Overview
- Marco Odermatt topped the shortened course with a commanding run, beating Ryan Cochran-Siegle by 0.30 seconds, with Adrian Smiseth Sejersted third at 0.69.
- The downhill was moved up to Thursday and cut by roughly 25 seconds of run time, with the Super-G now scheduled for Friday, Saturday held as a reserve day, and giant slalom on Sunday.
- Analysis highlighted the steep middle Talon section as decisive, where Odermatt carved out the winning margin.
- AFP counted the result as Odermatt’s 48th World Cup victory and his third of the season, while Sportschau noted it as his fifth win in downhill.
- Niels Hintermann returned after a lymphoma diagnosis and finished 1.79 seconds back, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde continued his injury comeback, and Germany’s small speed squad struggled as Romed Baumann trailed by 1.85 and missed the top 15.