Switzerland dominates the World Ski Championships: Ice-cold medal hunt in Saalbach!

The 2025 Ski World Championships in Saalbach ended with a spectacular finale that gave the Swiss ski empire a historic medal tally. A week ago, Switzerland celebrated a gold medal victory in the men's slalom, the first in 75 years, by Loïc Meillard, and crowned itself with a total of 13 medals, five of them gold. This was an impressive dominance, eclipsing Austria's seven medals as the crown reported. The Swiss had already shone throughout the entire competition and can now call themselves the most successful nation at this World Cup.

The men's team combination was particularly notable, where Switzerland celebrated a historic triple victory. Franjo von Allmen and Loïc Meillard won gold, followed by their teammates Tanguy Nef and Alexis Monney with silver and Marc Rochat and Stefan Rogentin who took bronze. There were also successes for Austria, especially Raphael Haaser, who triumphed in the men's giant slalom and secured a gold medal for his team, while the women unfortunately came away empty-handed in the downhill. How Watson reported, the Austrian young talents are willing to compete more strongly with the Swiss in the future, which Stefan Eichberger made clear in his statement after the event.

Medal table and successful athletes

The medal count at this World Cup highlights Swiss dominance and shows that, apart from the Downhill and Super-G World Championships, in which Austria shone, the competition struggled to be successful. The Swiss' superiority in technical disciplines such as slalom was undeniable. Camille Rast won gold for Switzerland in the women's slalom, while Wendy Holdener took second place. The great support provided by the team effort has given the Swiss national ski team an important strength and raises the question: Who can stop this Swiss triumph?
The ski world is looking forward to the upcoming competitions, hoping that the Austrian athletes will quickly return to their old strength and that the talents will have to be promoted so that skiing in this important nation remains successful in the future.