Alpine skiing: Dreßen with an impressive comeback – Kilde gets the win

The 2022/23 Alpine Skiing World Cup continued on Saturday with the downhill in Lake Louise. In Canada, many eyes were on Thomas Dreßen, who celebrated his World Cup comeback after 991 days. The winner was the Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.

Lake Louise – The World Cup 2022/23 in alpine skiing stopped in North America. The men gave the start, the downhill race in Lake Louise, Canada, which was canceled on Friday, was held on Saturday. Thomas Dreßen got a strong eighth place on his comeback, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won.

Eighth place felt for Thomas Dresden like a win. Full of relief, the Upper Bavarian threw his arms in the air after crossing the finish line on Saturday and yelled an unmistakable “YESAAA!” into the Rocky Mountains. Germany’s best downhill skier is back – and how. “It’s really cool to be back. It felt like coming home”said the 29-year-old after his first World Cup race since March 2020.

Alpine skiing: Dreßen shows his old class in the gliding passages

Victory in Lake Louise, Canada, went to the Norwegian powerhouse Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. The winner of the small crystal ball had a lead of 0.06 seconds Daniel Hemetsberger from Austria. The Swiss high-flyer Marco Odermatt (+0.10) took third place.

With starting number four, Dreßen threw himself out of the starting gate. “I felt nervous at the start,” reported the athlete from Garmisch-Partenkirchen. In the steep middle section, the German still lacked courage in some passages. On the other hand, Dreßen immediately showed his old class in the gliding passageswhich has led him to a total of five World Cup victories so far.

Alpine skiing: Baumann and Schwaiger make it into the top 15

“I thought I had to deliver. But I think I did that quite well,” said the athlete from SC Mittenwald after his long injury break. First Dreßen had slowed down a hip operation. Then an operation on the injured right knee caused the German to miss the entire past season, including the Olympic Games. After difficult months, in which Dreßen also die help of his mental coach had taken advantage of, the Bavarian could finally shine again on Saturday.

Vice World Champion Romed Baumann in tenth and Dominik Schwaiger in twelfth rounded off the good speed start from the point of view of the German Ski Association. Simon Jocher, Josef Ferstl, Andreas Sander and Luis Vogt missed a place among the top 15 and thus half the World Cup norm. The track became slower and slower as the cloud cover increased.

Alpine skiing in Lake Louise: The final score

The entire result

The men’s action continues in Lake Louise on Sunday. Then the Rocky Mountains Super G is driven. The race begins at 8:30 p.mchiemgau24.de will be included in the live ticker from 8:15 p.m.

Alpine skiing: the descent in the live ticker

Conclusion: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde wins the downhill at Lake Louise. The Norwegian showed an impressive ride from start to finish and made almost no mistakes. Completed the podium Daniel Hemetsberger and Marco Odermatt, which were just 0.06 and 0.10 seconds slower respectively.

Best German was Thomas Dreßen, who celebrated a very strong comeback almost 1000 days after his last race and took eighth place. Romed Baumann also made it into the top ten Dominik Schwaiger turned 12 Simon Jocher showed a strong run and finished 17th, Joseph Ferstl took 22nd place. Andrew Sander turned 31 Luis Vogt 51.

Run: Simon Jocher is the penultimate German on the slope. And he scratches the top 15 for a long time, has very strong part-times, especially at the beginning. Shortly before the end, however, there was a small mistake, which is why Jocher crossed the finish line in 16th place.

Run: Now Josef Ferstl. His performance looks a little better than Sanders, especially towards the end the German is getting faster and faster. A solid 18th place is on the scoreboard at the finish.

Run: With Andreas Sander, the next DSV athlete is now starting. For a long time his journey looked like a top 15, but the German lost more and more time towards the end. 19th place is currently for Sander.

Run: Frenchman Johan Clarey also failed to make it onto the podium and crossed the finish line in sixth place. The first 15 riders are done with it and so far everything points to a victory for Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.

Run: After a short break, the race can be continued. Beat Feuz is the next driver on the slope, he probably has the best conditions so far and almost no wind at the start. However, this is not reflected in his time, the Swiss only finishes fifth.

Run: Dominik Paris falls! And that is very bitter. The Italian gets a little bump off the track right after the start, but he can still fight for Kilde’s time. After the third sector he is only two hundredths behind, then he takes the next hit and loses a ski. Luckily Paris seems to be unhurt, he’s back up straight away.

Run: It’s not over here yet because Marco Odermatt is about to start. And now the Swiss wants to know, will he win in Lake Louise? No! After the first sectors he leads, but loses the decisive hundredths at the finish. In the end he is missing a tenth on Kilde.

Run: Is the podium already set? At least Niels Hintermann can’t beat Mayer’s time. Visibility will improve a little, but in the end the Swiss is almost a second behind the leader.

