CORTINA D'AMPEZZO – CORTINA D'Vincent Kriechmayr matched two legends of Alpine skiing at the world championships Sunday by adding downhill gold to the super-G title he won three days ago.
The Austrian became only the third man to complete the so-called speed double at a worlds after Hermann Maier did it in 1999 and Bode Miller in 2005. “Hermann Maier is an Austrian legend and Bode Miller is a legend, too.
To be on the same step is really amazing,” Kriechmayr said. “I don’t compare myself to Hermann or Bode Miller, they were also Olympic and World Cup overall champions,” he added. “Of course, it’s nice to achieve it as well.” Opening the race on an icy course after a freezing cold night, Kriechmayr had no course report but still judged a