
ALPINE:
Kroell takes control of opening Chamonix training run
CHAMONIX, France — Austrian skier Klaus Kroell was fastest in a World Cup downhill training run at Chamonix on Thursday.
Kroell, who won the downhill two weeks ago on the Lauberhorn course at Wengen, Switzerland, finished in 2 minutes, 2.53 seconds. He was 0.04 seconds quicker than countryman Georg Streitberger and 0.10 clear of Italy's Christoph Innerhofer.
The training run on the La Verte course in the French Alps was interrupted after Austrian skier Mario Scheiber crashed and had to be airlifted to a nearby hospital in Sallanches.
The 27-year-old Scheiber's condition or the nature of his injuries were not immediately known, but Austrian team doctor Martin Gruber said that the skier was able to recognize him. S-Magazine
— The Canadian Press contributed to this report
Chamonix men's World Cup downhill training results
| Rank | Bib | FIS Code | Name | Year | Nation | Total Time | |
| 1 | 12 | 50753 | KROELL Klaus | 1980 | AUT | 2:02.53 | |
| 2 | 7 | 50858 | STREITBERGER Georg | 1981 | AUT | 2:02.57 | |
| 3 | 19 | 293006 | INNERHOFER Christof | 1984 | ITA | 2:02.63 | |
| 4 | 44 | 50742 | REICHELT Hannes | 1980 | AUT | 2:02.67 | |
| 5 | 8 | 191591 | BERTRAND Yannick | 1980 | FRA | 2:02.81 | |
| 6 | 3 | 510767 | HOFFMANN Ambrosi | 1977 | SUI | 2:02.87 | |
| 7 | 24 | 380260 | KOSTELIC Ivica | 1979 | CRO | 2:03.11 | |
| 8 | 16 | 50041 | WALCHHOFER Michael | 1975 | AUT | 2:03.12 | |
| 9 | 11 | 511139 | KUENG Patrick | 1984 | SUI | 2:03.18 | |
| 10 | 13 | 192746 | THEAUX Adrien | 1984 | FRA | 2:03.20 | |
| 11 | 5 | 500150 | JAERBYN Patrik | 1969 | SWE | 2:03.39 | |
| 12 | 9 | 191740 | CLAREY Johan | 1981 | FRA | 2:03.43 | |
| 13 | 18 | 292514 | HEEL Werner | 1982 | ITA | 2:03.54 | |
| 14 | 43 | 180570 | ROMAR Andreas | 1989 | FIN | 2:03.88 | |
| 14 | 23 | 560447 | SPORN Andrej | 1981 | SLO | 2:03.88 | |
| 16 | 32 | 51327 | PUCHNER Joachim | 1987 | AUT | 2:03.91 | |
| 17 | 25 | 560332 | JERMAN Andrej | 1978 | SLO | 2:03.96 | |
| 18 | 6 | 191964 | POISSON David | 1982 | FRA | 2:03.97 | |
| 19 | 35 | 510498 | ZUEGER Cornel | 1981 | SUI | 2:04.00 | |
| 20 | 53 | 150398 | BANK Ondrej | 1980 | CZE | 2:04.08 | |
| 21 | 22 | 421328 | SVINDAL Aksel Lund | 1982 | NOR | 2:04.11 | |
| 22 | 51 | 561087 | MARKIC Gasper | 1986 | SLO | 2:04.30 | |
| 23 | 21 | 292455 | FILL Peter | 1982 | ITA | 2:04.44 | |
| 24 | 1 | 380292 | ZRNCIC-DIM Natko | 1986 | CRO | 2:04.51 | |
| 25 | 42 | 201811 | STECHERT Tobias | 1985 | GER | 2:04.58 | |
| 26 | 33 | 530874 | GANONG Travis | 1988 | USA | 2:04.67 | |
| 27 | 49 | 200379 | SANDER Andreas | 1989 | GER | 2:04.69 | |
| 28 | 50 | 103271 | THOMSEN Benjamin | 1987 | CAN | 2:04.75 | |
| 29 | 10 | 102899 | OSBORNE-PARADIS Manuel | 1984 | CAN | 2:04.79 | |
