Will the series continue in Wengen? – Swiss downhill cracks also want to dominate on the Lauberhorn – Sport

The highlight of the Wengen weekend is on the program on Saturday: the descent – ​​with the Swiss in the lead role.

The Swiss downhill skiers have dominated the season at will so far. In the discipline rankings, Marco Odermatt, Franjo von Allmen, Justin Murisier and Alexis Monney take places 1 to 4.

The first 3 downhill runs of the winter were all won by a Swiss. But that’s not all: the speed cracks from Swiss-Ski achieved a double victory in Beaver Creek as well as in Val Gardena and Bormio. Odermatt and Co. would love to continue this impressive series on Saturday at the Lauberhorn.

The last time we missed the top 3 was in Wengen in 2016

Recently, Wengen has been a good place for the Swiss downhill skiers. In the last 8 races there has always been at least one local on the podium. Thanks to Odermatt (2) and the retired Beat Feuz (2), 4 wins resulted.

The last time there was a descent without a Swiss podium place was on the Lauberhorn in 2016, when Carlo Janka was the best Swiss ski athlete in eighth place in Aksel Svindal’s triumph.

The fifth Swiss downhill victory in a row awaits

The speed cracks have already achieved something historic in December with three consecutive double victories. Even Pirmin Zurbriggen, Peter Müller and Co. never managed to do this in the winter of the 1980s.

A home win on the Lauberhorn would be equivalent to the fifth Swiss downhill success in a row. The last downhill race last winter was also won by a Swiss Ski rider, Niels Hintermann (in Kvitfjell).

The last time the Swiss celebrated (across seasons) 5 downhill triumphs de suite was between January 1992 and December 1992. Franz Heinzer, Daniel Mahrer and William Besse celebrated 6 times in a row.

Nobody reveals the cards

In the two training sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, the local heroes held back. Nobody revealed their cards. «You can’t gain much in training. It’s about feeling the skis, feeling the conditions and coming up with a good plan for the race,” says Odermatt, the winner of the Val Gardena downhill run.

Justin Murisier, the sensational winner of the race in Beaver Creek, admits: “The energy level is crucial in Wengen. That’s why I didn’t give full throttle in the two training sessions.” Von Allmen, who came second in the last two downhill runs, achieved the only Swiss top 10 placement in training on Wednesday with fifth place. On Friday, the Bernese Oberlander got the Lauberhorn race off to a perfect start with his debut victory in the Super-G.

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