Cavegn comes fifth in Bormio downhill
The Swiss skiing star, Franco Cavegn, has taken fifth place in Saturday's World Cup downhill race in Bormio, Italy.
Cavegn, who secured a fourth place finish for himself in the same event 24 hours earlier, came in just behind Austrian rival, Klaus Kröll.
In what turned out to be a repeat of Friday’s downhill action, the podium positions were once again reserved for the Austrians: Fritz Strobl won the event with a time of 1:55.00, while his compatriots Josef Strobl and Stephan Eberharter took second and third places respectively.
Strobl’s winning time was slower than Friday’s fastest times as the course was softer following a rise in temperatures.
After the race, Cavegn seemed disappointed he had once again missed out on a coveted podium place.
“I just don’t know what I’m lacking to get on to the podium,” he commented.
Kernen takes sixth
Cavegn’s teammate, Bruno Kernen, took sixth place, finishing the race just under a second behind the overall winner.
“I am really happy with my peformance,” Kernen said, “despite several faults.”
“I am now much calmer at the starting line and my confidence has returned,” he added.
Lower down the results table, Switzerland’s Didier Cuche finished 17th, while Ambrosi Hoffmann came 23rd. Fellow Swiss Rolf Von Weissenfluh and Markus Hermann skied out.
Austria’s Christian Greber, who won Friday’s downhill, could only manage a seventh-placed finish.
Nef in top 10
Meanwhile in Lienz, Austria, Sonja Nef put in the best Swiss performance of the day during Saturday’s World Cup slalom event.
The Swiss star was looking to make amends after crashing out for the first time in two years during the first run of the giant slalom.
Nef eased comfortably into the top 10, finishing 9th in a time of 1:25.16, but sounded disappointed about her performance.
“It was not my weekend,” Nef confessed after the race.
“I am not a machine. I really wanted to attack during the second run, but it didn’t work out,” she added.
Sweden’s Anja Paerson, who took third place in Friday’s giant slalom, tasted victory this time round.
The Swede finished the race on 1:24.74, just ahead of Germany’s Monica Bergmann and American Kristina Koznick, who tied for second place.
The World Cup takes a break over the New Year holiday and the women reconvene for a giant slalom in Maribor, Slovenia, next Friday.
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