3875 M Vertical Drop: 1020 M Number of Gates: 34 Snow Temperature: +2C/0C Air Temperature: +2C Started: 52 Finished: 39

03.02.73. St Anton Downhill, men

course name: Kappal course length: 3875 m vertical drop: 1020 m number of gates: 34 snow temperature: +2C/0C air temperature: +2C started: 52 finished: 39

1. Bernhard Russi Andermatt/SUI 2.25.66 ( 4)*

2. Franz Klammer Mooswald/AUT 2.27.75 (22! 3. Philippe Roux Verbier/SUI 2.27.95 (18! 4. Bob Cochran Madona Mt./USA 2.28.03 ( 2) 5. David Zwilling Abtenau/AUT 2.28.30 (21! 6. Giuliano Besson Sauze d'Oulx/ITA 2.28.55 (13) 7. Sepp Loidl Dachstein/AUT 2.28.90 ( 1) 8. Karl Cordin Dornbirn/AUT 2.28.97 (14) 9. Henri Duvillard Megeve/FRA 2.29.20 (11) DQ Antonio Enzi Predoi/ITA 2.29,30 10. Franco Bieler Gressoney/ITA 2.29.35 (33! 11. Walter Tresch Bristen/SUI 2.29.67 (15) 12. Gustav Thoeni F-G. Predazzo/ITA 2.29.70 ( 3)

13. Michel Daetwyler Villars/SUI 2.30.11 ( 5) 14. Davies Currier Madison/USA 2.30.20 ( 7) 15. Rene Berthod Chateau d'Oex/SUI 2.30.57 (16) 16. Stefano Anzi Bormio/ITA 2.30.82 (12)

17. Werner Grissmann Lienz/AUT 2.31.22 (19) 18. Herbert Plank Vipiteno/ITA 2.31.45 (31)

19. Walter Vesti Davos/SUI 2.32.62 (17) 20. Bernard Orcel Alpe d'Huez/FRA 2.32.66 ( 6) 21. Manfred Grabler St.Johann/AUS 2.32.70 (30) 22. Ilario Pegorrari Gaspoggio/ITA 2.32.77 (32) 23. Reinulf Lamberger Mitersil/AUT 2.32.80 (38) 24. Reinhardt Tritscher Ramsau/AUT 2.33.09 (29) 25. Bobbo Nordenskjoeld Aare/SWE 2.33.13 (46) 26. Willi Frommelt Tschaan/LIE 2.33.20 (34) 27. Piero Gros Sauze d'Oulx/ITA 2.33.27 (51!

28. Dave Cooper Vancouver/CND 2.35.08 (27) 29. Robert Blanchard Brussels/BEL 2.35.57 (40)

30. Henri Brechu Bareges/FRA 2.36.61 (44) 31. Joze Gazvoda Maribor/YUG 2.37.25 (42)

32. Miran Gaspercic Jesenice/YUG 2.38.26 (39) 33. Mike Lafferty Bend/USA 2.38.48 (10) 34. Juuha Savolainnen /FIN 2.39.47 (47)

35. Penti Ruuskannen /FIN 2.40.32 (45) 36. Lubos Petrik Slavia-Praha/TCH 2.40.76 (43) 37. Peter Reitmeier /TCH 2.41.34 (54) 38. Jean-Philippe Sanson Luchon/FRA 2.42.56 (41) 39. Gerard Bonnevie Val d'Isere/FRA 2.43.02 (48)

DNS: Andreas Sprecher Davos/SUI (injurred at the practice run)

DQ: 10. Antonio Enzi ITA 2.29,30

DNF: Rolland Colombin Versegers/SUI (9) (split-time: 2 – 43.56), Marcello Varallo Milano/ITA (8) (split-time: 4 – 44.12), Erik Haaker Oppdal/NOR (split-time: 6 – 44.37) Roger Rossat-Mignaud Alpe d'Huez/FRA (20) (split-time:17 – 44.83), Peter Feiersinger Kitzbuehel/AUT (35) (split-time:19 – 44.96), Roland Thoeni Traffoi/ITA, Don Rowles Mt Hood/USA, Anton Dorner Bregenzerwald/AUT (36), Wilfried Muxl /AUT (37), Mike Culver Montreal/CND, Harald Roffner Arlberg/AUT, Bjarne Strand Oslo/NOR, Hans Johansson /SWE

* new course record split-time:

1. Bernhard Russi SUI 43.52 ( 4) 2. Roland Collombin SUI 43.56 ( 9)

3. Sepp Loidl AUT 43.74 ( 1)

4. Marcello Varallo ITA 44.12 ( 8)

5. Walter Tresch SUI 44.30 (15) 6. Werner Grissmann AUT (19) and Erik Haaker NOR 44.37 8. Karl Cordin AUT 44.46 (14) 9. David Zwilling AUT 44.55 (21) 10. Philippe Roux SUI 44.56 (18) 11. Bob Cochran USA 44.57 ( 2) 12. Mike Lafferty USA 44.58 (10) 13. Henri Duvillard FRA (11) and Gustav Thoeni ITA 44.71 ( 3) 15. Franz Klammer AUT 44.74 (22) 16. Stefano Anzi ITA 44.78 (12) 17. Roger Rossat-Mignaud FRA 44.83 (20) 18. Dave Currier USA 44.91 ( 7) 19. Peter Feyersinger AUT 44.96 (35! 20. Antonio Enzi ITA 45.06 21. Rene Berthod SUI 45.07 (16) 22. Reinhardt Tritscher AUT 45.11 (29) 23. Giuliano Besson ITA 45.13 (13) 24. Herbert Plank ITA 45.22 (31) 25. Michel Daetwyler SUI 45.25 ( 5)