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Kriechmayr & Mayer - Super-G double victory for HEAD in Garmisch

The last two races before the World Championships in Cortina were held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen this weekend. Austria's speed rebels Vincent Kriechmayr and Matthias Mayer sealed a HEAD double victory in the Super-G on Saturday. In the Downhill on Friday, two HEAD World Cup Rebels also raced to podium finishes with Beat Feuz in second place and Matthias Mayer third.

Following his victory in the Super-G in Kitzbühel, Vincent Kriechmayr clocked yet another win in this discipline in Garmisch. With this success, his eighth World Cup victory and sixth in the Super-G, the Austrian extended his lead in the Super-G World Cup with 341 points. Matthias Mayer is just behind him in second place with 240 points.

"I felt really great in the Super-G all year. I'm really happy about this result. When I took the lead with bib number five, I knew it must have been a good run," said Vincent Kriechmayr at the finish. Matthias Mayer, celebrating his sixth podium finish in a row, was in second place just 17 hundredths of a second behind his HEAD team-mate. Beat Feuz from Switzerland finished in ninth place, and Kjetil Jansrud from Norway was 13th.


"Time for fine-tuning before the World Championships"

"The lead up to the World Championships has been very positive," says HEAD Racing Director Rainer Salzgeber. "Our performance in the last few races has been really good. These athletes are well placed among the favourites for Cortina. But they are experienced lads and know how to handle a bit of pressure. I am hoping we will have fair conditions from the beginning. The weather could still present a bit of a challenge. But we have done a good job with our preparations. We will use the remaining time before the World Championships for some final tests. Maybe we can fine-tune a couple of more things."

Second and third place for the HEAD athletes in the Downhill

For Beat Feuz, Friday's Downhill saw him race to his fourth podium finish this season in this discipline, following his double victory in Kitzbühel and his third place in Val Gardena. This means that the Swiss athlete will enter the World Championships as the leader in the Downhill World Cup with 406 points. Matthias Mayer is in second place having notched up 358 points in this discipline.


"I had the throttle wide open right from the beginning. I am extremely satisfied with my run. The slope was very good, considering the conditions. I know where I lost some time. Things are going very well for me at the moment. I have found the focus I need to be consistent in the Downhill," said Matthias Mayer. Among the top-15 were also French athlete Johan Clarey in tenth place, Vincent Kriechmayr eleventh, Dominik Schwaiger from Germany twelfth and Kjetil Jansrud 13th.

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