The wind is a big concern

As predicted, the erratic wind blew so strongly on Friday that training started an hour later than planned. It wasn't until exactly 5 a.m. (CET) that the first athlete, Marco Odermatt, left the start house at over 2000 meters above sea level. If the race had taken place on Friday, it would probably have been postponed. The problem was that the wind wasn't consistently coming from the same direction. Some benefited from the tailwind, others were slowed down by the headwind. And so the result is not very meaningful.

In any case, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde set the best time on Friday. The Norwegian drove through all the passages as desired, but was also lucky that the tailwind pushed him to the finish. Max Franz (Austria), who first has to qualify internally for the downhill, and the surprising Canadian Broderick Thompson were ranked behind. South Tyrolean top Meanwhile, Dominik Paris showed a clear upward trend. Although he didn't hit all the sections as desired and still has room for improvement, especially in the steep curves, in fifth place he left almost all of the big favorites behind (+ 0,47 seconds). On Thursday, the 32-year-old finished training in 27th place.

Christof Innerhofer, however, confirmed that he feels very comfortable on the track in Yanqing. Like the day before, the 37-year-old missed a goal, but showed a very good performance in the remaining sections. Ultimately, he finished ninth, 57 hundredths of a second behind. Because a total of 20 athletes placed within one second, a very close race can be expected on Sunday - unless the wind spoils the game. The final training will take place in Yanqing on Saturday. 2. Downhill training: Pos Name Country Time 1. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde Norway 1.43:72, XNUMX minutes 2. Max Franz Austria + 0,06 seconds 3. Broderick Thompson Canada + 0,20 4. Miha Hrobat Slovenia + 0,43 5. dominik paris Ultimo + 0,47 6. Niels Hintermann Switzerland + 0,48 7. Adur Etxezarreta Spain + 0,54 8. Romed Baumann Germany + 0,55 9. Christoph Innerhofer Gais + 0,57 10. Beat Feuz, Switzerland + 0,58

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The wind is a big concern

The Olympic downhill run in Yanqing could turn into a real wind lottery: Dominik Paris & Co. also had to struggle with sometimes strong gusts during the second training session on Friday.

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