First podium finish for Broderick Thompson

In the Super-G in Beaver Creek on Thursday, Broderick Thompson charged to the podium for the first time in his career. The 27-year-old Canadian athlete, who suffered a serious knee injury in 2018, finished third. The HEAD Worldcup Rebels clocked up several more podium finishes in the speed discipline events in Beaver Creek and Lake Louise thanks to Matthias Mayer from Austria and Beat Feuz, Corinne Suter and Lara Gut-Behrami from Switzerland.

 

"I saw where I needed to execute in the key spots of the course, and the rest I was just charging as hard as I could. It was a surprise in the finish for sure, starting with bib 35," said Broderick Thompson about finishing in third place. "I don’t have words to describe my emotions. It’s incredible, I’m so happy. I’ve been through a lot of injuries in my career, so to finally land on the podium, it’s indescribable."

 "In my opinion Broderick Thompson is one of the most brilliant skiers. Following his serious injury three years ago, he more or less sat out for two seasons. In Canada we have the support of a company service man, and this podium has shown that the effort has paid off. That was a real highlight for us this weekend," said a delighted Rainer Salzgeber, HEAD Racing Director.

 

Mayer also podiums - eight HEAD World Cup Rebels in the top 15

 In the Super-G on Thursday, Matthias Mayer finished ahead of Thompson in second place. Six more HEAD World Cup Rebels ranked among the best 15, with Vincent Kriechmayr from Austria in fifth place, Alexis Pinturault from France in sixth place, Justin Murisier from Switzerland eighth, Mattia Casse from Italy ninth, Beat Feuz twelfth and Kjetil Jansrud from Norway 14th. "For Matthias Mayer, we have made a change to his ski boots. The two weekends in Lake Louise and Beaver Creek have confirmed that we are on the right track," says Rainer Salzgeber, analysing the results. Matthias Mayer celebrated another podium in second place in the Downhill on Saturday - his first podium finish in this discipline in Beaver Creek. Mayer leads the Downhill World Cup with 180 points after two races. Beat Feuz, four-time overall Downhill winner, bagged his 42nd podium in this discipline by finishing third.

 

Lara Gut-Behrami second despite health problems

 Lara Gut-Behrami just missed her first win of the season in the Super-G in Lake Louise on Sunday. The Super-G World Champion from Switzerland was not dissatisfied with second place, however. "I skied well up to the end of the steep section, but then my strength started to fade," explained the Swiss athlete, who was not in the best of health during the competitions in Lake Louise. Elena Curtoni from Italy finished in seventh place and Ragnhild Mowinckel from Norway finished twelfth. Downhill World Champion Corinne Suter celebrated her eleventh podium finish in this discipline in third place in the Downhill in Lake Louise on Saturday. Especially remarkable was the fourth-place finish for Cornelia Hütter, who was set back by serious injuries several times over the past few years.