What does Odermatt & Co. do?

Yes, although Otmar Striedinger is on his way here at the moment. We have to get over it first. During the first two descents, the Swiss celebrated double victories, Murisier ahead of Odermatt, then Odermatt ahead of von Allmen. And now ? Now Money leads ahead of von Allmen. And Odermatt and Murisier are also in the top 6! What a Swiss day.

And Striedinger? It doesn’t change anything. Rank 13.

And so on with Alexis Money. Adrien Théaux, still French, decided not to participate.

Argent does it very well! It’s now right in front of von Allmen! And yes, actually! He’s taking the lead here, it’s not possible, it’s crazy!

We remember: a Frenchman had a bad fall here, his compatriots are inhibited, and it’s no different in Muzaton. He lost a lot of time and found himself at the bottom of the standings, at 3.4 seconds.

Von Allmen is available for the interview, he still seems a little stunned and says he didn’t expect it. He’s excited to see where this goes.

Well, I would venture to predict that the man will remain on the podium. Because even Florian Schieder cannot replace him here. The Italian constantly loses time and is in 14th place, 2.66 seconds behind. At least the Italians still have Casse in third place.

So now, the big Swiss duel. Odermatt versus von Allmen.

Odermatt is the favorite and he is off to a good start. He wants everything today.

Small mistake, the skis were beating wildly and we almost fell! This probably puts Odermatt out of contention for victory today.

That’s it, Odermatt is still fast, but it’s not enough! Rank 4! And below, we can see: During the small incident above, the airbag opened. He’s actually destined for the falls, so it’s hard to imagine what forces affected Odermatt in this scene. And it’s crazy that he was able to save himself and finish fourth.

And now, the real test of maturity. Yes, Odermatt is coming too, but Paris to Bormio is a house number. The man is the record winner here. He has won six times.

Paris is faster at the top than von Allmen, but we gradually realize that this means nothing. And Paris shows us it again. An advance of 23 hundredths becomes a delay of 1.54 seconds.

I probably got him a little too excited. But we are happy to take it. Paris in 12th place.

Next comes an Italian parcel with a pinch of Odermatt. First of all, Mattia Casse, the winner of the last Super-G.

It’s loud at the edge of the song and Casse starts like crazy. It’s really fast here. He has already taken 45 hundredths from Allmen.

But then he goes too far and goes very far. Does this make a difference? Yes indeed! It is also falling behind, also in the fourth sector. Casse knocks Murisier off the podium, but loses more than half a second to von Allmen.

He finished second two years ago, so here we are in the middle of the group of favorites. The beginning is going well, I would say. Faster than von Allmen, but still top notch. Slower than most.

Crawford has not yet reached the fourth section and is already clearly behind. No chance for the Canadian, he is in 9th place. Only Giezendanner and Bennett were slower.

Now they come, Kriechmayr, Paris, Odermatt and whatever their names are. Whatever happens, von Allmen has had a fantastic run.

Good performance from Kriechmayr, the great hope of the Austrians! But he also lost more than half a second in the fourth section. This passage could still be decisive today. Kriechmayr can no longer catch up and occupies intermediate place 5. You remember: Murisier is currently also on the podium.

Short interruption after the fall of Cochran-Siegle. Nils Allegre is waiting upstairs. Here we go !

As with many drivers, it lights up green at the first split time. Von Allmen was actually the slowest of all the drivers who had started so far. But that doesn’t necessarily have to calm him down now, after all, he really raised the temperature downstairs.

Allegre is also halfway behind von Allmen. Here too, von Allmen makes the difference in the fourth sector. Allègre is fifth.

Ah, another one that’s good for surprises. Ryan Cochran-Siegle gets going. Third recently at Val Gardena, behind Odermatt and von Allmen.

And the man is fast here too! Very fast, in fact. At maximum speed.

And then: a fall! Cochran-Siegle loses his footing and falls, but the green light immediately sounds: Cochran-Siegle stands up and waves. His airbag deployed immediately.

Americans are also very lucky in South Tyrol. That includes Bryce Bennett. He has already won two downhill races, both in Val Gardena. You see: the big names are arriving slowly. And von Allmen is still sitting in the sun.

And it remains that way even after Bennett’s trip. No chance for the great American. This is the slowest so far in almost any sector. In the end, Giezendanner is also faster. 8th place for Bennett.

And God knows, this Alexander is not a follower. Von Allmen’s journey takes on even more value here. And she will if she survives Beaver Creek winner Justin Murisier.

He’s also quicker to the top than von Allmen, so it’s business as usual. Murisier’s pace is high, you can see some uncertainty for a moment, but otherwise it’s pretty good.

And we are waiting for the fourth section. Yes, Murisier is indeed second behind von Allmen! This is an announcement.

But he doesn’t quite succeed, he also falls behind Alexandre. But: very good performance.

With him, you never really know. Cameron Alexander is so quiet. But also one of the fastest. Was already on the podium here.

This was already quite clear before, but it is reflected again here. At the top, most people will be able to follow von Allmen. Next comes this fourth section. Alexandre is also falling behind. He finished second.

He has already achieved brilliant results, once finishing third in Kitzbühel with a number above 40.

Bumpy start from Giezendanner, at the top he is still a little faster than von Allmen, but then more and more tenths are added. He won’t be able to compete with the best today.

Phu, yes, it’s a package. Giezendanner was two and a half seconds behind. It is quite possible that the fall of his colleague Sarrazin affected him a little more than the others. Giezendanner forms a heart with his fingers.

So far it has always lit green upon arrival. Is this also the case after the departure of the next Swiss driver?

One thing is clear: Rogentin is more in the domain of Hrobat and Allmen than in that of Babinsky. Is this enough?

No, Rogentin wastes a lot of time in the section that von Allmen did so well. In the end it is 3rd place. So a little slower than Hrobat.

So, while Hrobat calls out to his mother in front of the camera, the first Swiss sets off.

Faster than Babinsy, slower than Hrobat, that’s pretty much a summary of von Allmen’s first meters on this slope. But then he had a fantastic fourth section and suddenly he was in the lead.

Yeah! Guided tour for von Allmen! Strong driving.

We will stay in the Alpine countries for a while, in fact Miha Hrobat has pushed back.

The Slovenian is significantly faster at the top than Babinsky. He gradually increased his lead and ended up finishing 1.05 seconds faster than the Austrian.

Well, it starts with an Austrian. The race is on!

Bormio is already a hussar piece. It’s never calm under the skis, Babinsky also shakes a lot. And this at speeds of up to 145 km/h. Better her than me.

In any case, Babinsky is at the finish, 1:55.35 for the first time.

Ten Swiss are there today. It starts with number 3 Franjo von Allmen, followed immediately by Stefan Rogentin, who shone during training. Murisier follows with 7, Odermatt with 15. Then come Alexis Monney (19), Marco Kohler (30), Lars Rösti (33), Livio Hiltbrand (44), Christophe Torrent (53) and Gael Zulauf (54).