Bruni takes another World Championship gold - Weber 45th
Loic Bruni makes history at the traditional venue on Canada's east coast. As the last driver to start the race, Bruni was ahead of Troy Brosnan, who had been in the lead until then, at all intermediate times. At 4:05.544 minutes, the 0.581 seconds are ultimately the blink of an eye. It is Bruni's fourth title after 2015, 2017 and 2018, when he triumphed in Lenzerheide.
This puts him in second place in the all-time list of world champions behind his compatriot Nicolas Vouilloz (7 wins). Vouilloz is also the only person to have won the title three times in a row before him.
Bruni is jubilant as he is celebrated by the Canadian crowd.
Lutz Weber does quite well over the 2.9 kilometers, but shakes his head at the finish. "Yes," he says and hesitates. "It's a mix of: good and great on the one hand and the thought that I could have risked more here or there."
Overall, however, he is satisfied with his run.
Basil Weber holds his right hand joint as he reaches the finish line. He goes over the handlebars about halfway through the run. "That was just before a high-speed section," explains Basil Weber, "I then had to collect myself before I could ride on."
A good result is of course a thing of the past. But for the World Cup final in Snowshow Mountain, he is taking with him the fact that he "wasn't so bad at the top and bottom".
In fact, after one minute of skiing he is even just ahead of his unrelated name and team colleague Lutz Weber. In the results list, however, he is only found in 58th position.
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