Kitzbuehel, Austria (dpa) - Italy's Dominik Paris denied the hosting Austrians when he pipped Olympic champion Matthias Mayer for victory in a World Cup super-g Friday.
Paris added the super-g top spot to his downhill win on the same treacherous Streif piste two years ago, clinching his fourth career victory and first in the discipline in 1 minute 9.99 seconds.
The 2014 downhill gold medallist Mayer missed his first Kitzbuehel success by a mere six hundredth in 1:10.05, and compatriot Georg Streitberger placed third in 1:10.33.
"I had a good feeling but I didn't expect to make it today," Paris said. "I like the mountain."
Swiss skier Marc Gisin crashed heavily at the Hausbergkante section and was taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries.
Pre-race favourite Kjetil Jansrud of Norway had to settle for seventh in the race but was also set to compete in the slalom run later Friday (1545 GMT) for a super-combined classification together with the super-g.
Frenchman Alexis Pinturault was considered favourite for the super-combined win, finishing 1.47 seconds behind Paris but 1.31 ahead of Austrian World Cup holder and leader Marcel Hirscher.
Croatia's Natko Zrncic-Dim is also a contender three hundredth behind Pinturault while American combined favourite Ted Ligety failed to complete the super-g.
The Kitzbuehel downhill, arguable the most prestigious and dangerous race on the calendar, is set for Saturday, and a slalom for Sunday.
Paris added the super-g top spot to his downhill win on the same treacherous Streif piste two years ago, clinching his fourth career victory and first in the discipline in 1 minute 9.99 seconds.
The 2014 downhill gold medallist Mayer missed his first Kitzbuehel success by a mere six hundredth in 1:10.05, and compatriot Georg Streitberger placed third in 1:10.33.
"I had a good feeling but I didn't expect to make it today," Paris said. "I like the mountain."
Swiss skier Marc Gisin crashed heavily at the Hausbergkante section and was taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries.
Pre-race favourite Kjetil Jansrud of Norway had to settle for seventh in the race but was also set to compete in the slalom run later Friday (1545 GMT) for a super-combined classification together with the super-g.
Frenchman Alexis Pinturault was considered favourite for the super-combined win, finishing 1.47 seconds behind Paris but 1.31 ahead of Austrian World Cup holder and leader Marcel Hirscher.
Croatia's Natko Zrncic-Dim is also a contender three hundredth behind Pinturault while American combined favourite Ted Ligety failed to complete the super-g.
The Kitzbuehel downhill, arguable the most prestigious and dangerous race on the calendar, is set for Saturday, and a slalom for Sunday.
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