Britt Janyk (Whistler, BC) finished second today at a Europa Cup super G in St. Moritz, SUI, missing out on top spot by just 0.01s.
Janyk, who has three career Europa Cup victories all in the technical discipline of giant slalom, finished today’s super G in one minute 22.40 seconds.
Italian Wendy Siopaes was just 0.01s faster with Switzerland’s Dominique Gisin finishing the extremely tight race third in 2:22.43.
Canada’s Emilie Desforges (Montréal, QC) tied for eighth.
Today’s race was used by some as a tune-up for the FIS Alpine World Cup, which stops in St. Moritz for ladies super combined, downhill and super G beginning Friday.
The Europa Cup is an highly competitive European-based alpine ski race series with similarities to North America’s Coupe Nor-Am Cup. Janyk, a World Cup downhill winner in 2007, last won a Europa Cup race in 2002.
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