11:33
Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT)
Let’s go, Vincent Kriechmayr is the first runner on the course! The Austrian puts in a committed ride and chooses a bold line. He seems to get along well with the many light-shadow changes. He crossed the finish line after 1:47.13 minutes.
11:13
Feuz with start number nine
With start number nine, Beat Feuz is the first runner of the Swiss Ski Team. Marco Odermatt, leader of the overall World Cup, is required a little later than the 13th starter. Niels Hintermann wears start number 17, Stefan Rogentin (start number 21) and Gilles Roulin (start number 34) follow as the next Swiss starters. Lars Rösti (car number 43), Josua Mettler (car number 47) and Alexis Monney (car number 56) tumble down the slope as the race progresses.
11:11
Five DSV starters
With Romed Baumann (4th starter), who was the best DSV athlete in the Olympic downhill with 13th place, and Dominik Schwaiger (6th starter), two DSV drivers are challenged early on. Josef Ferstl (26th) and Andreas Sander (27th) follow towards the end of the first 30 drivers, Simon Jocher with start number 44 is in line.
11:09 a.m
Kriechmayr first runner
The ÖSV starts with eight athletes. Vincent Kriechmayr, who won a downhill in Wengen in January, starts with start number one. The already mentioned Matthias Meyer will be a little later with starting number seven. Otmar Striedinger follows as the tenth runner, Daniel Hemetsberger wears jersey number 15. Max Franz starts from position 19, Daniel Danklmaier is the 22nd starter. Some time later, Christian Walder takes to the track as the 46th driver. Stefan Babinsky (start number 61) finishes from the ÖSV point of view.
11:06
Who are the top favourites?
Eight downhill runs have already been held in the current season, the two remaining races up to the World Cup final will take place today and tomorrow. The competition for the small crystal ball is tight: the Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who has already won three downhill runs this winter, is just eight points ahead of the Swiss Beat Feuz, the Olympic downhill champion. In addition to the two, the Frenchman Johan Clarey and the Austrian Matthias Mayer, who won silver and bronze respectively in the Olympic downhill, are particularly likely to win today.
11:03
First men’s downhill in Kvitfjell
Happy Friday morning and welcome to the Men’s Alpine Ski World Cup in Kvitfjell, Norway. The race weekend has three competitions in store for the speed specialists: While the regular downhill from Kvitfjell is on the program tomorrow and the Super G on Sunday, there will be another downhill race today from 11:30 a.m. to replace the downhill race in Beaver Creek that was canceled instead of.