By USSA

BORMIO, Italy — Travis Ganong (Squaw Valley) delivered a gutsy run on the grueling Stelvio downhill to finish a career best seventh in Bormio.

0The second longest downhill on the Audi FIS Alpine World Cup tour, the Stelvio is known for its leg punishing ice and bumps while racers hit speeds of 75 mph. It was the tightest race in recent history with the top four separated by a mere .02 seconds.

Austrian Hannes Reichelt and Itlaian Dominik Paris tied for the win, 0.01 in front of World Cup downhill and overall leader Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway.

The punishing Stelvio downhill bucked 11 of the 55 starters off course.