2023-12-29 14:34:16
The spotlight was on Cyprien Sarrazin, after his impressive victory Thursday on the downhill in Bormio, Italy. A first for a Frenchman in the discipline in the World Cup since 2015. Starting off with flying colors in super-G on Friday, the 29-year-old Haut-Alpin got off to a perfect start to the race, but could not finish it due to ‘a missed door. No double, therefore, for the skier from Dévoluy, while no Frenchman has ever stood on the podium in the discipline in the Italian resort.
It was his runner-up from the day before, Marco Odermatt, who took his revenge. The 26-year-old Swiss, in his tunic as leader of the general classification of the World Cup, crushed the rest of the field, crossing the line almost a second ahead of the Austrian Raphael Haaaser, ultimately 2nd. The Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde completes the podium.
As for the Tricolores, seven crossed the starting gates. Sixth and best Frenchman, Nils Allègre confirms his good form, after a sixth place already last week in Val Gardena. 22nd on his first descent of the season on Thursday, Alexis Pinturault must have felt relieved in the super-G. Solid, the skier from Courchevel ranks ninth.
Two falls also marked the event: that of the Italian Dominik Parris, the first skier to set off on the slope, and that of his compatriot Christof Innerhofer, who appeared stunned after losing his support at the entrance to the slope. ‘a curve.
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