| 30 | 4 | 511383 | FEUZ Beat | 1987 | SUI | 2:04.88 | |
| 31 | 17 | 510890 | ZURBRIGGEN Silvan | 1981 | SUI | 2:04.89 | |
| 32 | 58 | 561085 | KRIZAJ Andrej | 1986 | SLO | 2:04.92 | |
| 33 | 56 | 53853 | SIEBER Bjoern | 1989 | AUT | 2:04.96 | |
| 33 | 37 | 511142 | LUEOEND Vitus | 1984 | SUI | 2:04.96 | |
| 35 | 20 | 51215 | BAUMANN Romed | 1986 | AUT | 2:04.98 | |
| 36 | 28 | 102263 | GUAY Erik | 1981 | CAN | 2:05.02 | |
| 37 | 59 | 192504 | MERMILLOD BLONDIN Thomas | 1984 | FRA | 2:05.07 | |
| 38 | 36 | 290998 | STAUDACHER Patrick | 1980 | ITA | 2:05.11 | |
| 39 | 26 | 533866 | NYMAN Steven | 1982 | USA | 2:05.14 | |
| 40 | 64 | 194190 | ROGER Brice | 1990 | FRA | 2:05.15 | |
| 41 | 2 | 291459 | PARIS Dominik | 1989 | ITA | 2:05.38 | |
| 42 | 47 | 534939 | FISHER Erik | 1985 | USA | 2:05.43 | |
| 42 | 45 | 294904 | PANGRAZZI Paolo | 1988 | ITA | 2:05.43 | |
| 44 | 27 | 510747 | GRUENENFELDER Tobias | 1977 | SUI | 2:05.59 | |
| 45 | 57 | 193034 | BOUILLOT Alexandre | 1985 | FRA | 2:05.61 | |
| 46 | 40 | 511405 | OREILLER Ami | 1987 | SUI | 2:05.62 | |
| 47 | 41 | 292291 | THANEI Stefan | 1981 | ITA | 2:05.70 | |
| 48 | 34 | 511529 | GISIN Marc | 1988 | SUI | 2:05.71 | |
| 49 | 48 | 293550 | MARSAGLIA Matteo | 1985 | ITA | 2:05.95 | |
| 50 | 30 | 501076 | OLSSON Hans | 1984 | SWE | 2:06.09 | |
| 51 | 39 | 511634 | SPESCHA Christian | 1989 | SUI | 2:06.23 | |
| 52 | 29 | 192932 | FAYED Guillermo | 1985 | FRA | 2:06.42 | |
| 53 | 52 | 421400 | MYHRE Lars Elton | 1984 | NOR | 2:06.57 | |
| 54 | 31 | 421483 | JANSRUD Kjetil | 1985 | NOR | 2:06.84 | |
| 55 | 54 | 930024 | MAPLE Wiley | 1990 | USA | 2:06.92 | |
| 56 | 38 | 53817 | FRANZ Max | 1989 | AUT | 2:06.94 | |
| 57 | 65 | 534959 | JITLOFF Tim | 1985 | USA | 2:07.18 | |
| 58 | 60 | 220656 | DRAKE Ed | 1986 | GBR | 2:07.60 | |
| 59 | 55 | 51007 | SCHOERGHOFER Philipp | 1983 | AUT | 2:08.01 | |
| 60 | 67 | 20267 | ESTEVE RIGAIL Kevin | 1989 | AND | 2:08.03 | |
| 61 | 63 | 380298 | SIROKI Tin | 1987 | CRO | 2:08.04 | |
| 62 | 46 | 530165 | BRANDENBURG Will | 1987 | USA | 2:08.43 | |
| 63 | 71 | 60159 | VAN BUYNDER Frederik | 1988 | BEL | 2:09.42 | |
| 64 | 68 | 430429 | BYDLINSKI Maciej | 1988 | POL | 2:10.40 | |
| 65 | 72 | 380290 | SAMSAL Dalibor | 1985 | CRO | 2:10.94 | |
| 66 | 70 | 430472 | KLUSAK Michal | 1990 | POL | 2:10.96 | |
| 67 | 69 | 150495 | VRABLIK Martin | 1982 | CZE | 2:11.46 | |
| 68 | 66 | 151099 | SYROVATKA Mark | 1989 | CZE | 2:13.03 | |
| 69 | 62 | 150644 | KRYZL Krystof | 1986 | CZE | 18:04.46 | |
| 70 | 15 | 510030 | CUCHE Didier | 1974 | SUI | 32:51.81 | |
| Did not finish 1st run | |||||||
| 61 | 102403 | SEMPLE Ryan | 1982 | CAN | |||
| 14 | 51005 | SCHEIBER Mario | 1983 | AUT | |||
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