Overview
- Clement Noel took victory in 1:43.05, with Eduard Hallberg second by 0.12 and Paco Rassat third by 0.37 after starting 16th.
- Surprise first-run leader Hallberg had set 50.29, then lost time late in the second run to concede the win.
- The second run, set by Austrian coach Robert Fuess in extreme cold, produced a high attrition rate with nine DNFs, including first-run contenders Tanguy Nef and Albert Popov.
- The opening run was exceptionally tight, with the top four separated by 0.30 seconds and the top ten by 0.63.
- Italy’s Alex Vinatzer crashed in the first run, and only Tommaso Sala (19th) and Matteo Canins (21st) finished to score points.