Downhill World Champion Franjo Von Allmen led a 1-2 podium in the Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill event at Val Gardena with Marco Odermatt in second place, 0.30 seconds behind his teammate. The Swiss Downhillers stood out as an unmatched team in their own league. Italian Florian Schieder finished in third place, 0.98 seconds behind Von Allmen.