07/02/2004 13:15

Adelboden, Giant Slalom: Live!!!

В Аделбоден (Швейц) финландецът Кале Паландер отбеляза своята 4-а победа за сезона и 9-а в кариерата си. На гигантски слалом това е вторият му успех, след този на 12 декември 2003 г. в Алта Бадиа (Ит). Масимилиано Блардоне (Ит) финишира втори, на 0,74 сек, а Кристоф Грубер (Ав) е трети, на 1,12 сек. Общо 14 скиори не завършиха първия манш, а шестима – втория. Сред последните бяха световният шампион от Сен Мориц 2003 г. Боди Милър (САЩ) и вицешампионът Ханс Кнаус (Ав). Лидер в генералното класиране е Херман Майер (Ав) с 954 т., а за купата на гигантски слалом - Паландер с 349 т.
 
 
07/02/2004 13:15

Аня Персон отново първа на гигантски слалом

Шведката Аня Персон спечелиха гигантския слалом за жени от Световната купа по ски. Персон беше най-бърза в първия манш в германския курорт Цвийзел, а с второ време във втория си осигури осмата победа за сезона и трета в дисциплината. Тя има и 5 първи места на слалом. 22-годишната шведка отново оглави класирането за Кристалния глобус с 1120 т. и за малката купа в гигантския слалом с 430 т.
 
Аня Персон записа осмата си победа за сезона и трета в гигантския слалом, като даде време с близо 2 секунди по добро от това на своите съпернички.
 
Втора, на 1,98 сек завърши словенката Тина Мазе, което се прие като голяма изненада, а трета, на 2,05 сек остана голямата конкурентка на Персон за Кристалния глобус – австрийката Ренате Гьотчъл.

 
07/02/2004 12:57

   
Palander leads after first leg of water-logged giant slalom

ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) _ Finland's Kalle Palander capitalized on an early start number to post the fastest time in the opening leg of a World Cup giant slalom Saturday run in wet, soggy conditions. Second out of the start hut, Palander twisted his way down the Kuonisbaergli course in 1 minute, 12.80 seconds. American Bode Miller, who started first, was second-fastest, 0.65 seconds behind the Finn. Italian Massimiliano Blardone crossed third in 1:13.58, while Austrian Benjamin Raich, a contender for the overall World Cup title, was fourth-quickest in 1:13.82. Large, wet snowflakes at the top of the course and rain at the bottom made visibility near-impossible. The poor visibility combined with rapidly deteriorating, slushy conditions meant skiers with later start numbers had virtually no chance of posting a good result. "''I was thinking at about gate 10 that I would need to wipe my goggles," Palander said. "But at gate 12 I said to myself, it would just blur them up. "I figured that the course was still in OK shape this early on, so I would just trust it and continue with the drops covering my goggles. I worked out for me luckily." Stephan Eberharter, who is fighting to defend his overall title, kicked out of the start 18th and finished in 24th and stormed out of the finish area. The powerful Austrian was all over the place coming down the course, swishing almost out of control in the bottom section. The outcome will mean losing valuable points to Raich in the chase for the coveted overall title. Austrian technical specialist Rainer Schoenfelder was 14th, 2.47 behind. "You couldn't see anything," Schoenfelder said. "The course was riddled with holes and bumps and soft snow and without seeing them it was nearly impossible to ski well." Teammate Hermann Maier crossed 15th, 2.25 off the pace. "I can't remember seeing anything on the way down," Maier said, only half-joking. Home favorite Didier Cuche, who won here in 2002, angrily destroyed one of his poles in the finish are after crossing back in 17th with a three second deficit to make up in the second leg. 
 

 
07/02/2004 10:38
 
Paerson leads first heat, but Goetschl right behind; Lalive third
 
REGION ARBER, Germany (AP) _ Sweden's Anja Paerson took the lead after the first heat of a women's giant slalom Saturday, but rival Renate Goetschl was surprising right behind her in second. Paerson put together a blistering first run of 1 minute 08.67 seconds at the World Cup event, starting just after fog lifted enough to end a half-hour delay. Goetschl, better known for dominated the speed disciplines, was 0.61 back withCaroline Lalive of the United States third in 1:09.23. Paerson and Goetschl have been in a season long battle for the overall World Cup lead with Paerson picking up most of her points by dominating the slalom and giant slalom and the Austrian collecting her points in the speed disciplines. Paerson, who has won several races by more than a second, was more than a second ahead of every one else until Goetschl surprised by turning in one of her best giant slalom runs of the season. Goetschl has 1,048 points for the season, with Paerson at 1,020 as the lead has changed hands several times. Normally, Paerson would be expected to grab the lead again in her strong event with a low finish by Goetschl _ the pattern all year. Paerson is chasing her third giant slalom triumph of the season and tops the discipline's overall standings. The race has been threatened by rain, along with the fog, with a chance of major storms hitting the slope later.

General Standing
 
World cup Leader

Maier Hermann
07.12.1972 (Flachau)
Ski: Atomic
 
  Maier Hermann  954
  Raich Benjamin  925
  Eberharter Stefan  879
  Kjus Lasse  824
  Miller Bode  771
  Palander Kalle  726
  Rahlves Daron  694
  Walchhofer Michael  653
  Knauss Hans  629
  Schifferer Andreas  584
  
World cup Leader

Paerson Anja
25.04.1981 (Tarnaby)
Ski: Salomon

  Paerson Anja  1120
  Gotschl Renate  1108
  Gerg Hilde  870
  Montillet Carole  853
  Dorfmeister Michaela  806
  Riesch Maria  618
  Meissnitzer Alexandra  609
  Ertl Martina  597
  Hosp Nicole  566
  Clark Kirsten  456
 

Next Races
07.02.2004 Adelboden (SUI) GS
07.02.2004 Region Arber (GER) GS
08.02.2004 Adelboden (SUI) SL
08.02.2004 Region Arber (GER) SL
14.02.2004 St. Anton (AUT) DH
15.02.2004 St. Anton (AUT) SL
21.02.2004 Are (SWE) SG

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