Super-G Wengen: Franjo von Allmen wins sensationally

Back home, the Swiss Festival continues: a Swiss also wins the Super-G in Wengen. It’s not the top favorite Marco Odermatt, but the young Bernese Franjo von Allmen. The 23-year-old has already come second in the downhill runs in Val Gardena and Bormio, and now he has achieved a triumph in the World Cup for the first time. It’s a huge coup for the great talent from Boltigen.

He told SRF: “I can’t really understand it yet. I already had a good feeling in the morning. Many people came to me and said: ‘There’s a lot in it for you today.’ I thought: Yes, yes, just talk. The fact that it worked out like this is a dream.”

Von Allmen is already the third driver from the Swiss speed team to win a race in this young season. In Beaver Creek, Justin Murisier won the downhill and Marco Odermatt the super-G. Odermatt also won the downhill from Val Gardena and Alexis Monney the downhill from Bormio. At that time, the Freiburg player narrowly prevailed against Von Allmen. Today it stands at the top and shines with the sun.

But that’s not the end of the beautiful stories for the Swiss ski team. Stefan Rogentin came third behind the Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr. And that is a very special story. The Graubünden man fell badly in the first training session and his skis cut through both safety nets.

The 30-year-old skipped the second test drive. After his coup, he said to the television camera: “It took courage to forego the second training session, because the last corner I took in the race was the one in which I ended up in the nets. The first night I kept seeing this net in my dream.” He contacted his mental trainer, who also specializes in trauma. He talked to him for an hour and a half – the effect was evident.

For once, top favorite Marco Odermatt has to be content with a place next to the podium. The man from Nidwalden came seventh and said: “I felt that it wasn’t so good. I don’t know exactly why it didn’t work, it kept hitting my skis, which meant I was off the line a few times. I probably drove a little too boldly.” The positive: Odermatt now has more time for analysis and recovery, as he doesn’t have to go through the entire winning procedure. So he should start the departure on Saturday well rested.

With Alexis Monney in ninth place, a fourth Swiss made it into the top 10. Coach Reto Nydegger’s team was once again completely convincing.