Austria's Hannes Reichelt pipped Swiss Didier Cuche Wednesday as alpine's speed event specialists were given a first glimpse of how difficult it will be to win Olympic downhill gold in 2014.
Hannes Reichelt of Austria speeds down to clock the best time during the Men's downhill practice race at the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup on in Rosa Khutor alpine ski resort near Sochi. Hannes Reichelt pipped Swiss Didier Cuche as alpine's speed event specialists were given a first glimpse of how difficult it will be to win Olympic downhill gold in 2014.
Sochi will host the Olympic Games in two years time and over the next two weeks four official World Cup races will be held at this Caucasus mountain resort an hour north of Sochi.
This article is older than 60 days, which we reserve for our premium members only.You can subscribe to our premium member subscription, here.
About the author
- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
Latest stories in this category:
- England crush Windies to clinch Test series
- Djokovic bid for history off to winning start
- Injury rules England's Barry out of Euro 2012
- Federer equals Connors Grand Slam win record
- Quickfire Li Na into French Open second round
- Top seed Azarenka survives French Open scare
- Criscito out of Italy squad after police search
- Johnson edges Dufner to win at PGA Colonial
