12:24
Adrian Smiseth Sejersted (NOR)
Adrian Smiseth Sejersted completely screwed up yesterday and missed the top 30. Things are looking better today, but the Norwegian has a few inaccuracies again. But Sejersted is fast and that gives him a good time. In this narrow field, however, we are only 0.43 seconds behind in eighth place.
12:22
Mattia Casse (ITA)
The route is slowly getting brighter and apparently faster. Mattia Casse is also faster than everyone else at the top and really hits the ground running. The Italian makes himself very small in order to take every hundredth with him. But the top drivers were too strong at the back and Casse was also thrown out of the top five.
12:20
Jeffrey Read (CAN)
Jeffrey Read accelerates and hits the snow hard! The Canadian achieves a new best time at the top, but can he save it on the flat? As things get more demanding, some small mistakes creep in and we go back to sixth place.
12:20
Ryan Cochran-Siegle (USA)
Ryan Cochran-Siegle approaches the matter with a lot of feeling and masters all the difficult areas cleanly, but there is a lack of speed and conviction to reach the front.
12:15
Justin Murisier (SUI)
Justin Murisier is unlucky! With the third goal, the Swiss received a blow and lost speed. So he never really gets going again and misses the top ten.
12:13
Alexis Pinturault (FRA)
Alexis Pinturault was sidelined yesterday and is still fresh. Nevertheless, the Frenchman seems inhibited and doesn’t really get going. Pinturault always hangs too far back and only ranks eighth.
12:11
Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT)
Wow! Vincent Kriechmayr starts like a fire brigade and gets a whopping four tenths out of it in the first few meters. The Austrian races down the demanding Saslong very low and clean as a whistle and lets the skis run throughout. Hemetsberger was very strong in the end and Kriechmayr lost slightly, but saved exactly two hundredths of a second to the finish. Craziness!
12:09
James Crawford (CAN)
Who else can endanger Daniel Hemetsberger? James Crawford definitely! The surprise world champion puts everything into it again, drives extremely boldly and always immediately goes back into his squatting position. The Canadian was just ahead for a long time, but shortly before the end he braked once and fell off the podium!
12:07
Andreas Sander (GER)
Now it also applies to the DSV! Andreas Sander comes out of the starting block well, is at top speed and is close to setting the fastest time. But then he takes things out a little and plays it safe. This is then reflected in a significant deficit on the flats. The symptoms after the fall the day before yesterday don’t allow any more.
12:05
Stefan Babinsky (AUT)
Stefan Babinsky can’t quite continue the strong ÖSV performance and is actually looking for a rhythm the whole trip. In the end it even falls behind Kilde.
12:03
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR)
Will Aleksander Aamodt Kilde seize the opportunity and beat his big rival Odermatt? The Norwegian rides it much more powerfully than the others and uses an extremely aggressive blade. The pressure on the edges is too high, nothing works! Kilde risks everything, but only ends up in seventh place. Overpowered and completely gambled away!
12:01
Marco Odermatt (SUI)
Now we will see what the previous times are worth. Marco Odermatt, the great Super-G dominator of recent years, is on the move. The Swiss starts aggressively as usual, but also remains incredibly clean. He goes into the Schasslat with a lead of four tenths, but then he loses out to Hemetsberger! Is that still enough? No! Odermatt checks in exactly one hundredth behind the Austrian.
11:59
Raphael Haaser (AUT)
Austria again! Raphael Haaser can’t quite match the top runs of his colleagues, but he also shows a really good run. Ultimately, a few km/h of speed is missing to knock at the front.
11:57
Marco Schwarz (AUT)
Is the slope getting faster and faster? Marco Schwarz is also flying into the valley, is incredibly aerodynamic and is attacking his teammate’s best time. A small technical mistake shortly before the end cost us the possible lead.
11:55
Daniel Hemetsberger (AUT)
Daniel Hemetsberger also attacks! The Austrian hits top speed and throws himself down the slope as straight as possible. That’s quick! Hemetsberger finishes the final jump early, picks up the pace on the ground and takes the spot, clearly ahead of Rogentin. Wow!
