And here is Franjo von Allmen’s first World Cup victory. The Bernese won the Super-G in Wengen ahead of the Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr and the Graubünden Stefan Rogentin.
The canton of Berne has found the heir of Beat Feuz. His name? Franjo von Allmen. For his 10th Super-G in the World Cup, the skier from Simmental did just fine. Apart from perhaps a little lost time in the final S, von Allmen was able to take advantage of his small bib to gain speed, particularly in the Hanneggschuss. Only Vincent Kriechmayr was able to stay in the wake of the Bernese with his 0”10 delay.
The 23-year-old rider also defies the adage that it takes experience to win on the Lauberhorn. Since the descent of Val Gardena and his second place, von Allmen has continued. He took 2nd place in downhill in Bormio behind Alexis Monney and 6th in Super-G. ‘It was a solid race without any major faults, admitted the winner of the day at the RTS microphone. I wasn’t sure of myself, but it was a good mix today and it all worked out.’
It’s really the season of firsts this winter in the Swiss camp after the first victories of Justin Murisier at Beaver Creek, Alexis Monney in Bormio, Thomas Tumler at Beaver Creek and even Camille Rast among the ladies.
A Swiss camp which can also rejoice in Stefan Rogentin’s 3rd place. Especially since Grison fell heavily on Tuesday during the first downhill training and he still bears the scars of this antics. Second in the Super-G in Wengen in 2023, Rogentin obtained the third podium of his career.
Odermatt misses himself
-Highly anticipated, Marco Odermatt disappointed by finishing 7th at 1”04. The boss of the White Circus showed by his skating steps that he wanted it. Perhaps a little too much, as demonstrated by his overly aggressive passage in Kernen-S, a place where he is traditionally capable of making the difference over his opponents. We have to go back to March 6, 2022 with a 28th place in Kvitfjell to find any trace of an Odermatt not in the top 5 in Super-G, or 19 races!
‘It was difficult today, admitted the overall leader of the World Cup. The feeling on the skis wasn’t great, it felt pretty rough. I was not on the right line and I lost speed. I want to do better tomorrow and be on the podium.’
The overall performance of the Helvetii is once again worthy of praise. Alexis Monney took 9th place and Justin Murisier 14th. Loïc Meillard is currently 22nd and Arnaud Boisset 25th.
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