Andrej Jerman of Slovenia clears a gate during a training session Monday Dec. 28, 2009, ahead of the alpine ski Men's World Cup Downhill race in Bormio, northern Italy, scheduled for Tuesday Dec. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
. world ski news : Jerman fastest in second Bormio World Cup Downhill Training - 28 December 2009 - 15:00
Slovennian skier Andrej Jerman is looking comfortable on Stelvio World Cup downhill course in Bormio, Italy. After claiming the second-fastest time in yesterday’s training he stepped up to lead all racers today (Dec. 28) with a time of 2:01.95, more than a second faster than yesterday’s leader, Austrain Michael Walchhofer (seventh today).
Andrej Jerman of Slovenia clears a gate during a training session Monday Dec. 28, 2009, ahead of the alpine ski Men's World Cup Downhill race in Bormio, northern Italy, scheduled for Tuesday Dec. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Mario Scheiber lead the charging Austrian team today with the second-fastest time of 2:02.86. Lake Louise downhill winner, Swiss Didier Cuche finished third today with a time if 2:02.88. Austrian Klaus Kroell finished fourth, 1.24 seconds behind the leader.
Didier Cuche of Switzerland clears a gate during a training session Monday Dec. 28, 2009, ahead of the alpine ski Men's World Cup Downhill race in Bormio, northern Italy, scheduled for Tuesday Dec. 29, 2009. (AP Photo/Armando Trovati)
For the second day in a row, Canadian Erik Guay lead the North American effort in 11th place on this the last training day before tomorrow’s World Cup downhill. Teammate Robbie Dixon looked strong in 19th and Val Gardena downhill winner Manny Osborne-Paradis finished 26th.
The U.S. Ski Team was lead today by Marco Sullivan in 25th place followed by Andrew Weibrecht in 35th. Steven Nyman, Scott Macartney and Erik Fisher finished 41st, 45th, and 47th, respectively in the field of 56.
Bode Miller remains in the United States rehabbing a sore ankle.
Tomorrow’s race will be the fourth World Cup downhill of the season.
SkiRacing.com
28/12/2009
RESULTS
Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Total Time
1 4 560332 JERMAN Andrej 1978 SLO 2:01.95
2 1 51005 SCHEIBER Mario 1983 AUT 2:02.86
3 18 510030 CUCHE Didier 1974 SUI 2:02.88
4 17 50753 KROELL Klaus 1980 AUT 2:03.19
5 16 510727 DEFAGO Didier 1977 SUI 2:03.26
6 14 293006 INNERHOFER Christof 1984 ITA 2:03.31
7 20 50041 WALCHHOFER Michael 1975 AUT 2:03.49
8 5 510747 GRUENENFELDER Tobias 1977 SUI 2:03.61
9 7 50451 GRUBER Christoph 1976 AUT 2:03.70
10 30 191964 POISSON David 1982 FRA 2:03.72
11 15 102263 GUAY Erik 1981 CAN 2:04.03
12 31 560447 SPORN Andrej 1981 SLO 2:04.07
13 6 192746 THEAUX Adrien 1984 FRA 2:04.14
14 8 350032 BUECHEL Marco 1971 LIE 2:04.36
15 36 191591 BERTRAND Yannick 1980 FRA 2:04.62
16 2 500150 JAERBYN Patrik 1969 SWE 2:04.67
17 49 380292 ZRNCIC-DIM Natko 1986 CRO 2:04.72
18 25 290998 STAUDACHER Patrick 1980 ITA 2:04.86
19 9 102961 DIXON Robbie 1985 CAN 2:04.90
20 43 511039 KREUZER Ralf 1983 SUI 2:05.03
21 33 50833 GRUGGER Hans 1981 AUT 2:05.13
21 13 51215 BAUMANN Romed 1986 AUT 2:05.13
23 45 51327 PUCHNER Joachim 1987 AUT 2:05.16
24 46 990081 CASSE Mattia 1990 ITA 2:05.18
25 11 533131 SULLIVAN Marco 1980 USA 2:05.19
26 22 102899 OSBORNE-PARADIS Manuel 1984 CAN 2:05.21
27 23 191740 CLAREY Johan 1981 FRA 2:05.24
28 48 201987 STRODL Andreas 1987 GER 2:05.32
29 12 510767 HOFFMANN Ambrosi 1977 SUI 2:05.36
30 38 510498 ZUEGER Cornel 1981 SUI 2:05.41
31 53 561085 KRIZAJ Andrej 1986 SLO 2:05.49
32 40 192932 FAYED Guillermo 1985 FRA 2:05.55
33 27 511139 KUENG Patrick 1984 SUI 2:05.65
34 10 501076 OLSSON Hans 1984 SWE 2:05.70
35 26 530939 WEIBRECHT Andrew 1986 USA 2:05.98
36 21 511313 JANKA Carlo 1986 SUI 2:06.02
37 50 294277 KLOTZ Siegmar 1987 ITA 2:06.23
38 3 561067 PERKO Rok 1985 SLO 2:06.26
39 24 50858 STREITBERGER Georg 1981 AUT 2:06.30
40 54 293141 VARETTONI Silvano 1984 ITA 2:06.97
41 28 533866 NYMAN Steven 1982 USA 2:07.01
42 37 561087 MARKIC Gasper 1986 SLO 2:07.02
43 47 294911 PATSCHEIDER Hagen 1988 ITA 2:07.42
44 55 193034 BOUILLOT Alexandre 1985 FRA 2:07.56
45 32 532490 MACARTNEY Scott 1978 USA 2:07.80
46 39 201542 STRODL Peter 1982 GER 2:07.82
47 29 534939 FISHER Erik 1985 USA 2:08.67
48 44 193212 DURAND Jeremie 1986 FRA 2:09.02
49 56 60159 VAN BUYNDER Frederik 1988 BEL 2:12.49
50 42 150421 ZAHROBSKY Petr 1980 CZE 2:13.62
51 52 40171 BRANCH Craig 1977 AUS 4:40.37
52 35 292291 THANEI Stefan 1981 ITA 15:25.37
Did not start 1st run
19 421328 SVINDAL Aksel Lund 1982 NOR
Did not finish 1st run
51 291034 PLANK Andy 1989 ITA
41 511682 FRAVI Jonas 1990 SUI
34 201606 KEPPLER Stephan 1983 GER