Vincent Kriechmayr Wins the Downhill in Courchevel, Marco Odermatt Secures the Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill and Overall Crystal Globes
- Raúl Revuelta
- 2 hours ago
- 2 min read
Vincent Kriechmayr won in Courchevel the last Downhill of the Alpine Ski World Cup season before the Finals. The Austrian finished 0.09 seconds ahead of Giovanni Franzoni. Marco Odermatt finished in the third position, +0.31 seconds behind Kriechmayr.
The 34-year-old secured his tenth Downhill and 20th win in the Alpine Ski World Cup. His last Downhill victory, the last one for an Austrian Downhiller, was on March 15, 2023, in Soldeu. Kriechmayr ended today the longest win drought in Downhill for the Austrian Ski Team: 23 races without a victory.
"I had a good run. Garmisch was okay too, but the gap was big there; the hundredths of a second here were in my favor, and a lot of things just clicked. In the middle section, I tried to ski a very direct line, and that worked out well. It was simply wonderful skiing in a dream setting. I feel very comfortable here," Kriechmayr said.
Thanks to today's third place, Marco Odermatt secured the Alpine Ski World Cup Downhill and Overall Crystal Globes.
Odermatt has won the Overall Crystal Globe five consecutive times: 2021-2022, 2022-2023, 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026. With 15 Globes (he can add two more this season in the Super-G and Giant Slalom), Marco Odermatt has become today the third-most successful men's skier of all time. Marcel Hirscher, with 20 Globes, leads the way, and Ingemar Stenmark is second with 18.
The 28-year-old Swiss skier claimed his third consecutive Downhill Crystal Globe. The last Swiss skier to win the Downhill Crystal Globe before Odermatt was Beat Feuz, who won four between 2017-2018 and 2020-2021.
"It's unbelievable. Something like this is neither planned nor something you can wish for as a little boy. So many things have to come together perfectly for it to be possible year after year to maintain the consistency that I've shown again this season. That's incredibly cool and a lot of fun," Odermatt said.
Adrien Théaux finished his World Cup career today after 330 starts and 22 years on the Alpine Ski World Cup Tour. The Frenchman ended with three World Cup victories and a World Championship bronze medal in Super-G in 2015 in Vail-Beaver Creek.
Comments