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Ireland’s Cormac Comerford Finishes 34th in Olympic Downhill on Stelvio

The Olympic debutant from Kilternan’s dry slope called bringing it down the Stelvio a personal milestone.

Overview

  • Comerford completed his Milan-Cortina debut in 2:04.40 to place 34th in the men’s downhill at Bormio.
  • He started last and said the late-running surface was challenging, though race crews kept conditions safe.
  • The fearsome Stelvio course, long regarded as one of the World Cup’s toughest, produced two DNFs in the field.
  • Switzerland’s Franjo von Allmen won in 1:51.61, with Italy’s Giovanni Franzoni taking silver and Dominik Paris bronze.
  • Comerford acknowledged minor mistakes and a training fall earlier in the week, and he now targets the super-G on Feb. 11 before his preferred slalom.