Overview
- Atle McGrath set the fastest time in Gurgl’s first run, with Switzerland’s Tanguy Nef and Finland’s Eduard Hallberg tied 0.17 seconds back and Norway’s Timon Haugan fourth at +0.39.
- Defending Gurgl winner Clément Noël sits 0.48 seconds off the lead, with teammates Paco Rassat (+0.85), Victor Muffat-Jeandet (+0.87) and Steven Amiez (+0.88) also inside the top second.
- Noël disclosed that a chronic muscular back pain has worsened since Levi, curbing his on‑snow work and leading him to rest until Thursday before the race.
- France arrived in Austria reinforced by Levi results, where Noël placed second, Rassat posted a career-best sixth and Amiez finished eighth.
- The second run starts at 13:30 CET on Saturday, and the women race Sunday at the same times, with Mikaela Shiffrin pursuing a 103rd World Cup victory.