Men's Super G St. Moritz 2017 - History and statistics

The second race of the World Championships in St. Moritz will be the men's Super-G.

Tuesday 7 February 2017 7 minutes reading time

SUPERG MEN IN SEASON IN PROGRESS In the current season they were played 4 men's Super G World Cup. The ruler's Kjetil Jansrud, who won 3 times (Val d'Isere, Val Gardena and Santa Caterina), 1 success instead for Matthias Mayer (KitzbÃ¼hel). They got podiums Aksel Lund Svindal (according to Val d'Isere, but currently injured and is therefore not present in St. Moritz), Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (second in Val Gardena), Erik Guay (third in Val Gardena), Hannes Reichelt (second Santa Caterina), Beat Feuz (third in KitzbÃ¼hel) and Italians Dominik Paris (third in Val d'Isere and Santa Caterina) and Christof Innerhofer (second in Kitzbuehel). In the ranking of specialties Jansrud commands with 329 points followed by Paris with 192 and 189 Kilde. In summary, these are the seasonal men's Super G podium of the World Cup. SUPERG MEN IN 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 but especially women. They are in fact only two editions of the male Super G in St. Moritz, to the finals of the World Cup last year and the one that gave the world title in 2003. On March 17, 2016 was imposed Beat Feuz before Norwegian Kjetil Jansrud and Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, seconds tied. Curiously second place ex aequo also in the review of 2003, when Stephan Eberharter won gold ahead of Bode Miller and Hermann Maier, who secured the silver medal. The best result of a blue in the Super G in St. Moritz is the seventh place by Peter Fill eleven months ago. He fills the same he finished thirteenth and first of the Italians in the race that gave medals February 2, 2003. This is the summary of the two podiums of the first level SuperG played in St. Moritz. SUPERG MEN'S WORLD CUP The Super G is the youngest discipline of Alpine skiing: was entered for the first time in the world program in Crans Montana 1987. Since then 15 editions, with Stephan Eberharter who leads the individual medal with two golds (1991 Saalbach and St. Moritz 2003) and a silver (St.Anton 2001). The only other man to bring home two medals of the most precious metal is Atle SkÃ¥rdal, he managed to Sierra Nevada in 1996 and Sestriere in 1997, just as Isolde Kostner in the women, while Hermann Maier can boast a total of three medals (gold Beaver Creek in 1999, silver in 2003 and bronze in St. Moritz in St. Anton 2001). For Italy came two golds thanks to Patrick Staudacher in Ã…re 2007 and Christof Innerhofer in Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 2011, and a silver merit of Peter Fill in Val d'Isere in 2009. The world champion's Hannes Reichelt, who in Beaver Creek in 2015 prevailed in front of Dustin Cook and Adrien ThÃ©aux. This is the complete list of winners of the men's Super G at the World Cup in Alpine skiing. The men's Super-G, the second race of the World Championships in St. Moritz, will be held Wednesday, February 8 with departures scheduled at 12:00.

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