ID:94789
きゅっ。
by きゅっ。
[704015hit]
■Val Gardena: Walchhofer wins, Scottie Mac third
It was the second podium of his career for Macartney, a two-time Olympian from Dartmouth College. He's in his 10th season on the U.S. Ski Team. In 2006, heading into the Torino Olympics, he was second in a super G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Saturday, he became the fifth U.S. man to reach the podium this season.
"The biggest thing, and what I really like, is this is the third downhill of the season and I'm the third different American to be on the podium," he said. Previously, Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA) was second in Lake Louise and Steven Nyman (Provo, UT) was second at the Charles Schwab Birds of Prey DH (behind Walchhofer) in Beaver Creek, CO. Other U.S. top-3s have come from Miller in Friday's super G and Ted Ligety (Park City, UT), who has been top-3 in two giant slaloms. "I'm psyched to be with those guys. It's a good group," Macartney said.
The 3.4K Saslong speed course is one of the sport's classic downhill runs, threading from sunshine at the top of the course through a tree-lined run where shadows flicker. The fabled Camel Bumps produce big jumps and have claimed numerous skiers through the years.
Macartney said he didn't take any extraordinary time on the pre-race course inspection. "I always tend to take a while. I wanted to get a good plan in my head."
Under a new seeding system this season, the top seven downhillers get a random draw for start positions between 16-22. Running 23rd, Macartney said he knew the best racers had gone just before him. When he hit the finish and looked to the timing leader board, it took a few seconds to find his name and number - at No. 3.
Mac: "Oh yeah, there I am..."
"It's nice to come down when you've done well. I saw all the top numbers on the board and I was trying to find my place...and, 'Oh yeah, there I am.' It felt pretty darn good," he said.
"Mac stuck with his plan. I think he learned quite a bit from his super G yesterday [Macartney started 50th and finished 23rd]. He had a great run. He skied well on top, really well through the first set of bumps and was really hauling across that first flat...and he kept it going to the bottom," Brigham said.
Lanning's near-miss was frustrating, but Brigham said it was another strong race for him. "He's the real deal. He was here for the first time last season and he's learning every day. This was a good week for T.J. This was a good day for the North Americans, two U.S. and two Canadians in the top 10...a good day." - SportsNetwork.com
こんな特集記事書いてもらっちゃって、Scott Macartneyへの期待のでかさが分かるなぁ。
Walchhofer finally bags Val Gardena downhill win
Austria's Michael Walchhofer put paid to years of runner-up places on the Val Gardena downhill Saturday claiming victory ahead of Switzerland's Didier Cuche and American Scott MacCartney.
Walchhofer, a former world champion in the discipline, thus claims his second downhill win of the season after dominating the field at Beaver Creek, Colorado at the end of November.
"It's the last 'classic' missing from my collection, it's one of my best victories," said a delighted Walchhofer, who admitted he had to use sheer speed to overcome the more "technically proficient" Cuche.
Cuche had won the men's super-G on Friday and was hoping to claim a rare double, but he could only look on in agony as Walchhofer scorched the run in a time of 1min 56.70 to beat him by 0.18sec.
[5]続きを読む
12月16日(日)
[1]過去を読む
[2]未来を読む
[3]目次へ
[4]ｴﾝﾋﾟﾂに戻る