KITZBUEHEL (AUSTRIA) (ITALPRESS) – Marco Odermatt takes the Kitzbuehel superG. The Swiss stops the chronometer on the time of 1’08′′′41 and marks the second season success in the discipline, the 17th in career. Minimum cuts with the Helvetic Franjo Von Allmen second to 0′′′′03 and the Austrians Stefan Babinsky and Raphael Haaser third and fourth to 0′′′25 and 0′′′′′′33. “Today I didn’t play a perfect test: I went well, but then I couldn’t make the skis go as I wanted. Luckily I managed to keep a minimum advantage on Von Allmen. It does not happen every time you always have the same power and the same focus”, the words of Odermatt, who wins number 52 in career in the World Cup and approaches -1 from the 100th podium in the maximum circuit.
The best of the blue is Mattia Casse, sixth at 0′′′40 just behind the Austrian Haaser (+0′′′33) and the Norwegian Sejersted (+0′′′36). “I know I can be even faster. I’m happy with myself today. In some places I still can’t let go, but it was important today to make a solid test”, the words of the 35-year-old of Moncalieri, first of the three Italians in top ten.
In the ten there are also Dominik Paris, eighth at 0′′′45, and Christof Innerhofer, tenth at 0′′57 with the breastplate number 24. “I attacked. The snow was great and there were no great difficulties and so everyone could push: natural that the ranking is short. Tomorrow we hope to go better downhill”, explains the 1989 class of Merano. “I’m a bit sorry for the two mistakes, but I’m super happy with my skiing and my feelings – says Innerhofer –. Too bad because with those mistakes I could even play the podium. I feel like it hasn’t happened for seven years.”.
In the lead group also Giovanni Franzoni, 12th to 0′′′66 and always in confidence after the podium and victory in Wengen: “Fino in half I was put pretty well, I left decided. After the Hausberg I went wrong, too far to the right and there I ate the race. It was a fairly easy superG, beautiful snow: there was a tactical passage and I was wrong, I reprimand myself for this. Hopefully for tomorrow: I’m skiing well and you’ve seen”, the words of the blue. At points also the blue Benjamin Jacques Alliod, 21° to 0′′′94, and Max Perathoner, 28° to 1′′08, while they remain outside the 30 Marco Abbruzzese, 37° to 1′′′30, and Guglielmo Bosca, 42° to 1′′′′49.
Odermatt extends to the top of the specialty classification with 425 points, followed by Kriechmayr (267) and Babinsky (243) with Franzoni fifth at altitude 240. In the general the Swiss flies to 1025 points, with Braathen second to 618 followed by McGrath (578), Franzoni is eleventh to 356. The World Cup remains on the Streif and will be back protagonist in the day of tomorrow with the descent (at 11.30 pm), and Sunday with the slalom (first time 10.30, second hours 13.30).
ORDINE D’ARRIVO
1. Marco Odermatt (Sui) in 1’08′′41
2. Franjo Von Allmen (Sui) to 0′′03
3. Stefan Babinsky (Aut) to 0′′25
4. Raphael Haaser (Aut) to 0′′33
5. Adrian Smiseth Sejersted (Nor) to 0′′36
6. Mattia Casse (Ita) to 0′′40
7. Vincent Kriechmayr (Aut) to 0′44
8. Stefan Rogentin (Sui) to 0′′45
8. Dominik Paris (Ita) to 0′′45
10. Christof Innerhofer (Ita) to 0′57
12. Giovanni Franzoni (Ita) to 0′′′66
21. Benjamin Jacques Alliod (Ita) to 0′′94
28. Max Perathoner (Ita) to 1′08
37. Marco Abbruzzese (Ita) at 1′′30
42. Guglielmo Bosca (Ita) at 1′′49
CLASSIFICA GENERALE
1. Marco Odermatt (Sui) 1205 points
2. Lucas Pinheiro Braathen 618
3. Atle Lie McGrath (Nor) 578
4. Henrik Kristoffersen (Nor) 516
5. Franjo Von Allmen (Sui) 509
6. Loic Meillard (Sui) 503
7. Timon Haugan (Nor) 495
8. Marco Schwarz (Aut) 472
9. Vincent Kriechmayr (Aut) 421
10. Raphael Haaser (Aut) 361
11. Giovanni Franzoni (Ita) 356
14. Dominik Paris (Ita) 337
15. Alex Vinatzer (Ita) 334
24. Mattia Casse (Ita) 189
29. Florian Schieder (162)
35. Christof Innerhofer (Ita) 136
61. Thomas Sala (Ita) 76
65. Guglielmo Bosca (Ita) 74
73. Benjamin Jacques Alliod (Ita) 60
94. Luca De Aliprandini (Ita) 32
94. Tobias Kastlunger (Ita) 32
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