The Iceman amazes – Paris is in wait

During preparation, Carlo Janka struggled with back problems and was hardly able to train for downhill skiing. And now the Iceman, as he is called because of his coolness, is going into the first downhill run of the season (Saturday, 20.15:2010 p.m. CET) in Lake Louise as one of the big favorites: The XNUMX Olympic giant slalom champion also duped the competition in the second training session Friday after he already had surprisingly shone with the fastest time on Thursday . In the dress rehearsal, Janka clearly left the American Travis Ganong (+0,58 seconds) and the Austrian Matthias Mayer (+0,64) behind.

Curious: Last season, very little went together for Janka, who was the overall World Cup winner in the 2009/10 season. And so a 9th place in the Soldeu descent was his best result. The Swiss's last podium finish was two and a half years ago and was a 3rd place in the Aspen downhill in 2017. Will the 33-year-old break the spell on Saturday?

Competition with a poker face But be careful: the big names haven't revealed all their cards in training yet. Above all, Dominik Paris, who completed a strong training run, but in the end didn't give full throttle and ended up in 6th place (+0,92 seconds). One thing is clear: Paris can be expected on Saturday. Also because the Men's Olympic in Lake Louise is located in Ultner. The 30-year-old won the downhill here in 2013 and raced onto the podium in third place last year. He also achieved another third place in the Super-G (2014).

The second South Tyrolean in the group, Peter Fill, crossed the finish line 3 seconds behind and still has reserves for the race on Saturday. Just like Vincent Kriechmayr: The Austrian was faster than Janka in 3 of 5 split times on Friday, but in the end he crossed the finish line with the handbrake.

The descent will take place on Saturday from 20.15:XNUMX p.m. Central European Time, and the Super-G will take place the next day at the same time. 2. Downhill training in Lake Louise Pos Name Country Time 1. Carlo Janka SUI 1.47,64 min 2. Travis Ganong USA +0,58 sec 3. Matthias Mayer TUE +0,64 4. Marco Odermatt SUI +0,81 5. Thomas Dressen GER +0,87 6. dominik paris ITA/Ulten +0,92 7. John Clarey FRA +0,94 8. Daniel Danklmaier TUE +1,03 9. Josef Ferstl GER +1,04 10. Nils Allegre FRA +1,06 32. Mattia Casse ITA +2,32 42. Emanuele Buzzi ITA +2,61 50. Peter Fill ITA/Castelrotto +3,01

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The Iceman amazes – Paris is in wait

The Swiss Carlo Janka also won the second and final downhill training in Lake Louise. But it also became clear: Dominik Paris is a force to be reckoned with.

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