Kilde wins the second Beaver Creek Super G

In his third race back from injury, Norwegian skier Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, won the second Super G in Beaver Creek. In yesterday’s SG, Kilde did not manage to finish his race as he missed a gate, however today, he was back in full force. Starting with bib 6, he pushed his way to claim first place, however, with Odermatt (SUI) wearing bib 7, he wasn’t sure how long he’d be in the hot seat for.

After winning yesterday’s Super G, Marco Odermatt definitely had confidence on his side when standing up at the start gate. The Swiss skier has two previous wins to his name in Beaver Creek and was looking to make it three. In a very tight race, Odermatt finished 0.03 seconds behind Kilde to claim second place.

Wearing bib 2, Travis Ganong (USA) was the first skier of the day to complete the course, after Romed Baumann (GER) didn’t finish his race. Ganong set a time of 1:10.63, 0.37 seconds behind Kilde, but it was enough to secure him third place and his very first Super G World Cup podium. Ganong stated, “it feels really good to have a podium (in Super G) and especially here at home in the US. There couldn’t be a better place to do it or a better day to do it.” The last time an American was on the podium in the US was in 2015 where Ted Ligety and Andrew Weibrecht placed 2nd and 3rd in the Super G in Beaver Creek.

Amongst the joy and cheers, there were nonetheless some disappointments. Austrian skiers, Matthias Mayer and Vincent Kriechmayer, finished off the podium in 4th and 5th place, respectively. Mayer came second in yesterday's Super G, whereas Kriechmayer finished 5th. Alexis Pinturault (FRA) who looked to be contending for a podium position ended up finishing 6th after losing time in the third interval of the course.

With both of the Super G races completed, racing continues tomorrow, Saturday 4th December, with a Downhill race which is scheduled to start at 11:00 local time and 19:00 CET.