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BORMIO, Italy - Dominik Paris continued his dominance on the Stelvio course on Saturday, winning a men’s World Cup downhill for the second straight day.

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BORMIO, Italy – Dominik Paris continued his dominance on the Stelvio course on Saturday, winning a men’s World Cup downhill for the second straight day.

In perfect, sunny conditions, the Italian sped down the 3.27-kilometre course in 1 minute, 55.37 seconds for his 18th career victory, and 14th in a downhill.

Paris has won five of the seven Stelvio downhills he has competed in, only failing to win the classic race in his first two attempts – in 2010 and 2011.

Italy's Dominik Paris, center, sits with Switzerland's Urs Kryenbuehl, left, and Switzerland's Beat Feuz at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill, in Bormio, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)
Italy's Dominik Paris, center, sits with Switzerland's Urs Kryenbuehl, left, and Switzerland's Beat Feuz at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill, in Bormio, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

“Bormio is my favourite course,” Paris said. “The start of the season has been fantastic. I am more than satisfied.”

His latest win came a day after Paris triumphed in a shortened race on the same course, which replaced the downhill that was cancelled in another Italian resort, Val Gardena, last Saturday due to heavy snowfall.

Paris also won two speed races on the Stelvio course on back-to-back days last year.

While other pre-race favourites failed to match Paris’ pace again on Saturday, unheralded Urs Kryenbuehl came close to upsetting the Italian.

Starting 26th, the Swiss skier led Paris by 0.12 seconds until the last check point but came up 0.08 short at the finish.

Kryenbuehl had failed to get a top-20 result in the World Cup until Friday’s race, where he placed 13th.

“I don’t know what happened, but this is fantastic,” said Kryenbuehl, who missed much of last season due to a concussion after a crash in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

“I recovered well from that and have been feeling good this season,” he added.

His Swiss teammate Beat Feuz trailed by 0.26 in third on Saturday.

Calgary’s Benjamin Thomsen was the top Canadian — trailing Paris by 1.72 in 12th. While North Vancouver’s Brodie Seger finished 41st.

Matthias Mayer led Paris by 0.33 at the third intermediate time but the Austrian lost time in the bottom part of the course and finished 0.84 behind in fifth.

Switzerland's Beat Feuz, third-placed in an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill, left, congratulates fellow countryman Urs Kryenbuehl on his second place, in Bormio, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Switzerland's Beat Feuz, third-placed in an alpine ski, men's World Cup downhill, left, congratulates fellow countryman Urs Kryenbuehl on his second place, in Bormio, Italy, Saturday, Dec. 28, 2019. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)

Paris overtook Feuz at the top of the downhill season standings, and also went top of the overall standings for the first time in his career.

“The overall lead doesn’t mean anything to me. The standings only matter in March (end of season),” Paris said. “I live from race to race.”

The race was interrupted for 20 minutes after Hannes Reichelt crashed and slid into the safety netting. The Austrian was helicoptered off the hill with an apparent right knee injury.

The Austrian ski team said Reichelt would undergo medical tests in a clinic in Innsbruck.

Brice Roger of France, who was fastest in the only training run on Thursday, also crashed but avoided injuries.

The race weekend in Bormio will be concluded by an Alpine combined event on Sunday.

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