Craig Branch has posted his best result for the season in both super G and downhill at the Kvitfjel World Cup over the weekend.
Craig Branch has posted his best result for the season in both super G and downhill at the Kvitfjel World Cup over the weekend.
Branch finished in 36th place in the super G, 2.96 seconds behind race winner Daron Rahlves of the United States.
A day earlier he had made 40th place in the downhill in a time of one minute 46.06 seconds, 2.65 seconds behind gold medallist Stefan Eberharter of Austria.
Branch placed 37th in the Val Gardena super G earlier in the season and has a best result of 45th in the Vail/Beaver Creek downhill.
Eberharter clinched the downhill title with his Kvitfjell victory, his fourth for the season, while Maier had already wrapped up the super G title.
Maier’s ninth place in the downhill and third in the super G stretched his lead on Overall title rival Bode Miller of the US. Going into the four-race World Cup finals in Sestriere this week, Maier leads the points table on 1165 points, 67 ahead of Miller. Eberharter is in third place on 1083 points.
Branch finished in 36th place in the super G, 2.96 seconds behind race winner Daron Rahlves of the United States.
A day earlier he had made 40th place in the downhill in a time of one minute 46.06 seconds, 2.65 seconds behind gold medallist Stefan Eberharter of Austria.
Branch placed 37th in the Val Gardena super G earlier in the season and has a best result of 45th in the Vail/Beaver Creek downhill.
Eberharter clinched the downhill title with his Kvitfjell victory, his fourth for the season, while Maier had already wrapped up the super G title.
Maier’s ninth place in the downhill and third in the super G stretched his lead on Overall title rival Bode Miller of the US. Going into the four-race World Cup finals in Sestriere this week, Maier leads the points table on 1165 points, 67 ahead of Miller. Eberharter is in third place on 1083 points.
