Hütter misses the crystal ball – Brignone wins sensationally in the Downhill World Cup!

There was a dramatic cancellation at the World Cup finals in Sun Valley, Idaho: Due to adverse weather conditions that included both heavy snow and strong winds, the crucial women's and men's downhill races had to be canceled. This has a direct impact on the distribution of crystal balls, shares laola1.at with. The Swiss Marco Odermatt can now celebrate his fourth crystal ball in the downhill without a fight, having previously won the overall, super-G and giant slalom World Cups.

Particularly bitter for the Austrian skier Cornelia Hütter: She missed the showdown for the small crystal ball after being only 16 points behind the new downhill world champion Federica Brignone. Hütter was disappointed, but accepted the situation: “Of course it’s bitter, but that’s sport, that’s life,” she said. Although she only missed out on the downhill rankings and ended the season with two wins, she can look back on a successful season luzernerzeitung.ch reported.

Crystal balls for Odermatt and Brignone

The cancellation of the races meant that Marco Odermatt and Federica Brignone won the small crystal balls as discipline winners without a competition. Odermatt explained: "It's not the nicest way to win a ball. It's kind of a strange feeling." While the men's competition in this discipline was less exciting, the women remained in the discussion with a narrow points gap of only 16 points between Hütter and Brignone, even if, tragically, this did not lead to a competition.

Those responsible on site were affected by the capricious weather and, despite great efforts, were unable to carry out the two runs on the slopes. The weather conditions ultimately led to the inevitable cancellation of the races, depriving fans of an exciting finale.