Triple victory for HEAD

 

And a „special“ win for Maria Riesch at Garmisch.

Maria Riesch celebrated a very 'special' victory today as she won the last FIS Audi World Cup downhill of the season in front of her fans and friends beating by nearly half a second her great friend Lindsey Vonn at the end of her very aggressive run. It's the first time that the double Olympic Champion managed to win a World Cup race on home soil a year after finishing 2nd in a slalom dominated by the American.

 

Sweden's Anja Pärson reached a stunning 3rd place behind that duo, reinforcing her 3rd place in both the Downhill and the Overall standings.

 

3rd season win for Maria 
It's Maria's third season World Cup win - the 14th in her career - and her second in downhill after her triumph at St. Moritz six weeks ago. This result allows the Bavarian to remain in the race for the Overall World Cup standings against Vonn, who leads now with an advance of 225 points on her three races before the season end.

 

Yet the 25-year-old was happier with her newest triumph than with the twenty World Cup points she gained on her friend with her win.