Austria’s Matthias Mayer Victorious in the Olympic Downhill
Published at(KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia) — Matthias Mayer of Austria won the gold medal in Olympic downhill competition on Sunday.
Mayer competed the course in 2 minutes, 6.23 seconds. The silver medal went to Italy’s Christoh Innerhofer, who finished 0.06 seconds behind Mayer. Kjetil Jansrud of Norward earned bronze.
Americans Travis Ganong and Bode Miller finished fifth and eighth, respectively. Miller was one of the favorites heading into the event. He finished .52 seconds behind Mayer.
“Look at everyone; everyone is making mistakes in the middle of the course, losing five-tenths of a second,” Miller told reporters. “I didn’t make many mistakes at the bottom, and I still lost a ton of time.”
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