KVITFJELL, Norway (March 13, 2016) – Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, NY) just missed a podium spot to lead three Americans into the top 20 in Sunday’s Audi FIS Ski World Cup super G.
“I got caught in some soft snow down at the bottom, but that’s just how it goes – made a mistake and lost some time – but it was a good race and I’m happy with it,” said Weibrecht, who finished fifth Sunday. Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley, CA) was 14th and Steven Nyman (Sundance, UT) was 17th.
Andrew Weibrecht skis to fifth place.
Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud won his 14th World Cup race as Austria’s Vincent Kriechmayr finished second, followed by Italy’s Dominik Paris in third on the 1994 Olympic track.
In the hunt for the overall World Cup super G title, Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde finished fourth Sunday and holds a 25-point lead over injured countryman Aksel Lund Svindal with one race remaining next week at the World Cup Finals. Kriechmayr also remains in the hunt in third, just 37 points back. Weibrecht is fifth overall, 91 points behind Kilde.
Sunday’s race was the final World Cup start in the 16-year career for Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA), who announced his retirement following Saturday’s downhill – his 105th career World Cup downhill where he finished 18th. Sullivan finished 36th Saturday, and was presented with the #AmericanDowhiller denim vest by his teammates in the finish, along with a champagne shower.
Marco Sullivan receives a champagne shower following his final World Cup race.
“Marco is the guy when I was first on the U.S. Ski Team that we were all watching and paying attention to,” Weibrecht said. “He has been a huge influence on my skiing. He’s been a huge mentor to me. It’s too bad to see him go; we all wish him the best.”
Up next, the men and women’s tour converge in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the World Cup Finals with downhill training getting underway Monday for the women.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Andrew Weibrecht was the top American, finishing fifth in Sunday’s super G, his fourth top-five super G result this season.
- Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud won his 14th World Cup race Sunday.
- Marco Sullivan competed in his final World Cup race Sunday, finishing 36th.
QUOTES
Andrew Weibrecht
I’m just trying to ski well. I hurt my back in Korea so I'm just getting back to this point where I feel like I can charge again and make good moves. Today was a big step, just to be back in the top five. I had a tough couple of weeks, so I just want to continue building from these races here and finish it off.
I pretty much skied the race that I wanted. I got caught in some soft snow down at the bottom, but that’s just how it goes – made a mistake and lost some time – but it was a good race and I’m happy with it.
[On Marco’s retirement] Marco is the guy when I was first on the U.S. Ski Team that we were all watching and paying attention to. He has been a huge influence on my skiing. He’s been a huge mentor to me. It’s too bad to see him go; we all wish him the best.
BROADCAST AND LIVE STREAMING (times EST)
Sunday, Mar. 13
2:30 p.m. - Men’s super G, Kvitfjell - Universal HD
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