Manuel Osborne-Paradis (CAN) has won the Downhill race in Gardena/Groeden, thereby dethroning Michael Walchhofer who won the race the last two consecutive years. Osborne-Paradis won in front of Mario Scheiber (AUT; +0,13 seconds) and Ambrosi Hoffmann (SUI) as well as Johan Clarey (FRA) who are both tied 3rd with 0,25 seconds deficit.
The Canadian Manuel Osborne-Paradis beat all the...
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Manuel Osborne-Paradis (CAN) has won the Downhill race in Gardena/Groeden, thereby dethroning Michael Walchhofer who won the race the last two consecutive years. Osborne-Paradis won in front of Mario Scheiber (AUT; +0,13 seconds) and Ambrosi Hoffmann (SUI) as well as Johan Clarey (FRA) who are both tied 3rd with 0,25 seconds deficit.
The Canadian Manuel Osborne-Paradis beat all the favourites and won the Downhill race in Gardena/Groeden. In the two Downhill Trainings Osborne-Paradis only managed an 8th and 9th place, but in the race Osborne-Paradis left all other athletes behind, including Michi Walchhofer (AUT), Didier Cuche (SUI) and Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR), who dominated the training runs. Perhaps the twenty-five year old was spurred on by his disappointment in yesterday's Super-G where he only reached 17th place.
Osborne-Paradis has shown his talent here in Gardena/Groeden before today. Last year the Canadian finished third, two years ago 6th and three years ago 5th. So a victory wasn't to be excluded. This season Osborne-Paradis has alredy won the Super-G in Lake Louise.
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