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Friday, 30 December 2005 |
American jet-skier Daron Rahlves victorious in Bormio
American jet-skier Daron Rahlves gained his second downhill victory of
the season at Bormio, and took the lead in the overall standings of the
World Cup series.
The start was delayed in Italy by 30 minutes after a forerunner crashed
into safety netting, and a 10 minute halt followed after Hans Gruger
crashed.
Daron Rahlves, who won two world championship medals in Bormio in
February, clocked one minute 57.68 seconds and eclipsed 2002 Olympic
champion Fritz Strobl by 0.32 seconds.
Switzerland's Tobias Gruenenfelder finished third, despite unfortunately crashing at the finish line.
Tobias Gruenenfelder was treated for an injured knee at the scene, having been a mere 0.03 outside Fritz Strobl's time.
Last year's winner Hans Gruger was earlier taken to hospital with a suspected broken leg.
World Cup holder Bode Miller was a distant ninth after a
surprisingly cautious opening section, while another leading figure,
Austrian Hermann Maier, never seriously challenged and trailed home in
13th spot.
It was the 11th World Cup victory for 32-year-old Daron Rahlves, a former jet-ski world champion.
Daron Rahlves has now finished in each of the podium places in Bormio,
having won silver in the world championship downhill and bronze in the
giant slalom.
"It just seems to get me pumped up," daron Rahlves said of the venue.
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