Run: Matthias Mayer finally pushes Thomas Dreßen off the podium. The Austrian is also scratching the lead, but he’s also struggling in the last two sectors. He ranks behind his compatriot Hemetsberger.

Run: That was very close! Daniel Hemetsberger sniffs the lead, but loses too much time in the last two sectors. He is only six hundredths slower than Kilde.

Run: Ryan Cochran-Siegle shows what Kilde’s time is worth. He doesn’t come close to the Norwegian, especially in the beginning he loses too much time. That’s actually not even enough for Dreßen.

Run: That’s an announcement. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde showed an almost flawless run and took the lead with a lead of more than a second on Dreßen. The time will be hard to beat.

Run: Lake Louise is not Bryce Bennett’s track. The American cannot match the performance of his predecessors and crosses the finish line more than two seconds behind Dreßen

Run: So. All eyes are now on Thomas Dreßen. What is the DSV runner doing on his comeback? An amazing performance by the 29-year-old! In the last sector he finds a few hundredths and takes the lead ahead of his teammates!

Run: Now Dominik Schwaiger is at the start. He shows a great run although he loses a bit of time at the start. But Schwaiger is getting faster and faster and can at least catch up with Stredinger.

Run: Otmar Stredinger is next on the slopes. The Austrian loses some time in the second sector but can make up for it. Towards the end, Stredinger has to lose some feathers again, he cannot beat Baumann’s time.

Run: Here we go! The German Romed Baumann opens today’s descent. With 1:49.11 minutes he sets the first time in poor visibility. After the next runners we will see what this value is.

Before the race: The race today is a very special one, especially for Dreßen. The 29-year-old is making his comeback today after a two and a half year injury break and is finally back in the World Cup.

Before the race: Three of the first four drivers are from Germany. Romed Baumann opens the race, followed by Austrian Otmar Striedinger. The two Germans Dominik Schwaiger and Thomas Dreßen will then take their turn.

Before the race: It’s served, in just under 15 minutes the downhill run in Lake Louise can start. Visibility is better than yesterday Friday, the competition can take place today.

Before the race: We’ll get back to you on Saturday here in the live ticker for alpine skiing from 8:15 p.m. If the weather in Lake Louise cooperates.

Before the race: The descent on Friday falls victim to the weather. Too much fog and persistent snowfall make the event impossible. The descent will be made up for on Saturday, the Super-G planned for this will be cancelled. On Saturday, the race will start at 8:30 p.m.

Before the race: Hello and welcome to the live ticker at chiemgau24.de for the departure in Lake Louise.

Alpine skiing today in the live ticker: the preliminary report on the race

991 days ago Thomas Dreßen contested his last race in the Alpine Ski World Cup. Numerous injuries and surgeries threw the 29-year-old back again and again. The Mittenwalder made a short detour to the 2021 World Cup in Cortina d’Ampezzo he contested his last World Cup race on March 7, 2020 – before the first corona lockdown.

Alpine skiing today in the live ticker: Dreßen with clear goals for his comeback

On Friday, the long-awaited comeback of the best German downhill skier in Alpine history to date is imminent. The race weekend in Lake Louise, Canada begins on Saturday with the downhill, on Sunday a Super-G takes place.

Dreßen showed appealing performances in the training sessions and will do so Start the race on Saturday with start number 1. Physically, the 2018 Kitzbühel winner feels in great shape, and he had clearly defined his goals in advance. “I want to go back to where I was before. Hopefully it will be a bit better,” he said when the German Ski Association was dressed in Herzogenaurach.

Alpine skiing today in the live ticker: Best memories of Lake Louise, seven DSV starters there

Dreßen has fond memories of his last comeback. In 2019 he returned from a serious knee injury, competed in his first race in Lake Louise and won straight away.

With this good feeling he will open the downhill in Canada and introduces it powerful team on. With Romed Baumann (start number 3), Dominik Schwaiger (18), Josef Ferstl (21), Simon Jocher (27), Andreas Sander (29) and Luis Vogt (60), the German Ski Association has seven athletes at the start. Here is the start list

The favorites to win the first speed race of the new season are the usual suspects from previous years. The Austrians Matthias Mayer and Vincent Kriechmayr have to be considered, the Swiss Marco Odermatt and Beat Feuz and the Italian Dominik Paris are also very popular.

Supposed favorite is with Aleksander Aamodt Kilde the strongest downhill skier of the past season. At 8:30 p.m. Dreßen is the first runner to start the race, chiemgau24.de will be there from 8:15 p.m. in the live ticker for alpine skiing. The women will then take part in the race on Saturday in Killington (USA).

Source: chiemgau24.de

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