At the Alpine Ski World Championships in Méribel and Courchevel, the world champion in the men’s Super-G will be determined. The start is at 11:30 am.
Four German starters are part of the game. Romed Baumann, Andreas Sander, Simon Jocher and Josef Ferstl start the race. Sander, most recently fourth in Cortina d’Ampezzo, is considered the most promising German.
The big favorites are Alexander Source from Norway and Marco Odermatt from Switzerland. But also defending champions Vincent Kriechmayr from Austria should be noted, and local hero Alexis Pinturault has already proven in the combination that he has the hang of it.
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Eurosport accompanies the World Cup decision from Courchevel in the live ticker.
Ski World Cup 2023 – live ticker Super-G men:
The intermediate result:
- 1. James Crawford (CAN) – Gold
- 2. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR) – Silber
- 3. Alexis Pinturault (FRA) – Bronze
- 4. Marco Odermatt (SUI)
- 9. Andreas Sander (GER)
- 12. Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT)
12:41 PM – Negomir stays behind
Very decent performance by the American Kyle Negomir. At the entrance to the target slope, it will be removed. That costs some speed. But he’s still 16. At the same time, that’s a bit annoying for him, because up to rank 15 there would still have been points for the start list.
12:36 p.m. – Innerhofer (ITA) far behind
Christof Innerhofer is pushed outwards at the same passage as Ferstl. The South Tyrolean solves it a little better than the German. But shortly followingwards he comes on the inside ski and also loses a lot of time. Innerhofer lands in the beaten field. Backlog: 1.57 seconds.
12:34 p.m. – Interview with Kilde: “That’s how it is in sport”
“That’s the way it is in sport. But still. It was great to drive. I was nervous, I felt the pressure. A hundredth is a shame, but it’s a medal. Maybe next time I’ll be a hundredth ahead. In the downhill I have I have the next possibility. Same start number, same medal – that looks good.” (Source: ORF)
12:32 p.m. – Ferstl (GER) rushes past the goal
Josef Ferstl misses the momentum on the first transition. The German is pushed outwards, can no longer correct himself and drives past the gate.
12:30 p.m. – Jocher (GER) also ran
Simon Jocher slips away on the inner ski just before the flattest section of the course. The German just manages to score the next goal. But the speed is gone. Since he has no chance of a top placement. Backlog: 1.96 seconds.
12:28 p.m. – Ganong (USA) with a blatant driving error
Also Travis Ganong it tears the skis at this point. It’s critical now. But the American at least gets there.
12:25 pm – Cater (SLO) over the gate
And also Martin Cater fails early. The Slovenian is pushed out at the first transition and also drives past a gate.
12:24 p.m. – Thompson retired
Quick end for Broderick Thompson. The Canadian already misses a goal above.
12:21 pm – Seger (CAN) at the same time as Sander
Brodie Seger Gives a little hard edge pressure during the first transition, but is high in terms of line technology. He has to make a slight correction in the middle section. But that’s a good ninth place, tied with the German speed ace Andreas Sander.
12:17 pm – McGrath (NOR) falls
fall from Atle Lie McGrath. His legs are torn apart and the Norwegian falls badly. That looked very dangerous. But fortunately he’s standing once more and heading towards his destination. Breathe!
12:15 pm – Black (AUT) strong but without a medal
Marco Schwarz is close to the gate at the top of the transition. Then the second person in the combination slightly crosses the ski ends. Entry target slope he is up high. The pace is right. But then the Austrian catches a shot just before the goal. He falls into reserve and is removed. Still sixth place. But there was a lot more to “Blacky”. The gap is only 0.59 seconds.
12:13 p.m. – Read (CAN) joins the top ten
Jeffrey Read starts well. In the middle section, the Canadian looks for a very tight line, but slips away slightly. He ranks ninth. Backlog: 0.70 seconds.
12:11 p.m. – Cochran-Siegle (USA) far behind
Ryan Cochran-Siegle takes the furthest way of all drivers so far at the transition at the top. He hardly has to drift, but this distance was not necessary. Entrance to the target slope overturned by the Americans. 13th place
12:09 p.m. – Babinsky doesn’t let Austria celebrate either
Stefan Babinsky slightly drifts up the turns. Others were much more on the train. The Austrian lost a lot of speed and is 12th.
12:07 p.m. – Hemetsberger (AUT) is passed
Daniel Hemetsberger fails the long swing at the second transition. The Austrian climbs very hard into the edges. The speed is missing there. A good run on the finish slope saves him eleventh place. But the error above was too big. Backlog: 1.17 seconds.
12:05 p.m. – Sejersted (NOR) misses out on medals
Adrian Sejersted starts brilliantly. During the transition in the middle section, the Norwegian takes the gate on the last groove. In the target slope he catches a punch and it jolts him very briefly. Sixth place for Sejersted – backlog: 0.62 seconds.
12:01 p.m. – Caviezel (SUI) dropped out
Gino Caviezel does not see the target. The Swiss leans too much on the inside ski in the middle section and misses a goal.
