Alpine Skiing FIS World Championships 2017

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Eurosport isn't showing the higher bibs and it's not on the Eurosport Player neither

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I can't wait for the men's slalom and giant slalom...

 

 

 

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What the duck our TV just done... Well done, best moment for ending transmission 
 

 

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FIS ALPINE SKIING

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

2017

 

 

 

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Women's Super-G
Final Results

 

SCHMIDHOFER Nicole
1:21.34

 

WEIRATHER Tina
1:21.67

 

GUT Lara
1:21.70

 

Schmidhofer takes first World Championship gold medal

 

 

The 2017 Alpine World Ski Championships kicked off today with the ladies’ super-G under dream conditions in St. Moritz (SUI). And it was Austrian Nicole Schmidhofer who earned the first gold medal of these World Championships beating Tina Weirather (LIE) and crowd favorite Lara Gut (SUI).

 

After two days of snow hammered the Engadine region, forcing the cancellation of both men’s and ladies’ downhill trainings, today the athletes woke up to blue bird skies and ideal conditions on the Salastrains course.

 

Weirather had the early lead, and held onto a slim advantage after the clear favorite Gut came down, finishing 0.03 seconds. But Weirather, who already has three, second place World Cup finishes this season, could not break the bridesmaid curse today as she watched her dream of gold evaporate when Schmidhofer shocked the field with the fastest time of 1:21:54, 0.33 seconds better than Weirather.

 

Before today Schmidhofer had only two World Cup podiums to her credit, the last coming in 2014 in the Cortina downhill. But today it was the 27 year-old's chance to steal the spotlight as her time was not challenged by any of the later skiers. Two top names, Anna Veith (AUT) and Lindsey Vonn (USA) both missed gates and did not finish.

 

"The course set suited me really well today," said Schmidhofer after the race. "II should thank the Italian coaches who set the course because it was ideal for me together with the snow conditions It's just a perfect day."

 

It was the first World Championship medal for forth Schmidhofer and Weirather, while Gut celebrated her fifth time on a World Championship podium. Gut now has three silver medals and two bronze medals to her credit.

 

Tomorrow, the men will make their St. Moritz 2017 debut with the super-G. The forecast is not as ideal with cloudy skies expected, but Organisers are hopeful that the race will still be staged as planned.

 

 

Full Results Here

 

Nicole Schmidhofer

Super-G World Champion 2017

 

Medal Podium

 

 

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Here are some cool facts.

 

Schmidhofer and Weirather also finished 1st and 2nd in Super-G at the 2007 World Junior Championships.

This is the first medal for Liechtenstein since 1999!

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Tomorrows Men´s Super G Start List Here

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Nevena Ignjatovic and Ana Bucik had training for downhill without skiing. They are not 100% sure about all details. I hope it will be ok AC is probably best chance for Nevena to be in top 30.

 

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19 hours ago, heywoodu said:

I can't wait for the men's slalom and giant slalom...

 

 

 

This man is just something else...  

Unfortunately he's a bit behind in points for Pyongchang. Come on Hubertus!