SANTA CATERINA VALFURVA, Italy — Christof Innerhofer of Italy led the only training session for a World Cup downhill on the Deborah Compagnoni course by a huge margin on Monday.
Innerhofer led Olympic champion Matthias Mayer of Austria by 1.32 seconds and was ahead of Hannes Reichelt of Austria by 1.44.
Thomas Biesemeyer of the United States was fourth.
Innerhofer also dominated training last year in Santa Caterina but finished fourth in the race after getting a gate attached to his racing suit that impaired his vision, forcing him to ski practically blindfolded.
