Alpine SkiingSt. Moritz 2017
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The fifth race of the World Championships in St. Moritz will be the women's downhill.
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DOWN WOMEN IN SEASON IN PROGRESS
In the current season were played 6 female descents. Starred number one is Ilka Å tuhec, before this year ever on the podium in the World Cup, but able to get 3 wins (both Lake Louise and Val d'Isere) and 4 podiums. They also won Christine Scheyer (Altenmarkt-Zauchensee), Lindsey Vonn (Garmisch-Partenkirchen) and Lara Gut (Cortina d'Ampezzo).
In addition to the winners, they got podiums sofia goggia (second in the first of Lake Louise and Cortina d'Ampezzo and third in Val d'Isere), Kajsa Kling (third in the first Lake Louise), Tina Weirather (second in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee) Jacqueline Wiles (third in Altenmarkt-Zauchensee), Viktoria Rebensburg (third in Garmisch-Partenkirchen), and the unfortunate Edith Miklos (third in the second Lake Louise) and Cornelia Hütter (second in Val d'Isere), currently the pits due to injuries.
In the Stuhec specialties ranking commands with 437 points against the 360 ​​of Gut and the 300 Goggia. For Italy very well Johanna Schnarf, fifth with 183 points, but recovering from an operation on his shoulder that detract from participation.
In summary, these are the podiums of 6 Downhill World Cup played in the season.
DOWN WOMEN ST. MORITZ
St. Moritz is a town in the canton of Grisons, famous, luxury travel destination for both winter and summer, as well as the historic town as far as downhill skiing. In fact, it has already hosted three editions of the World Championships (1934, 1974 and 2003), one of the Olympic Games (1948) and the various stages of the World Cup; particularly since 1999 is pretty much regular event for the women's circuit.
In all, 20 editions of female descent first level St.Moritz, 16 of the World Cup, 3 valid for the World Cup and the one that gave the Olympic title in 1948. The queen of this race is Renate Götschl, capable of winning 3 wins and 3 second places, all in the World Cup. 3 also success for Annemarie Moser Pröll, among which the World Championship gold in 1974, while levels of podiums, the most immediate pursuers of Götschl are Höfl-Maria Riesch and Isolde Kostner, both at 4.
The South Tyrol is the only Italian able to impose itself in a Descent held in St. Moritz, riuscitole event to be precise on 17 December 1999. Kostner excluded, this race has never been a successful one for the blue girls; However, in the latest edition, held March 16, 2016 during the final of the last World Cup, Elena Curtoni finished third, winning the only other podium.
This is the summary of all the podiums of Descents first level played in St. Moritz.
WOMEN'S WORLD CUP DOWNHILL
The descent is the discipline queen of Alpine skiing. Entered the global agenda since the first edition of Murren 1931, he has always awarded the gold medal with a total of 43 titles, of which are part of the Olympic Games from 1948 to 1980 as they also value the World.
The individual medal is controlled by Christl Cranzl, able to bring home three golds (Murren 1935, Chamonix 1937 Zakopane 1939) and two silvers (St. Moritz 1934 and Engelberg 1938). 3 hits and 5 medals for Annemarie Moser Proell (golds in St. Moritz in 1974, Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1978 and Lake Placid in 1980, silver in Sapporo in 1972 and bronze in Val Gardena 1970), and have two golds Trude Beiser, Maria Walliser and Christl Haas.
less valuable metals, but also for Lindsey Vonn 3 medals (1 gold and 2 silver), Renate Götschl (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze), Lisa Resch (1 gold, 1 silver and 1 bronze) and Nini Von Arx-Zogg (2 silver and 1 bronze).
Italy has won only one gold medal in the women's downhill at the world, however, in the distant year of Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1932 for about Paula Wiesinger. From that day other 6 medals, but less precious metals: Giuliana Chenal Minuzzo was bronze in Oslo in 1952, Carla Marchelli bronze in Bad Gastein in 1958, Pia Riva silver in Chamonix in 1962, Elena Fanchini silver to Saint Catherine in 2005 and his sister Nadia bronze Val d'Isere in 2009 and silver in Schladming, 2013. note how the largest nostrana downhill skier Isolde Kostner, is never able to catch a world medal in this event.
The reigning world champion is Tina Maze, who in Beaver Creek in 2015 was imposed ahead of Anna Fenninger and Lara Gut.
This is the complete list of winners of the women's downhill at the World Cup in Alpine skiing.
The women's downhill, the fifth race of the World Championships in St. Moritz, will be held Sunday, February 12 starting fixed at 12:00.
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tuhec: "Honored to be succeeded Tina" Vonn: "A bronze that is like a gold"
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On World downhill in St. Moritz fades on the podium by sofia goggia nicer. Gold Ilka tuhec
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