One day after his sensational victory in the Super-G, Josef Ferstl missed the jump to the top ten in the downhill classics in Val Gardena.
The 28-year-old from Hammer came 14th in Aksel Lund Svindal’s sovereign victory. with a gap of 1.41 seconds to the outstanding Norwegian was only the third-best German.
Andreas Sander (Ennepetal/+1.31) finished twelfth. Thomas Dreßen (Mittenwald/+1.34), third in Beaver Creek, reached 13th place. Place. The 24-year-old World Cup debutant Manuel Schmid from Fischen (+1.60) completed with an outstanding 16th place. In third place was the once again strong result of the speed riders of the German Ski Association (DSV). Dominik Schwaiger (Königssee/2.14) finished 29th.
Svindal, super-G Olympic champion of Vancouver 2010, clearly relegated his compatriot Kjetil Jansrud (+0.59) and the Austrian Max Franz (+0.85) to second and third place. He celebrated his 34th birthday. World Cup victory and the second win of the season after his downhill triumph in Beaver Creek.