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best for Alcott
Britain's Chemmy Alcott maintained her unprecedented run
of form today as she scored another career best result when she
skied to 16th place in the Audi FIS Ski World Cup Women's Giant
Slalom in Maribor, Slovenia. Alcott, who last
Sunday scored Britain's best women's World Cup downhill result
since 1972 when she finished 9th, made a big mistake in her second
run but still managed to finish only 3.08 seconds behind Sweden's
winner Anja Paerson over the two giant slalom runs.
"Once again I am a bit surprised because it is a relatively gentle
slope and I usually do better when it is steep, but it's cool. I
am delighted especially because I made a mistake and nearly got
flicked out of the course, skied the next two gates on one ski and
still managed to make the result, so I am left looking forward to
what I can do when I make two really clean runs" reports Chemmy.
Inside world
top 30
"I have always known that I can do it in GS but it is very different.
There is much more pressure in the technical events after you have
made a decent first run and you have to psyche yourself up for the
second, knowing you can make places or lose places.". Alcott
lay 21st after her first run 1.73 seconds behind Austria's midway
leader Michaela Dorfmeister, who could not match Paerson's second
run attack and dropped to second, 0.98 of a second adrift.
Two days of excellent GS training at the British Land Alpine Ski
Team's shared training slope at Hinterreit, near the BOA base at
Lofer, Salzburgerland, where she tested new skis made for her by
Fischer, proved very successful and Alcott remarks that the new
skis made a significant difference.
16th earns Chemmy 15
World Cup points, which puts her just outside the top 30 in the
GS & overall standings. Inside already in DH & SG.
Finlay Mickel in Men's World Cup
At Kitzbuhel's annual Hahnenkamm Downhill, leading British downhiller
Finlay Mickel skied to a very respectable 36th place on only his
second ever attempt at the infamous Streif downhill course. Mickel
made big technical improvements since his Kitzbuhel debut last year
when the start was dropped lower to avoid the worst of the poor
visbility.
"It really is such a big step up from the other downhills that you
really have to pump yourself up so much more. I felt I skied well
in bits but made a big mistake and hit a 'racing snowplough' as
I recovered, but this is a learning experience for me at this stage."
Austria's Stephan Eberharter proved he is the master of the Streif
as he snatched his second successive win from the US Ski Team's
Daron Rahlves who ended his Kitzbuhel campaign with a first in Super
G and a second and third from the two downhills here.
Results of Women's FIS Audi World Cup Giant Slalom, Maribor
- 24 Jan
1 PAERSON Anja SWE 1:08.07 1:10.20 2:18.27
2 DORFMEISTER Michaela AUT 1:07.90 1:11.35 2:19.25
3 RIENDA CONTRERAS Maria Jose SPA 1:08.30 1:11.20 2:19.50
4 RIESCH Maria GER 1:09.50 1:10.21 2:19.71
5 OTTOSSON Anna SWE 1:08.57 1:11.79 2:20.36
6 FORSYTH Allison CAN 1:09.89 1:10.65 2:20.54
16 ALCOTT Chimene GBR 1:09.63 1:11.72 2:21.35
Results of Men's FIS Audi World Cup Downhill, Kitzbühel
- 24 Jan
1 EBERHARTER Stephan AUT 1:55.48
2 RAHLVES Daron USA 1:56.69
3 HOFFMANN Ambrosi SUI 1:56.78
4 KNAUSS Hans AUT 1:57.23
5 WALCHHOFER Michael AUT 1:57.26
6 GHEDINA Kristian ITA 1:57.27
36 220228 MICKEL Finlay GBR 2:00.38
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