Lake Louise Super-G goes to Kjetil Jansrud
Nov 25, 2018·Alpine Skiing
Sunday marked the opening of the super-g season on the Audi FIS Ski World Cup 2018/19. In Lake Louise, the super-g remained in Norwegian hands with Kjetil Jansrud claiming the win ahead of Vincent Kriechmayr and Mauro Caviezel.
For the 7th year in a row, an attacking viking was at the top of the super-g ranking in Lake Louise. Aksel Lund Svindal and Kjetil Jansrud, all editions since 2010 were won by a Norwegian athlete, and it was no different in 2018. The Cup winner from 2016 and 2017 laid down an aggressive run and finished with a tight +0.14 advantage over his runner-up.
Vincent Kriechmayr, who really broke through last season with two World Cup wins in super-g (Beaver Creek and Are) and one in downhill (Are), had a small mistake in the upper part, but was able to push hard in the steeper sections to finally grab a second place behind Jansrud. It’s his first podium in Lake Louise, the eighth in his career.
The surprise of the day came from Switzerland’s Mauro Caviezel. He was laying down solid performances in the speed disciplines lately, finishing last season in 12th position in the downhill standings and 15th in super-g. After a first podium in Aspen in 2017, Caviezel managed to earn another third place and proves he’s on a great shape for the upcoming 2018/19 season.
The men’s World Cup Tour will now be moving to the USA for three race days in Beaver Creek. A super-g (Friday 30th November), a downhill (Saturday 1st December) and a giant slalom (Sunday 2nd December) will be held on the famous Birds of Prey course.
Results are available here: Lake Louise SG
