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Odermatt Wins Fog-Shortened Val Gardena Downhill for 50th World Cup Victory

The Swiss star now holds a commanding overall lead heading into more speed races at Val Gardena.

Overview

  • The start was delayed about 75 minutes and the course was shortened to the super-G start because of fog on the Saslong.
  • Franjo von Allmen finished 0.15 seconds back and Dominik Paris trailed by 0.19 for third.
  • The victory lifts the 28-year-old into a tie with Alberto Tomba for fourth on the men's all-time World Cup wins list.
  • Norway's Fredrik Möller crashed heavily and was airlifted from the course, with his condition not immediately disclosed.
  • The race replaced a canceled Beaver Creek downhill, and Odermatt leads the overall standings with 605 points, 303 ahead of Henrik Kristoffersen, as Val Gardena stages a super-G Friday and a full-length downhill Saturday.