HEAD wins all three races on the Streif run in Kitzbühel

The HEAD World Cup Rebels dominated the action on the Streif in Kitzbühel: In a spectacular Downhill event on Friday, the HEAD World Cup Rebels celebrated a double victory with Beat Feuz and Matthias Mayer. For Feuz it was his first victory in a Hahnenkamm Downhill in his career following four finishes in second place. That result was topped in the second Downhill race on Sunday with triple success by Beat Feuz, Johan Clarey and Matthias Mayer. And then it was Vincent Kriechmayr winning the Super-G on Monday who rounded off a flawless HEAD weekend in Kitzbühel. On top of that, Lara Gut-Behrami won the Super-G in Crans Montana on Sunday with a lead of almost one second.

"I'm proud of the way I skied. It was a difficult race, and with the two crashes and interruptions it was a long one too. It was also relatively fast, so it wasn't easy to adapt quickly," explained Beat Feuz following his first victory on the Streif run on Friday. For the Swiss athlete it was his 14th World Cup victory, the eleventh in the Downhill.

Historic triple victory for HEAD

"The triple victory on Sunday was of course the absolute highlight for us," said HEAD Racing Director Rainer Salzgeber. "We've never had that before and it's something historic for HEAD that will stand out for a long time. Friday was a special event on its own with the long awaited Golden Chamois for Beat Feuz, especially following concerns about stopping the race. I'm also pleased that Vincent Kriechmayr finally bagged a victory. The good thing was that both he and his service man stayed calm and weren't put off by advice coming from all sides. That was a big reason why everything went so well. All of us in the team have stood behind the strategy, even when things haven't turned out quite as well. Everyone kept their cool and focused on getting the job done."

Johan Clarey oldest ski athlete on the podium

On Sunday Beat Feuz was once again unbeatable in the second Downhill event in Kitzbühel. The 33-year-old won 17 and 38 hundredths of a second ahead of his HEAD colleagues Johan Clarey and Matthias Mayer, also taking the lead in the Downhill World Cup - in front of Matthias Mayer and Johan Clarey. Johan Clarey set a record with his second place. At the age of 40 and 16 days, he is the oldest ski athlete ever to stand on a World Cup podium.

First Kitzbühel victory for Vincent Kriechmayr

HEAD continued from one success to the next in Kitzbühel on Monday. Vincent Kriechmayr bagged the win in the Super-G for his first Golden Chamois. It was the Austrian athlete's seventh World Cup victory, his fifth in a Super-G. "It was a good run, not flawless, but pretty much at the limit. I let the skis run without compromise and I did well," said the 29-year-old, who is now also leading in the Super-G World Cup. Matthias Mayer raced to a podium finish yet again, this time in third place. Sensation results were delivered by the Canadian athlete James Crawford in sixth place and Austrian athlete Stefan Babinsky in seventh place. These were their best finishes in the World Cup so far. French athlete Alexis Pinturault, the overall leader in the World Cup, finished in eleventh place, while Josef Ferstl was twelfth and Johan Clarey 13th.

Lara Gut-Behrami races to superb Super-G success

The women athletes had two Downhill races and a Super-G on the agenda in Crans Montana this weekend. In Sunday's Super-G, Lara Gut-Behrami was in a class of her own. The Swiss athlete won with a lead of almost one second. All-in-all, it was her 28th World Cup victory, the 14th in a Super-G. "For me the race started anything but perfect. I made a mistake and then tried to step on the gas and ski the course even tighter. I took a risk and it paid off," said the 29-year-old, who leads the Super-G ranking with 245 points in front of her HEAD colleague Corinne Suter from Switzerland. "These results demonstrate Lara Gut-Behrami's class. She prepared well and has worked very hard. Her reward is well deserved," said Rainer Salzgeber in praise of the Swiss athlete.

Christine Scheyer finished in an impressive fifth place having started with bib number 33. For the Austrian athlete it was her best World Cup result since November 2018. Corinne Suter finished in ninth place, Kajsa Vickhoff Lie from Norway was tenth, Marie-Michele Gagnon from Canada 13th and Laura Gauché from France with bib number 40 finished 14th. Lisa Grill finishing in 18th place also gets a special mention. The 20-year-old Austrian athlete scored her first World Cup points in the super-G.

First podium finish in the Downhill this season for Lara Gut-Behrami

Saturday saw Lara Gut-Behrami bag her first podium finish in the Downhill this season. Italian athlete Elena Curtoni celebrated her first podium finish this season in third place. Her compatriot Laura Pirovano achieved her best World Cup result in her career so far finishing in fourth place. Previously, she finished fifth in the Downhill in St. Anton on January the 9th. Corinne Suter finished in eighth place and Marie-Michele Gagnon was eleventh. Elena Curtoni was the fastest HEAD athlete in the first Downhill on Friday, which was beset by gusty wind conditions, finishing in twelfth place. Corinne Suter in 14th place and Laura Pirovano finishing 15th were also among the top 15. The first day of Downhill training in Crans Montana was particularly bitter for Nina Ortlieb. The Austrian athlete sustained a serious knee injury during a fall.