. world ski news : A Super Combined that shines like gold for Zettel - 06 February 2009 - 15:40
The second feminine event of these 40th world championships concluded on a very surprising fall as it is the Austrian runner Zettel, excellent specialist of the technical disciplines, who won in front of a large public, after the two round downhill. Zettel, already ahead of many victories in slalom and giant slalom, finished 2nd of the Super combined in Zauchense, Austria, right behind Vonn. Despite the fact that she wasn't considered to be a favourite runner, taking into account her lateness in the first round, she took advantage of her qualities as a specialist of the slalom discipline, to face the very selective slope of Rhône Alpes, and establish a time base well out of the other skier's range. Vonn, top leader after the descente event, has made numerous errors in the slalom and also missed a blue door which was situated half way down. Author of the second best time of the race, she was thereby disqualified, and thus, the second place and silver medal are given to the young Lara Gut right before the Austrian runner Goergl, 3rd of the slalom discipline. Lara Gut: "I still today have difficulties realizing what is happening to me. I really didn't expect this victory today because I haven't been running super combined races for a long time; it is still very recent for me."
Place Val d Isere (FRA) Discipline Super Combined
Date 06.02.2009 Category FIS World Ski Championships
Race codex 5612 Gender L
Valid for FIS Points YES TD Name Barrette Germain (CAN)
Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Run 1 Run 2 Total Time FIS Points
1 16 55838 ZETTEL Kathrin 1986 AUT 1:31.97 48.16 2:20.13 0.00
2 6 516138 GUT Lara 1991 SUI 1:30.63 50.06 2:20.69 4.96
3 21 55576 GOERGL Elisabeth 1981 AUT 1:31.03 49.98 2:21.01 7.79
4 20 206001 RIESCH Maria 1984 GER 1:31.92 49.75 2:21.67 13.63
5 10 196460 MARCHAND-ARVIER Marie 1985 FRA 1:32.15 50.47 2:22.62 22.03
6 4 296427 SCHNARF Johanna 1984 ITA 1:34.01 48.67 2:22.68 22.56
7 17 55947 FENNINGER Anna 1989 AUT 1:33.22 49.47 2:22.69 22.65
8 9 515766 SUTER Fabienne 1985 SUI 1:32.45 50.45 2:22.90 24.51
9 15 195972 AUBERT Sandrine 1982 FRA 1:35.90 47.08 2:22.98 25.22
10 3 565320 FERK Marusa 1988 SLO 1:32.41 50.70 2:23.11 26.37
11 13 155415 ZAHROBSKA Sarka 1985 CZE 1:35.11 48.08 2:23.19 27.08
12 5 206175 STECHERT Gina 1987 GER 1:33.79 49.84 2:23.63 30.97
13 30 565315 ROBNIK Mateja 1987 SLO 1:32.77 51.02 2:23.79 32.39
14 7 515692 GRAND Rabea 1984 SUI 1:35.05 49.08 2:24.13 35.40
15 11 195671 JACQUEMOD Ingrid 1978 FRA 1:33.80 50.44 2:24.24 36.37
16 23 537582 COOK Stacey 1984 USA 1:32.37 52.88 2:25.25 45.31
17 25 225206 ALCOTT Chemmy 1982 GBR 1:33.19 52.28 2:25.47 47.25
18 29 195983 ROLLAND Marion 1982 FRA 1:33.09 52.43 2:25.52 47.70
19 34 25096 GUTIERREZ Mireia 1988 AND 1:36.37 51.10 2:27.47 64.95
20 28 155333 HRSTKOVA Lucie 1981 CZE 1:38.41 51.39 2:29.80 85.57
21 39 35079 SIMARI BIRKNER Maria Belen 1982 ARG 1:38.97 51.18 2:30.15 88.67
22 38 95050 KIRKOVA Maria 1986 BUL 1:41.81 50.34 2:32.15 106.36
23 36 35089 SIMARI BIRKNER Macarena 1984 ARG 1:37.11 57.40 2:34.51 127.25
24 37 65090 VAN BUYNDER Isabel 1991 BEL 1:43.56 51.49 2:35.05 132.03
25 33 155563 KRIZOVA Klara 1989 CZE 1:37.58 1:06.20 2:43.78 209.28
Did not start 2nd run : RUIZ CASTILLO Carolina (SPA), MARSHALL Chelsea (USA)
Did not finish 1st run : MORLANS Leyre (SPA), COLETTI Alexandra (MON), MIKLOS Edith (ROU), HANSDOTTER Frida (SWE), PAERSON Anja (SWE), BRYDON Emily (CAN), MANCUSO Julia (USA), DETTLING Andrea (SUI)
Did not finish 2nd run : MERIGHETTI Daniela (ITA), MAZE Tina (SLO)
Disqualified 1st run : KIRCHGASSER Michaela (AUT)
Disqualified 2nd run : VONN Lindsey (USA)
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