First Super-G victory for Corinne Suter

Back in January Corinne Suter celebrated her first World Cup Downhill victory. This Sunday in Garmisch-Partenkirchen the Swiss athlete bagged her first victory in the Super-G. Her compatriot Wendy Holdener was in third place. Suter continues to lead in the Downhill World Cup. German athlete Alexander Schmid stepped up to the podium for the first time at the Parallel Giant Slalom in Chamonix.

 

"That was another great weekend for us. Corinne was looking really good in the Downhill, but made a mistake in the upper section. The Super-G was awesome. Wendy also put in a perfect performance, which was really good considering these tough conditions," said HEAD Racing Director Rainer Salzgeber.

 

"I had very low expectations today. That is perhaps the reason why I ended up racing so fast. In the Super-G I either do well, or I am nowhere. Now that I can see a regular pattern, that is really good. I want to improve step by step at the same time as enjoy my skiing," said Corinne Suter.

 

In the Downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday Corinne Suter was in fifth place. With 317 points, the Swiss athlete is still in first place in the Downhill World Cup.

 

Alexander Schmid on the podium for the first time in third place

 

The HEAD World Cup Rebels also celebrated a premiere in the men's event. Alexander Schmid finished third to step up onto the podium for the first time at the Parallel Giant Slalom in Chamonix. In the small final the 25-year-old German athlete beat his HEAD teammate Tommy Ford from the USA, who finished fourth. "Alexander and Tommy were the only competitors to win on the red course in the quarter finals. In that respect this is an extraordinarily good result and we can be content with third and fourth place. In the end it was the luck of the draw where you start. With no re-runs I think there is an element of competition that is missing from this race format," says Rainer Salzgeber.