Italian Staudacher tops the Super G

Here is a Super G stunner for all ski fans – Patrick Staudacher clocked 14:30 seconds to finish at the apex amid the professionals. Competing in only the first World championship race Staudacher has become the first Italian to win the men’s Super G title. The 26-year-old Italian bettered the former downhill Olympic champion Fritz Strobl of Austria who finished 0.32 seconds behind for the second spot with Switzerland’s Bruno kernen bagging the bronze. The bad weather at Are, Sweden had had prolonged the championships – but today’s outing was just perfect for Staudacher, who’s best performance before this was a sixth place fininsh in the downhill in Bormio. However, the biggest disappoints of the event were Bode Miller and the former silver medalist of the event Hermann Maier. Read: Eurosport