Third gold in series: Historic victory for Mayer

The Austrian Matthias Mayer has succeeded in the Olympic Games a historic Hattrick. The 31-year-old Carinthian drove in Beijing to victory in the Super-G and thus took the first ski runner gold in three consecutive games. In 2014, Mayer had won the exit, 2018 also the Super-G.

"It was a great ride," the winner praised in orf. In the shortest Super G-decision of the Olympic history, Mayer won with only 0.04 seconds ahead of the surprise ryan Cochran Siegle (USA). Bronze went to the Norwegian co-favorites Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (+0.42 seconds). Departure Olympic champion Beat Feuz (Switzerland) left after 17 seconds. World Champion Vincent Kreizmayr (Austria) became fifth.

The German starters showed solid performance, but had nothing to do with medalization. Best of the Quartet was Vice-World Champion Romed Baumann ranked seven (+1,16), followed by Andreas Sander (8./+1:27) and Simon Jocher (13./158). "For a medal everything must fit, today did not do everything," said Baumann in the ARD.

The decision in Yanqing was the shortest in a Super-G: Markus Wasmeier had won in 1994 with 0.08 seconds before Tommy Moe (USA). Mayer is the fourth Austrian to Toni Sailer (Ski Alpin), Thomas Morgenstern (ski jumping) and Felix Gottwald (Nordic combination) with three times Olympia gold.

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Successful Alpine at Olympia is the Norwegian Kjetil-Andre Aamodt with four times gold, twice silver and twice bronze.