Alpine skiing-Canada's Crawford wins super-G gold by slimmest of margins
COURCHEVEL, France : Canada's James Crawford won the men's super-G by the slimmest of margins in a stunning upset at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday.
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COURCHEVEL, France : Canada's James Crawford won the men's super-G by the slimmest of margins in a stunning upset at the Alpine skiing world championships on Thursday.
Alexander Aaamodt Kilde produced a stirring display on home snow to wrap up the Super-G Crystal Globe in Kvitfjell. Marco Odermatt struggled and finished down in 28th, 1.68 seconds adrift, with Odermatt's strongest challenges on the day coming from elsewhere.
Alexander Aaamodt Kilde produced a stirring display on home snow to wrap up the Super-G Crystal Globe in Kvitfjell. The Norwegian recovered from a slight early error to master a tricky course and lay down the gauntlet to Marco Odermatt, who needed a good result to stay in touch at the top of the standings. Ad/> But Odermatt struggled and finished down in 28th, 1.68 seconds adrift, with Odermatt's strongest challenges on the day coming from elsewhere.
Aleksander Aamodt Kilde claimed his first Alpine Ski World Cup victory on home snow, at the Kvitfjell Super-G on Sunday (6 March) to secure the discipline crystal globe.
Dominik Paris stormed to his second downhill World Cup win of the season, while Aleksander Aamodt Kilde moved a step closer to the Crystal Globe title. Paris clocked 1:43.92 in Kvitfjell to beat Kilde by 0.55s but the Norwegian carries a 23-point lead over Switzerland’s Beat Feuz into the final race of the season.
Dominik Paris flew to victory in the second Alpine Ski World Cup downhill of the weekend at Kvitfjell on Saturday (5 March).
The downhill at the Winter Olympics has been moved back by an hour owing to high winds. The event was due to start at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre at 03:00 but has now been moved to 04:00. The USA’s Bryce Bennett will be first out of the gate with Mattias Mayer, Beat Feuz, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, Dominik Paris and Marco Odermatt also in action.
:Switzerland's Beat Feuz heads to the Beijing Olympics in top form after winning the prestigious men's downhill at Kitzbuehel on Sunday with a time of 1:56.68.