Swiss skier Von Allmen wins home World Cup super-G
French skier Blaise Giezendanner had to be airlifted from the mountain after a fall during Saturday's World Cup downhill in Wengen.
Marco Odermatt bounced back from a disappointing super-G a day earlier to win Saturday's downhill race with a thrilling performance in Wengen.
It surely ranked among the best and most joyous five minutes in Alpine skiing history for the Swiss men's team and fans at the race they prize
Marco Odermatt, the 27-year-old superstar of men’s skiing, raced down the longest and quirkiest World Cup downhill course to edge teammate Franjo von Allmen for victory in the classic Lauberhorn race.
Odermatt edged out 23-year-old teammate Franjo von Allmen to clinch a Swiss one-two in front of a raucous home crowd gathered at the classic Lauberhorn piste.
The Swiss alpine ski racer had a near clean run on Wengen's Super-G course while his teammate, reigning Super G title holder Marco Odermatt, recorded his worst race in the discipline since March 2022.
Toronto skier Jack Crawford continues to push for a podium finish on the World Cup circuit. The reigning world super-G champion placed fourth in Friday's race in one minute 48.27 seconds in Wengen, Switzerland.
The Austrian men's ski team's lack of victories should finally come to an end today on the Lauberhorn in Wengen. Vincent Kriechmayr feels right at
Ultimately, the Whistler Mountain Ski Club (WMSC) product settled for fourth in a time of one minute and 48.27 seconds. Franjo von Allmen earned gold on his home snow (1:47.65), Austria's Vincent Kriechmayr struck silver (1:47.75) and Stefan Rogentin completed the podium (1:48.23).
Marco Odermatt, the 27-year-old superstar of men's skiing, raced down the longest and quirkiest World Cup downhill course to edge teammate Franjo von Allmen for victory in the classic Lauberhorn race in Wengen,
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