Jeffrey Read overcame a sluggish start to place 10th at the FIS World Ski Championships super-G race in Saalbach, Austria (1:26.56): a career-best result in his fourth Worlds.
Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC) alum and World Championships newcomer Riley Seger was the next fastest Canadian in 20th. Unfortunately, there would be no repeat victory for Jack Crawford as the reigning super-G king finished 27th, one spot ahead of Riley's older brother Brodie in 28th.
Cameron Alexander is being evaluated for a knee injury after a fall in Thursday's training.
Swiss ace Marco Odermatt surged to gold (1:24.57) as Raphael Haaser grabbed silver for Austria (1:25.57), leaving bronze in the hands of Norway's Adrian Smiseth Sejersted (1:25.72).
"A lot of hype and a lot of pressure for today’s race with it being a World Championships," said Read in a press release. "It took execution on the absolute limit today and the margin for error was really small. I had some good sections today and happy with a top 10, my best result this season."
Seger told reporters: "The nerves were a little high today so I really tried to focus on what I needed to do. It’s a really fun track with a little bit of everything, turns, speed, jumps and gliding. I’m somewhat happy with today’s result but would’ve liked a little more."
Full results from the Saalbach super-G are available here.
