The 38-year-old Clarey turned in quite a performance as the 19th racer of the day to tie Kriechmayr. His result pushed 39-year-old Hannes Reichelt of Austria off the podium.

No hard feelings, Reichelt said.

«It’s bad that I didn’t reach the podium here, because maybe it’s the last time here,» said Reichelt, who was 0.02 seconds away from a podium position.

Un-Beat-able

So, just why does Feuz race so well on this course?

«Why is he so good on all courses?» Reichelt responded. «It’s amazing that he is always — and it doesn’t matter on which slope — in the top five.»

Feuz was third in the first downhill of the season in Lake Louise, Alberta, last weekend. That race was won by Thomas Dressen of Germany. Dressen didn’t have a clean run Saturday and was 19th. More than anything, this was a week for Dressen to make peace with the Birds of Prey course after he crashed last season and tore the ACL in his right knee.

«Last year, I made a mistake and got injured,» Dressen said. «This year I made a mistake and lost a lot of time. I’m pretty happy to leave here, but looking forward to getting here next year.»

American Ryan Cochran-Siegle was the fastest in a downhill training run earlier in the week. He showed that speed Saturday by finishing sixth for his best World Cup finish.

«Kind of just pure happiness and joy,» said Cochran-Siegle, whose best World cup result before Saturday was 10th place. «I wasn’t planning on being fast in the first training run. After winning that, I felt like there was a little bit more of a spotlight. I was trying to just handle it and showing that I can perform on race day. I think that’s pretty huge.»