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Maier wins super G in Canada; Sullivan top American

Mon 1st, December 2008

Lake Louise, Canada (Sports Network) - The U.S. Ski Team's Marco Sullivan (Squaw Valley, CA) dialed in the fastest run for U.S. athletes to finish with a personal super G best, tying for fifth during a World Cup in Lake Louise Sunday. Austria's Hermann Maier won the race to mark his 54th World Cup victory, his 24th in super G.

"I skied pretty well - not flawlessly, but I had the intensity. I was a little disappointed with yesterday's race, so I wanted to at least leave here with something, so I charged it and it worked out pretty good," Sullivan said.

According to Men's Alpine Head Coach Sasha Rearick, Sullivan's new benchmark comes on the heels of a summer of pushing his technique to new levels.

"Sullivan did a lot of giant slalom this summer - probably four times the amount he normally does - which has helped him to make better transitions in his turns and that work showed today," Rearick said. "Sully did a great job. He had awesome skiing and great execution from top to bottom."

"I think the GS training this summer helped me get back to basics with my technique," Sullivan said. "I also have some new Nordica super G skis that are pretty awesome, so with both of those factors I was able to sit in the start gate and be confident that I could compete with the best guys. That's a feeling that had been lacking in my super G until now."

Having skiing great Maier add another mark in his record books with an astounding 54th World Cup victory was something that Sullivan says he was happy to be able to witness.

"Hermann Maier was impressive. To see him on the top of the podium and crushing second place was pretty cool. It's good to see the legend is still alive," Sullivan said.

Reigning World Cup overall champion Bode Miller (Franconia, NH) was nearly halfway through his run when he lost balance and ended up losing a ski before going out.

Andrew Weibrecht (Lake Placid, NY) followed Sullivan for U.S. results in 34th. Erik Fisher (Middleton, ID), back for his first race since injuring himself at last season's World Cup in Lake Louise, was 49th.

"It was Fisher's first race back since his injury, and he was charging. It was nice to see a kit come back from an injury and go at it like that. He's skiing well," Rearick said.

Following his result in the super G, Sullivan now sits 20th in the overall World Cup standings. Daniel Albrecht of Switzerland leads.

The men's Team now heads south for the Audi Birds of Prey races in Beaver Creek, CO Dec. 2-7.

"We have two training runs in Beaver Creek prior to the downhill, so there's not a lot of time to do anything," Rearick said. "The Team is excited to get back to Beaver Creek. We always love it there and it's great to be at home."