HINTERSTODER, Austria — Hannes Reichelt of Austria won a World Cup super-G for his fifth career victory Saturday, while American Bode Miller finished third.
Reichelt mastered the demanding course in 1 minute, 43.91 seconds to beat teammate Benjamin Raich by 0.34. Miller, who won the last super-G staged here in 2006, was the fastest starter before finishing 0.93 back in third.
“It’s my first win in front of a home crowd in Austria. That’s fantastic,” said Reichelt, the 2008 World Cup super-G champion.
Miller had a blistering start to his run, leading Reichelt by 0.50 at the second intermediate time, before losing speed in the middle. He skipped last week’s event in Chamonix, France.
“It was a tactical race, and I was trying hard,” Miller said. “I went to the limits, but it didn’t feel good. I am fine, I have no pain anywhere. But I felt a little bit awkward on the skis.”
Ivica Kostelic of Croatia took fifth to extend his lead in the overall standings over Silvan Zurbriggen of Switzerland, who skipped the race. Kostelic leads Zurbriggen by 520 points.
Reichelt is the third Austrian, after Georg Streitberger and Michael Walchhofer, to win a super-G this season.
Miller to miss slalom.
Miller will not ski in the slalom at the upcoming world championships because of equipment troubles.
Miller has “not been able to find the right setup. I won’t start in the slalom.”
The 33-year-old does plan to compete in the other four disciplines at the worlds that begin Tuesday in Garmisch- Partenkirchen, Germany.
“It’s the highlight of the season,” he said. “If I ski well, I can win a medal in every race I start.”
Women’s race postponed
ZWIESEL, Germany — A women’s World Cup giant slalom was postponed until today because of strong winds.
