Dominik Paris is Super G World Champion

A difficult course in overcast weather challenged the riders of the World Cup Men's Super G. Numerous racers were unable to master the winding course, which was repeatedly peppered with obstacles that could not be seen. In the end, around 20 racers were eliminated, which says it all.

The Austrians Kriechmayr and Mayer had to be counted among the favorites, but also Dominik Paris, who won the Super G in Bormio and advanced to third place in Kitzbühel, as well as the Norwegians Svindal and Kilde and the Swiss Mauro Caviezel, who finished second in the downhill as well as in the Super G in Beaver Creek. But Caviezel was one of the unlucky ones who missed a gate and dropped out without points.

Downhill specialist Beat Feuz was the first skier to manage a mediocre run with which he could not be satisfied. Thomas Tumler, who followed, was the first skier to drop out - missed the gate. He was followed by Dominik Paris, whose ride was aggressive and stable and we know from Paris that when he skis well, his time is hard to beat. At the finish he had taken a full second off Beat Feuz. This made people sit up and take notice, because Feuz is always good, even when he is not satisfied. But up in front of the start house there were still a few riders waiting who had what it took to win gold. The Norwegians drew a full zero, Jansrud started with broken fingers and was handicapped, but also Kilde and Svindal did not get up to speed. Only the still somewhat unknown Sejersted started with the 8 and ended with the number 8. With Vincent Kriechmayr then came one of the whole hot candidates to the Super G throne, but it was not enough by 0.09 seconds. The Austrian Matthias Mayer, who was ahead of Paris in the first two intermediate times and had even extended the lead, will be the most annoyed, but he too fell victim to an unfortunate skiing error and he missed the gate: out of the dream of gold! The fact that the 38-year-old Frenchman Johan Clarey ended up in second place is one of the beautiful fairy tales that the Alpine Skiing World Championships write. Apart from his 4th place in Bormio last December, the Frenchman otherwise ranked 20-60 in Super G races in the World Cup. What a nice surprise. It makes him the oldest medal winner in alpine skiing. Congratulations!