Erik Guay wins super-G World Cup title
Written by on March 11th, 2010 in Latest News.
Canada’s Erik Guay produced a daring run at the Garmisch-Partekkirchen course in Germany to win the final super-G race of the season Thursday and claim the World Cup title in that event.
Coming off a super-G win on Sunday in Kvitfjell, Norway, Guay went into the race in third place but his blistering run down the Kandahar course gave him the title.
“I didn’t reckon it would happen today, I was so far behind,” the skier from Mont Tremblant, Que., Guay said after winning his first World Cup title.
“But I knew that if I won today, I would have a chance, so I took maximum risks and it paid off. It was wild.”
Ivica Kostelic of Croatia finished second, ahead of Olympic champion Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, who was also third in the final discipline standings. Svindal was defending the title.
Win helps Guay overtake rivals
Michael Walchhofer of Austria, who led super-G standings going into the race, finished 15th and finished up second.
Walchhofer had a 46-point lead over Svindal and was 69 points ahead of Guay before the race.
By winning the last two of the six super-G races, Guay swept past his two rivals to claim the title with 331 points. Walchhofer had 316 points and Svindal finished with 314.
“The season could go on for another two-three weeks for me,” Guay said.
Guay covered the 2,200-metre Kandahar course in 1 minute 26.36 seconds to leave Kostelic behind. Kostelic had a surprisingly strong race, making the podium in the event for the first time this season with a time of 1:26.75. Svindal came in at 1:26.99.