11:58 a.m. – Haaser (AUT) makes people sit up and take notice once more
Very solid ride from Raphael Haaser. The third of the combination manages the target slope in particular cleanly. It’s not enough to go all the way up the field, but fifth place is very decent.
11:55 a.m. – Kriechmayr (AUT) remains without a medal
Vincent Kriechmayr starts strong. But then the defending champion slips up on the finish line. The Austrian is carried off, twists his upper body and has to cross. There’s no time. Seventh place for Kriechmayr behind Sander, 0.87 seconds behind.
11:53 a.m. – DSV ace Sander delivers
Andreas Sander releases the skis nicely at the top. The German takes the first transition with great risk. Approaching the target slope fits, but then he falls back for a moment and has to correct himself. Sixth place for Sander, 0.67 seconds behind the current remaining time of James Crawford.
Sander strong in Super-G – if it weren’t for the one mistake…
11:51 am – Crawford (CAN) pinches Kilde a hundredth!
James Crawford is worn off at the first transition, then slightly overturns with the upper body. But the Canadian stays on the train and can keep up the speed. The target slope also fits. Crawford stays a hundredth ahead of Kilde! The new target time is 1:07.22 minutes.
11:49 a.m. – Top favorite Kilde (NOR) with best time
Alexander Source falls back slightly on the first transition, but pulls through the momentum strongly in the crouch. In the middle section, the Norwegian lets the skis run beautifully. At the entrance to the finish slope, he keeps the line without having to drift. Best time Kilde in 1:07.23 minutes. The Norwegian has not yet won a medal at a World Ski Championships. Let’s see if it’s enough today.
“Bravo!” Handicapped Kilde shines in Super-G
11:47 a.m. – Pinturault (FRA) beats Odermatt!
Alexis Pinturault starts brilliantly. The Frenchman is on the move beautifully at the top. The small insecurities of Odermatt are not visible in the combination world champion. The target slope also fits. Pinturault beats Odermatt’s time in 1:07.48 minutes. The local hero takes 0.25 seconds off the top favorite from Switzerland.
11:45 a.m. – Odermatt (SUI) submits!
But now Marco Odermatt. During the first transition, the Swiss somewhat controls the pace. In the subsequent long swing, the overall World Cup leader pulls through the swing very nicely. At the entrance to the target slope, he loses his skis for a moment, but he stays on the move. Best time in Odermatt in 1:07.59 minutes.
At first, Odermatt sets the fastest time – but that’s not enough
11:43 am – Paris wakes up
Good news: Paris is back and trudging through the snow. We wish the likeable South Tyrolean all the best. Hope he escaped unhurt.
11:42 a.m. – Paris (ITA) takes off spectacularly
The first failure. Dominik Paris gets stuck with his knee on a goal in the middle section. It lifts the Italian and he falls. Paris remains lying in the snow and touches his knee. I hope everything went well there.
“Insane Strike!” Paris falls spectacularly in the Super-G
11:40 am – Allegre (FRA) behind
Nils Allegre takes the first transition very tight and a lot of speed. Entry target slope he is up high. But Meillard seems to have managed a little dream run on the finish slope. Loses without mistakes Happy there a lot of time and is third.
11:38 a.m. – Giezendanner (FRA) loses a second
Blaise Giezendanner can driveway steep slope lots of space in front of the gate. The Frenchman is drifting relatively strongly on the target slope. There was Meillard at least in the lower part more on train. Giezendanner is third for the time being – 1.01 seconds behind.
11:36 a.m. – Casse (ITA) loses to Meillard
Mattia Casse takes the first transition tighter than Meillard. The Italian builds up a small lead there. In the middle section, however, Meillard was more at the limit. At the finish line, the Swiss was higher than Casse. Casse is second for the time being, 0.45 seconds back.
11:34 a.m. – Meillard (SUI) sets the first scent mark
Good start from Loic Meillard. In the middle section, the Swiss releases the skis nicely. Before entering the target slope, he drifts briefly. But he’s a lot closer to the goal than Baumann and can quickly regain momentum. Clear best time for Meillard in 1:07.87 minutes.
11:32 am – Baumann (GER) misses the ideal line
Let’s go with Romed Baumann. The German finds his rhythm well at the top. In the first transition, he invests a little more in the line. At the entrance to the target slope, it is removed far. That wasn’t ideal. 1:09.10 minutes his time on a very short Super-G.
11:29 a.m. – DSV ace Baumann opens
The native Tyrolean Romed Baumann mimics the test pilot at the WM-Super-G. The DSV athlete starts the race with start number 1.
11:25 am – Courchevel weather: It’s served
The weather gods were kind to the athletes on the fourth day of the Alpine World Ski Championships in the French Alps. Bright sunshine over Courchevel at a whopping -8 degrees. It’s cold, but that’s how winter sports should be.
INFO – Welcome
Welcome to the first men’s speed decision at the 2023 World Ski Championships! In Super-G today it’s regarding the medals and the duel of the stars between the high-flyers Aleksander Kilde from Norway and Marco Odermatt from Switzerland is eagerly awaited. Here in the ticker Sebastian Würz sits at the keys.
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