A great first, to the delight of local supporters. The Swiss Franjo van Allmen created a surprise on Friday by winning in the Super-G in Wengen (Switzerland), securing his first victory in the Alpine Ski World Cup.
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After a mixed start, the skier from Bern, aged 23 and a downhill specialist, made the difference, particularly in the third sector, and finished 10 hundredths ahead of the Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr, who had already taken second place. end of December in Bormio (Italy).
Odermatt disappointing as rarely
Another Swiss, Stefan Rogentin, victim of a fall during downhill training this week, finished third at 58 hundredths. Leader of the general classification of the World Cup, Marco Odermatt only took a disappointing 7e place, more than a second (1”04). The Swiss had not finished outside the top five in a World Cup super-G since March 2022.
Franjo von Allmen, eighth in the overall World Cup standings before the race, had already been on a podium twice this season, finishing 2e descents from Val Gardena then from Bormio in December. His first podium was obtained in Super-G a year ago in Garmisch-Partenkirchen (Germany), where he finished 3e.
