Italian skier Paris masters tricky Streif course for second win
KITZBUEHEL, Austria — As soon as Dominik Paris had mastered a tricky World Cup downhill on the Streif on Saturday, the Italian kneeled down and held both his skis up in the air.
For the second time in four years, Paris celebrated victory in what is arguably the toughest downhill race of the season.
“The first win just happened, I couldn’t believe it,” he said. “The second win was the hardest and is much more emotional.”
On a sun-soaked but bumpy and icy 3.3-kilometre course, Paris became the third Italian winner of the classic race in five years. He finished in 1 minute, 55.01 seconds to beat French duo Valentin Giraud Moine and Johan Clarey by 0.21 second and 0.33 second, respectively.