First Kitz training

First training in Kitzbühel from 11.30 a.m. LIVE

Stefan Babinsky

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ÖSV athlete Stefan Babinsky was among the front runners in the first training session in Kitzbühel and finished second - behind Switzerland's Alexis Monney. Daniel Hemetsberger was the second best Austrian in the top 10.

A Swiss skier also set the tone in the first Kitzbühel training session. Bormio winner Alexis Monney was 0.15 seconds faster than Austria's Stefan Babinsky in the first run for the 85th Hahnenkamm race on Tuesday. Canada's Cameron Alexander (+0.40) and South Tyrol's Christof Innerhofer (+0.44) finished third and fourth.

The Wengen dominators Marco Odermatt (12th/+1.24) and Franjo von Allmen (11th/+1.23) did not yet reveal their cards.

The result:

"It was alright"
"It's just training, you can't overestimate it," explained Babinsky after a "cool run". "If I exclude the split times and just look at the passages, it was quite okay." His team-mate Daniel Hemetsberger recorded the ninth-fastest run in the snow in the Gamsstadt at plus temperatures. "The surface opened up a bit due to the warm temperatures. This made it pleasant to ski because it offered good grip," said the Upper Austrian. The Streif was "as familiar as ever - wild to ski".

Another training session is planned for Wednesday. The athletes will also have to conquer the Streif twice this year at race speed. The Super-G has made it back into the program for Friday and the traditional Hahnenkamm Downhill will take place on Saturday (11.30 am).