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Saturday, January 16 2016
Extremely difficult is the Lauberhorn slope in Wengen even under normal conditions. This time complicates fog departure additionally. Fastest at Ski Classic is ultimately Aksel Lund Svindal, who thus reinforces Norway’s dominance.
Aksel Lund Svindal looked repeatedly bang up to the Lauberhorn. Dense fog umwaberte the 2472 meter high mountain in the Bernese Oberland, and because the haze did not want to be forgiven, hung Svindal’s first victory in the downhill classics of Wengen on a thread.
But ultimately, it meant the natural well with the speed King of Norway. After several interruptions due to snowfall shortened downhill races could still be driven halfway regular end – and Svindal look forward to his sixth win of the season. With him Andreas Sander breathed on which took a good 13 his second-best World Cup result.
Premiere victory with flavor
For Svindal remained after the long waiting in the “box” of the leader a slightly stale aftertaste. “It sure is nice,” he said about the eleventh victory of the season in the 18th Norwegian race, “but it’s better if everyone has the same conditions.” Svindal hit it with number 18 still quite good, as defending champion Hannes Reichelt of Austria right after him, of Svindal came closest in second place with a gap of 0.19 seconds. But already there was “no longer speak of soil point of view”, as Reichelt told, “I’m almost blind driven”. From number 20 was the word “almost” should be deleted.
tournament favorites Kjetil Jansrud (Norway), the day before even winning the Super Combined, had with number 22 no chance. Due to a break in the Super-G Olympic champion in Sochi beaten 20 minutes had to wait before being allowed on the route – twelfth place just ahead of Sander was not his claim. A little later the race was interrupted again, this time for about half an hour. Svindal feared – and finally stood still cheering in the finish area. “It was certainly at the limit,” he said used to be honest about this chaotic race.
Sander annoyed
While Svindal, the key points as Kernen-S, Seiler ground or target S with somnambulistic Security mastered, Sander could use (+2.31 seconds) his excellent start number 5 in still good visibility under certain conditions. After a strong start put the 26-year-old Westphalian on the “Alpweg” before entering into the “Kernen-S” his right ski cross and lost thereby massively speed.
“It was a stupid mistake,” said Sander on ZDF, “the rest was okay.” After all, it was by the courts 44 (2012) and 32 (2013) its by far the best downhill in Wengen – and after tenth of the year in Santa Caterina his second best ever in the World Cup. “I’m very pleased,” said Sander.
Source: n-tv.de
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