Browsing entries tagged with Bormio
29 Dec 2011
Vancouver Olympic champion Didier Defago has claimed the world cup downhill title in Bormio, Italy, after a near-flawless run on the tricky course. It was only the fourth world cup win of the Swiss downhiller’s…
29 Dec 2009
Slovenian Andrej Jerman has won the men’s downhill in Bormio, claiming his first World Cup victory for three years. Jerman raced into first position in 2 minutes, 0.32 seconds – 0.44 seconds ahead…
28 Dec 2009
The International Ski Federation will be using Bormio’s World Cup event as a testing ground for new safety gates. The new gates feature flags that tear apart on impact and are designed to minimise collision…
23 Dec 2009
Snow is expected to fall over the next few days in Bormio, with clear, colder weather to follow in time for the men’s World Cup downhill races on Tuesday 29 December – pretty much an ideal arrangement.…
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