Rank 2! Paris narrowly missed out on their opening win

Dominik Paris had an almost perfect start to the World Cup season on Saturday in Canada. In freezing temperatures of -19 degrees Celsius in Lake Louise, he took an excellent second place behind Thomas Dreßen.

The Ultner was just 2 hundredths behind the German, who sensationally took victory after a year out due to injury. Third place went to Carlo Janka and Beat Feuz (+3 seconds). The Austrian Matthias Mayer ended up in 0,26th place.

Paris, starting 7th, had a sparkling clean run on the slopes. The first intermediate times lit up green. But then the Ultner lost a few tenths to the leading Swiss Janka and Feuz. In the last part of the route he was able to take the decisive tenths away from the Swiss and took the lead. Shortly before, Janka and Feuz had ensured an ex aequo leadership.

“A great ride” After his run, Paris knew: That could be enough for a top spot. “That was a great ride. It worked out exactly as I had planned. I knew I had to do everything I could to be at the top here. I'm very happy that I was able to deliver the same performance as last winter," emphasized Paris, who was leading at the time, in a TV interview after his departure. Sensational comeback victory from Dreßen For Thomas Dreßen, who achieved the best time with start number 13, it was a perfect comeback. The German's achievement is all the more remarkable given that exactly one year to the day before, he fell in Beaver Creek and seriously injured his right knee. He tore a cruciate ligament. In addition, the medial meniscus, lateral meniscus, medial ligament and cartilage were also affected and the shoulder was dislocated. He had not competed in a World Cup race since then. His start in Lake Louise was uncertain for a long time - also because of a cold. Nothing to get for Fill Peter Fill started the race with start number 4. The veteran from Castelrotto showed a low-risk and passive ride. In the end he was 2,04 seconds slower than Dreßen and, coming in 34th, missed the points among the top 30.

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Rank 2! Paris narrowly missed out on their opening win

“It was a great ride,” said Domme Paris immediately after his descent at the World Cup opener in Lake Louise. But: It shouldn't be quite enough for the Ultner. In the end, 2 hundredths were missing from the victorious Thomas Dreßen.

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