11:53
Stefan Rogentin (SUI)
Stefan Rogentin also takes a risky approach to the waves and always quickly looks for a squat. And the Swiss does it more elegantly than Allegre before and drives with a lot of feeling. Rogentin finds a good line, picks up the speed and continuously increases his lead. That’s an announcement!
11:53
Nils Allegre (FRA)
Nils Allegre was a strong fourth yesterday. Can the Frenchman attack the podium today? Allegre aggressively stays crouched throughout and takes risks wherever possible. But it doesn’t pay off! Almost a second is missing from the front.
11:51
Gino Caviezel (SUI)
Of course, Gino Caviezel technically has what it takes for the Saslong. He plays that out in the demanding Schasslat and can at least keep Dominik Paris in check. However, the speed was missing for the top time.
11:49
Dominik Paris (ITA)
Dominik Paris slides a little more through the curvy regions at the start of this Super G. It all seems a bit restless for the Italian, who has never been able to win his home game in Val Gardena. After a ride that was too cautious, he won’t be able to do it today either.
11:47
Matthieu Bailet (FRA)
Let’s go! Matthieu Bailet gets going and takes the turns in the upper part of the Saslong with a lot of risk. We go through the flat at a whopping 100 km/h, and the Frenchman has to constantly fight for his position. But Bailet keeps the boards under tension and gets through quite cleanly. After a very long finish jump, the clock stops at 1:29.45 minutes. The rest now has to measure itself against that.
11:41
It’s about to start!
The conditions are also quite good today in Val Gardena, the route is well prepared. After yesterday’s descent was shortened, today the Super G takes place over the classic distance. The Frenchman Matthieu Bailet will open the race soon.
11:38
Eleven Swiss at the start!
Switzerland is once again sending the largest field of participants into the race. In addition to the great dominator Marco Odermatt, Stefan Rogentin and Justin Murisier in particular should have a chance of a top placement. Marco Kohler surprised with a strong eighth place in yesterday’s descent. The team is completed by Gino Caviezel, Niels Hintermann, Gilles Roulin, Arnaud Boisset, Franjo von Allmen, Alexis Monney and Josua Mettler.
11:34
ÖSV also uses Kriechmayr
15 of the last 16 Super-G races went to Marco Odermatt or Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. The only one who was able to intervene was Austria’s Vincent Kriechmayr during his victory in Courchevel 2022. Accordingly, the ÖSV’s hopes today rest primarily on Kriechmayr, especially since he was already able to triumph once in the Super G on the Saslong in 2019. Daniel Hemetsberger and Stefan Babinsky are also aiming for a top result in the ÖSV team. Marco Schwarz, Raphael Haaser, Lukas Feurstein, Andreas Ploier and Daniel Danklmaier will also be at the start.
11:29
DSV quintet wants to improve
From a German perspective, the speed start yesterday was rather disappointing. Only Romed Baumann made it into the top ten in ninth place. In the Super G last winter, Andreas Sander was particularly impressive, finishing fourth in the discipline rankings. However, it is unclear what the 34-year-old can achieve after his fall in training the day before yesterday. Thomas Dreßen only came 41st in the downhill during his comeback and is not that strong in the Super G anyway. Simon Jocher and Josef Ferstl complete the DSV team.
11:25
Odermatt is the top favorite
The hottest contender for the day’s victory is once again. Marco Odermatt. The Swiss all-rounder, who won the Super-G crystal ball last season, is in impressive form again at the start. The 26-year-old first won the giant slalom in Val d’Isère, then yesterday he raced onto the podium in the downhill and came third. Odermatt’s main competitor today will probably be the Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who was three hundredths short of winning the downhill race yesterday.
11:18
Finally we’re driving
So far, the winter of the Alpine cracks has been mainly characterized by cancellations. Of ten planned races, seven were canceled or aborted. The weather has been playing along in South Tyrol so far, so yesterday the first downhill run of the season could finally be held, which found a surprise winner in the American Bryce Bennett. Now it’s time to get down to business in the Super G for the first time.
11:15
Welcome
Hello and welcome to the second event of the men’s long alpine weekend in Val Gardena! The first Super G of the season starts at 11:45 a.m. on the famous Saslong!