Christof Innerhofer triumphs in Wengen - UPDATE

Innerhofer set the best time on his winning run in 2.29,82:160 minutes. Especially in the lower part, the Pusterer showed off his class in his 0,30th World Cup appearance, while the competition at the top was sometimes even faster than Innerhofer. One of them was Klaus Kröll (Austria), who ultimately had to settle for second place, 0,76 seconds behind. Kröll's compatriot Hannes Reichelt came third (+XNUMX). Aksel Lund Svindal was also on his way to a top time, but he fell on the dog's head and hit the safety net.

“Today I was more aggressive than ever before and declared war on myself before the race. I knew I had to take my chance. The train was here and all I had to do was jump on. I went full attack, but I was smooth in the sliding sections,” said Innerhofer in his first reaction.

Innerhofer won a World Cup downhill for the third time on Saturday, after Beaver Creek (2012) and Bormio (2008). It is the first success in Wengen for an “Azzurro” in 16 years. In 1997, Kristian Ghedina won on the Lauberhorn.

Three more South Tyroleans in the top 20 Now the reigning Super-G world champion also wants to strike in Kitzbühel. “In Kitz I’ve never been better than sixth. That’s why I still have a score to settle with the Streif,” said Innerhofer, who emphasized in his interviews that he was happy that he was able to race at all after overcoming back pain.

The other South Tyroleans, however, did not make it into the top ten in Wengen. Dominik Paris came eleventh (+1,56), Peter Fill landed in 18th place (+2,18) and Werner Heel finished in 20th place (+2,30). Siegmar Klotz, however, did not make it into the points. He was 35.

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Wengen (SUI) - men's downhill 1.Christof InnerhoferITA/Gais2:29,82 2.Klaus KröllAUT2:30,12 3.Hannes ReicheltAUT2:30,58 4.Erik GuayCAN2:30,97 5.Johan ClareyFRA2:30,99 6.Romed BaumannAUT2:31,12 7.Andrej SpornSLO2:31,17 8.Adrien TheauxFRA2:31,23 9.David PoissonFRA2:31,24 10.Joachim PuchnerAUT2:31,32 11.Dominik ParisITA/Ulten2:31,38 12.Benjamin ThomsenCAN2:31,51 13.Marco SullivanUSA2:31,54 14.Max FranzAUT2:31,59 15.Patrick KüngSUI2:31,77 Jan 16 HudecCAN2:31,90 17.Didier DefagoSUI2:31,93 18.Peter FillITA/Kastelruth2:32,00 19.Silvan ZurbriggenSUI2:32,02 20.Werner HeelITA/Walten2:32,12

32. Matteo Marsaglia ITA 2:34,27 35. Siegmar Klotz ITA/Lana 2:34,82 40. Silvano Varettoni ITA 2:36,30

Football

Italy

International leagues

International

Winter sports

Tennis

Other sports

Motorsport

Cycling

Watersports

Events

Favorites

Christof Innerhofer triumphs in Wengen - UPDATE

The 28-year-old Gaiser won the downhill on the Lauberhorn in Switzerland on Saturday and celebrated the fifth World Cup victory of his career.

Suggestions

Comments (0)