Departure Crystal to Feuz: The “Kugelblitz” inherits Peter Fill

A third place in the last World Cup downhill of the winter was enough for the Swiss to stay at the top of the rankings. Aksel Lund Svindal, who was most likely to threaten Feuz, finished fourth and was unable to make up for the 60 points deficit he had before the race. For Feuz, who is called “Kugelblitz” by his colleagues due to his short and somewhat chubby stature, it was the first crystal ball ever in his career. So far, the man from Schangnau has been noticed more at major events, as evidenced by World Cup gold in St. Moritz 2017 (downhill) as well as silver (Super-G) and bronze (downhill) at the Olympic Games in February.

Two Austrians also took care of the show on Wednesday: Matthias Mayer and Vincent Kriechmayer crossed the finish line at the same time and celebrated a picture-perfect double victory. Dominik Paris and Christof Innerhofer, on the other hand, were unable to make an impact: the Ultner finished 13th in the last World Cup downhill, the Gaiser didn't get higher than 18th. Results that are a reflection of the last few weeks: Neither Paris nor Innerhofer achieved normal form in the new year. The only exception: Second place in Paris in Garmisch Partenkirchen at the end of January. Peter Fill had to end his season before the World Cup final in Are due to a muscle injury . Paris cracked the 500-point mark on Wednesday and should theoretically start in all disciplines at the World Cup finals.

Men's departure in Are, final standings: Pos Name Country Time 1. Matthias Mayer TUE 1.20,21 Minutes 1. Vincent Kriechmayer TUE 3. Beat Feuz, SUI +0,04 4. Axel Lund Svindal NOR +0,12 5. Thomas Dressen GER +0,24 6. Maxence Muzaton FRA +0,30 7. Max Franz TUE +0,32 8. John Clarey FRA +0,42 9. Kjetil Jansrud NOR +0,43 10. Brice Roger FRA +0,44 13. dominik paris Ulten/ITA +0,70 18. Christoph Innerhofer Gais/ITA +0,87 out Emanuele Buzzi ITA

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Departure Crystal to Feuz: The “Kugelblitz” inherits Peter Fill

In the last two seasons, the winner of the downhill classification was always Peter Fill. Now the man from Castelrotto has found a successor: Beat Feuz was allowed to stretch the small crystal ball into the sky of Are on Wednesday.

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