Telemark World Cup in Carezza: Switzerland sets the tone

Bastien Dayer was by far the fastest telemarker on the route in both runs on Thursday. The 35-year-old received a second penalty in each case, but was the only participant to stay under the two-minute mark with a total time of 1.59,16:40 minutes. For the overall World Cup winner of the past season and reigning sprint world champion, it was World Cup success number 100 and the XNUMXth podium in the highest telemark competition series. Dayer relegated the Norwegian Trym Nygaard Løken to second place, who lost 1,90 seconds to the winner despite a flawless ride. In his 148th World Cup race, the Scandinavian made it onto the podium for the 58th time, which was completed by Frenchman Elie Nabot in Carezza with a time of 2.01,92:25 minutes. The 3-year-old narrowly missed out on victory in second place on Wednesday and was therefore able to celebrate his second top-three result on South Tyrolean snow within 24 hours. The jump remains Raphael Mahlknecht's Achilles heel As the best “Azzurro”, local hero Raphael Mahlknecht took tenth place in 2.11,67:21 minutes. A total of seven penalty seconds prevented us from placing further up the field. “Even today (on Thursday, editor's note) I didn't achieve the minimum jump distance in both rounds. In terms of driving, however, things got a little better. It was a great pleasure to be able to compete in two World Cup sprints here in front of a home crowd. I hope that Carezza will become a fixture in our calendar,” beamed the 16-year-old from Völs. Giacomo Bormolini from Livigno, a second runner from the Italian national team, was at the start and came XNUMXth. For the women, there was no way around Amélie Wenger-Reymond on Thursday either. After her triumph on Wednesday, the most successful FIS athlete in history achieved the Carezza double and bagged World Cup victory number 160. With her final time of 2.07,33:20 minutes she would have finished eighth among the men. “Racing in the Dolomites is a dream and that’s why these races were something very special for our sport. Compliments to the organizers for the smooth running of this premiere. Where do I get my motivation despite the many victories? It's the fun and joy that telemarking still gives me," said the Swiss, who became world champion 44 times and has no fewer than XNUMX (!) crystal balls at home - eleven of which are for the overall World Cup. Pure Swiss podium for women The all-Swiss podium was completed by Martina Wyss – she also achieved the second fastest time on Tuesday – and Beatrice Zimmermann. Wyss lost 1,4 seconds to Wenger-Reymond, Zimmermann lost exactly eight seconds to “Miss Telemark” and benefited from the three seconds penalty that fourth-placed Jasmin Taylor from Great Britain received. After the successful telemark premiere, the organizing committee took stock with satisfaction. “We didn't have a lot of time to prepare because we jumped in at short notice. But as a snowboard World Cup organizer for many years, we of course bring a certain wealth of experience with us, which certainly helped us. I would like to thank the entire team for their commitment. We will meet with the FIS and all other stakeholders for a debriefing as soon as possible. The initial feedback has been very positive and I can certainly imagine that Carezza will continue to organize World Cup races in Telemark in the future,” said Florian Eisath from Carezza Dolomites. The Telemark World Cup continues in Switzerland in a week and a half. In Melchsee Frutt there is one Classic and two parallel sprints for men and women on the program. FIS Telemark World Cup Carezza –2. Race (19.01.2023/XNUMX/XNUMX) Men 1. Bastien Dayer SUI 1.59,16 2. Trym Nygaard Løken NOR 2.01,06 3. Elie Naboth FRA 2.01,92 4. Nicolas Michel SUI 2.03,24 5. Yoann Rostolan FRA 2.04,49 Women 1. Amelie Wenger-Reymond SUI 2.07,33 2. Martina Wyss SUI 2.08,73 3. Beatrice Zimmermann SUI 2.15,33 4. Jasmin Taylor GBR 2.15,86 5. Angeline Tan Bouquet FRA 2.18,46

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