Best time on the Streif

“A statement!” Italian causes amazement in Kitzbühel

Giovanni Franzoni was also lightning fast in the second Kitzbühel training session.(Bild: GEPA)

Giovanni Franzoni feels right at home in Kitzbühel! As on Tuesday, the Italian was also the fastest in the second downhill training run on Wednesday on the Streif. "That's quite a statement from the lad," marvels Vincent Kriechmayr, who finished tenth, just over a second behind the fastest time.

"It'll take a bit more than that to beat Giovanni. He talks as if he still has reserves, so we'd better brace ourselves," said Kriechmayr, impressed by Franzoni in an ORF interview. The Italian had already shown his talent in Wengen with two best times in training, a Super-G victory, and a downhill podium finish. Now he set the pace for the second time in Kitzbühel.

Vincent Kriechmayr(Bild: Christof Birbaumer)

Babinsky points to
Behind Franzoni, Frenchman Nils Alphand (+0.09 seconds) finished in second place. Stefan Babinsky (+0.29) was the best Austrian in third place. "It was a good training run, I did a lot of things well," said the ÖSV skier. "But not everyone has shown their hand yet!" 

Here are the final results:

The program
The Super-G (11:30 a.m.) opens the Hahnenkamm weekend on Friday. This will be followed on Saturday by the legendary downhill race on the Streif (11:30 a.m.), and on Sunday by the slalom on the Ganslernhang (10:30 a.m./1:30 p.m.). The "Krone" will be reporting live from the scene, and all races will be available as usual on the sportkrone.at live ticker.