberharter, 419
7. Andreas Schifferer, Austria, 373
8. Aamodt, 360
9. Gruber, 334
10. Schlopy, 270
11. Cuche, 253
12. Josef Strobl, Austria, 246
13. Raich, 245
14. Buechel, 240
15. Hans Knauss, Austria, 202
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18. Miller, 172
32. Chad Fleischer, Vail, Colo., 101
33. Rahlves, 100
89. Casey Puckett, 20
99. Chris Puckett, Boulder, Colo., 14
111. Vonn, 9
118. Brett Fischer, Winter Park, Colo., 2

Men’s GS (7 races)

1. Von Gruenigen, 530
2. Maier, 422
3. Nyberg, 300
4. Schilchegger, 266
5. Schlopy, 260
6. Buechel, 205
7. Raich, 200
8. Kjus, 196
9. Schifferer, 185
10. Gruber, 166
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11. Miller, 158
35. Rahlves, 36
44. Casey Puckett, 18
48. Dane Spencer, Boise, Idaho, 11
49. Vonn, 9