Hill and Jonnier win consecutive downhill crowns

Australian Sam Hill claimed his second consecutive elite men's downhill World Championship last weekend in Fort William, Scotland. Hill posted a time of 4:52.01 for the 2,820m course down the slopes of Ben Nevis, the United Kingdom's highest mountain. Silver medallist Fabien Barel of France was 0.64 seconds slower in 4:52.65 while Great Britain's Gee Atherton was more than four seconds off Hill's pace with his bronze medal time of 4:56.38.

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