Streitberger swiftest in final Sochi downhill training
Georg Streitberger led the third and final World Cup downhill training session Friday on the course that will be used for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
Another Austrian, Hannes Reichelt, led the opening two sessions at Krasnaya Polyana.
Sochi race on CBC
Watch the women's World Cup downhill on the 2014 Olympic course live on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 4 a.m. ET on CBCSports.ca.
Catch an encore presentation the same day at 3 p.m. ET on CBC-TV and CBCSports.ca.
In sunny conditions, Streitberger raced down in two minutes 13.95 seconds. Emerging Swiss standout Beat Feuz was second, 0.31 seconds behind, and another Austrian, Joachim Puchner, was third, 0.63 behind.
Ben Thomsen of Invermere, B.C., was sixth in 2:14.89 and Erik Guay of Mont Tremblant, Que., was ninth in 2:15.09.
French skier Brice Roger crashed and was being checked for injuries.
Several skiers, including super-G world champion Christof Innerhofer and overall World Cup leader Ivica Kostelic, sat out to rest.
The downhill race is Saturday, followed by a super-combined Sunday.