Mayer triumphs in the Super-G

Matthias Mayer wins the Super-G and celebrates his fourth World Cup victory, kicking off the 77th Hahnenkamm-Races in Kizbühel. The Austrian athlete triumphs with a fast and direct race line, beating Christof Innerhofer (ITA) by a mere 9 hundredths of a second, as well as Beat Feuz (SUI/+0.44). “Winning in Kitzbühel is a childhood dream. After last year’s crash it’s even more special. I didn't dare to go at full pelt in the races thus far. I raced well today, especially in the bottom section. It was a cool Super-G”, explains the victor, beaming.  Second placed Christof Innerhofer is also very pleased about his return to the podium. “It was amazing! I felt good from start to finish and didn’t think too much, just raced.“ Swiss athlete Beat Feuz is more than happy in third place. “My run was pretty OK, the top third wasn’t perfect but other than that it was good. It’s everyone’s dream to win here, so of course it’s mine as well. Tomorrow’s Downhill won’t be easy, but I’ll give it my all, that’s for sure.” Defeat for Jansrud the favourite Max Franz (AUT) came fifth, missing the winners‘ podium by 15 hundredths of a second. „I made a big mistake entering the Traverse and that messed up my run a bit“, is the Corinthian racer’s analysis. Kjetil Jansrud (NOR), who won three seasons in the Super-G, will have to make do with ninth place. “I made a mistake and it cost me a lot of time. Other than that I actually had a good run. I can’t be happy with it, but that’s alright. It’s just another part of the sport”, says the Norwegian. Hannes Reichelt (AUT) had a bad start and was disqualified shortly before reaching the finish line. “I already messed up the fourth gate. Giving up just isn’t an option, though, so I kept fighting. I thought to myself ‘killer race line’ just before the Zielsprung – unluckily it didn’t work out. I’ll have to do better tomorrow”, explains the 2014 Streif-winner. Results of the Super-G: Results List

Place	Athlete	Nation	Time
1	MAYER Matthias	AUT	1:11.25
2	INNERHOFER Christof	ITA	+0.09
3	FEUZ Beat	SUI	+0.44
4	KILDE Aleksander Aamodt	NOR	+0.46
5	FRANZ Max	AUT	+0.59
6	PARIS Dominik	ITA	+0.79
7	FILL Peter	ITA	+0.84
8	FERSTL Josef	GER	+0.90
9	JANSRUD Kjetil	NOR	+0.92
10	PINTURAULT Alexis	FRA	+1.02
11	GANONG Travis	USA	+1.05
12	JANKA Carlo	SUI	+1.16
13	KRIECHMAYR Vincent	AUT	+1.29
14	OSBORNE-PARADIS Manuel	CAN	+1.34
15	BAUMANN Romed	AUT	+1.36
16	GIEZENDANNER Blaise	FRA	+1.43
17	THEAUX Adrien	FRA	+1.46
18	WEIBRECHT Andrew	USA	+1.59
19	NYMAN Steven	USA	+1.62
20	GUAY Erik	CAN	+1.64
21	CAVIEZEL Mauro	SUI	+1.65
22	KLINE Bostjan	SLO	+1.68
23	POISSON David	FRA	+1.78
24	HIRSCHER Marcel	AUT	+1.80
25	WEBER Ralph	SUI	+1.81
26	WALDER Christian	AUT	+1.84
27	DE ALIPRANDINI Luca	ITA	+1.85
28	BUZZI Emanuele	ITA	+2.00
28	SANDER Andreas	GER	+2.00
30	STRIEDINGER Otmar	AUT	+2.08
30	KUENG Patrick	SUI	+2.08
32	GIRAUD MOINE Valentin	FRA	+2.16
33	BIESEMEYER Thomas	USA	+2.28
34	GOLDBERG Jared	USA	+2.33
35	RUBIE Brennan	USA	+2.36
36	KOSI Klemen	SLO	+2.37
37	DANKLMAIER Daniel	AUT	+2.42
38	BATTILANI Henri	ITA	+2.48
39	NEUMAYER Christopher	AUT	+2.51
40	SCHWAIGER Dominik	GER	+2.55
41	MONSEN Felix	SWE	+2.64
42	BENNETT Bryce	USA	+2.84
43	REICHELT Hannes DQP	AUT	+2.90
44	HUDEC Jan	CZE	+2.94
45	ROMAR Andreas	FIN	+2.96
45	WERRY Tyler	CAN	+2.96
47	THOMPSON Broderick	CAN	+3.06
48	COCHRAN-SIEGLE Ryan	USA	+3.08
49	BARANDUN Gian Luca	SUI	+3.09
50	PANGRAZZI Paolo	ITA	+3.47
51	ZAMPA Andreas	SVK	+3.52
52	HINTERMANN Niels	SUI	+3.87
53	OLIVERAS Marc	AND	+4.71
54	ACHIRILOAIE Ioan Valeriu	ROU	+6.57
	DEBELAK Tilen	SLO	DNF
	CAZZANIGA Davide	ITA	DNF
	KRYENBUEHL Urs	SUI	DNF
	DRESSEN Thomas	GER	DNF
	CATER Martin	SLO	DNF
	CASSE Mattia	ITA	DNF
	SEJERSTED Adrian Smiseth	NOR	DNF
	ROGER Brice	FRA	DNF
	COOK Dustin	CAN	DNF