BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) – Patrick Kueng of Switzerland has won the men’s downhill at the world championships Saturday, turning in a consistent and concise run that was just enough to hold off American Travis Ganong.
Kueng earned his first world title by completing the course in 1 minute, 43.18 seconds. Ganong was second, finishing 0.24 seconds behind Kueng, while Beat Feuz of Switzerland picked up bronze.
The Austrians, a nation known for producing downhill winners, didn’t have a finisher in the top 10.
American Steven Nyman had the fastest early run before being knocked out of the lead by Feuz. Nyman was fourth and teammate Andrew Weibrecht, racing No. 35, tied for ninth.
Bode Miller didn’t race after having surgery to fix a severed right hamstring tendon following a bad crash in the super-G.