World Cup chaos: ÖSV athletes miss the podium in Crans-Montana!

Switzerland is celebrating! The Swiss ski stars continued their dominance on the descent in Crans-Montana. World champion Franjo von Allmen was crowned winner and at the same time celebrated his first World Cup downhill victory. He pushed the previously outstanding Marco Odermatt into second place by just 0.13 seconds, while Alexis Monney (+0.42 seconds) crossed the finish line in third place. Allmen's triumph shows once again that Switzerland is the benchmark in the men's ski world cup laola1.at reported.

The Austrian national ski team was once again denied a place on the podium. Vincent Kriechmayr was the best ÖSV athlete and came in fourth place, but had to live with a gap of 0.81 seconds to the winner. “Maybe I should have just driven a little faster,” he analyzed his performance after the race. Daniel Hemetsberger finished 15th and Stefan Babinsky 20th, while Otmar Striedinger retired just before the finish, adding to the disappointment for the team. Kriechmayr himself expressed frustration after the race and said: “They won’t let us on the podium anymore, that’s crazy,” like kleinezeitung.at reported.