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Von Allmen Wins Val Gardena Downhill as Odermatt Extends Overall Lead

The Swiss world champion still expanded his World Cup cushion before the circuit shifts to Alta Badia.

Marco Odermatt's win in the downhill in Val Gardena was his 50th World Cup victory
Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Men's Super G - Val Gardena, Italy - December 19, 2025 Czech Republic's Jan Zabystran celebrates after winning the Men's Super G with second placed Switzerland's Marco Odermatt and third placed Italy's Giovanni Franzoni REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Men's Super G - Val Gardena, Italy - December 19, 2025 Czech Republic's Jan Zabystran reacts after his run REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Men's Super G - Val Gardena, Italy - December 19, 2025 Czech Republic's Jan Zabystran reacts after his run REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger

Overview

  • Franjo von Allmen took Saturday's full-length Saslong downhill in 1:58.67, beating Marco Odermatt by 0.30 seconds with Italy's Florian Schieder third.
  • The result flips Thursday's fog-hit, shortened downhill that gave Odermatt his 50th World Cup victory and a Swiss 1–2 ahead of von Allmen.
  • Friday's super-G produced a breakthrough as Jan Zabystran, starting with bib 29, became the first Czech male skier to win a World Cup race, with Odermatt second.
  • Odermatt now leads the overall standings by 463 points over Henrik Kristoffersen and holds a 50-point advantage over von Allmen in the downhill race for the globe.
  • The Val Gardena stretch also featured a heavy crash that saw Norway's Fredrik Moeller airlifted from the course, and the tour now heads to Alta Badia for giant slalom and slalom.