Cyprien Sarrazin Wins First of Weekend's World Cup Downhills in Kitzbuehel

Sarrazin's victory marks the first for a French skier in the Kitzbuehel downhill since 1997, with Marco Odermatt finishing third.

Cyprien Sarrazin won the first of the weekend's two World Cup downhills in Kitzbuehel, marking his fourth career win and second in downhill.
Sarrazin's victory ends a long wait for France, with the last French winner of the downhill in Kitzbuehel being Luc Alphand in 1997.
World downhill champion Marco Odermatt finished third, trailing Sarrazin by 0.34 seconds.
Sarrazin had a strong season with five top-three results in speed events over the last three weeks, including a super-G victory seven days ago.
The World Cup downhill champion from the past two seasons, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, is out for the season following a severe crash.