Article 5E5RZ Vincent Kriechmayr wins men's downhill gold by smallest margin ever

Vincent Kriechmayr wins men's downhill gold by smallest margin ever

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  • Austrian adds downhill to the super-G title he won this week
  • Kriechmayr joins Hermann Maier (1999) and Bode Miller (2005)

Vincent Kriechmayr matched two legends of alpine skiing at the world championships Sunday by adding downhill gold to the super-G title he won three days ago.

The Austrian became only the third man to complete the so-called speed double at a worlds after Hermann Maier did it in 1999 and Bode Miller in 2005.

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