Austrians dominate Garmisch Super-G

The Austrian men’s speed team is looing strong in the super-G heading into the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships after finishing first and second in today’s last tune-up before heading to Cortina.

Today is Garmsich-Partenkirchen, Vincent Kriechmayr won his second super-G of the season 0.17 seconds ahead of teammate Matthias Mayer. It was Kriechmayr’s second victory of the season and his fourth total podium. Meanwhile, Mayer remains one of the most consistent racers on the tour as he continues his podium run, with the tally now standing at six straight.

Third place went to Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt, who finished 0.49 seconds off the winning time.

Much like yesterday, the early start numbers were the most successful. For the second straight day, the three men wearing bibs 1,3 and 5 earned the final podium places as the later racers could not overcome the warm conditions.

It was also another particularly strong day for the Swiss and Austrians, who combined had six racers in the top-10 with three apiece.

The win bumped Kriechmayr atop the season super-G standings. After injuries sidelined Mauro Caviezel and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, the race for the small globe opened up, with all three of today’s podium winners in now in the hunt.

But the small globe headlines will be put to the side for the next two weeks as the Swiss and Austrians hope to take their current momentum into the World Championships with the hopes of striking gold.