Men’s races tight as Worlds loom

By Chris Freud

Talk about a crescendo. The men’s World Cup stopped in Wengen, Switzerland, last week and is now in Kitzbuehel, Austria, its two most sacred stops on tour. After that? The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Beaver Creek. In most years, winning at Wengen or Kitzbuehel came make a season for racer. This year, it puts your name forward as a favorite for Beaver Creek. A look at men’s races in the five disciplines: Downhill Remember when Norway’s Kjetill Jansrud came into Birds of Prey red-hot and won the downhill? Well, he’s still good, leading in the downhill points (339). …

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