The big winner of the 2024 Val Gardena/Gröden downhill is Marco Odermatt. The exceptional Swiss skier secured his first victory at the foot of the Sassolungo/Langkofel with a flawless run down the Saslong.

Odermatt has already stood on the podium in Val Gardena/Gröden four times, but a victory has so far eluded him – until today, Saturday: in bright sunshine and perfect slope conditions, the Swiss skier put an end to his personal losing streak and left the entire competition far behind. The reigning overall World Cup winner laid the foundation for his 40th World Cup triumph with a daring ride through the infamous Ciaslat meadow, where he took a considerable amount of time out of all the speed aces.

Behind Odermatt, sensation-maker Franjo von Allmen made a Swiss one-two victory – the second consecutive one-two in the downhill – a reality. The 23-year-old, who last year in Val Gardena/Gröden was the youngest athlete in the field to receive the Gianni Marzola Prize, raced to a World Cup podium for the first time in his still young career. The top three was completed by the traditionally strong American Ryan Cochran-Siegle.

Super-G winner Casse best Italian
While Nils Allegre (France), Martin Cater (Slovenia) and Stefan Eichberger (Austria) finished in fourth to sixth place, Italy's speed aces were unable to match the strong performances in the super-G. One day after his victory, Mattia Casse was once again the fastest “Azzurro” – however, the 34-year-old did not finish higher than 14th place. The experienced South Tyroleans Dominik Paris (Ulten) and Christof Innerhofer (Gais) earned some World Cup points, but came in 25th and 27th respectively, falling short of expectations. Florian Schieder from Katelruth (44th) had to leave Val Gardena/Gröden without a top-30 result.

The complete results list for the downhill is available here.