With number 39: A Nobody creates the big downhill sensation

What a crazy story. When the result was actually already certain, Cameron Alexander left the starting house with number 39. The 24-year-old Canadian had the best ride of his career so far and crossed the finish line in exactly the same time as the man behind him. There were two winners on Friday. Crazy: Alexander had only finished in the top ten in the World Cup once before, two years ago - also in Kvitjfell.

Hintermann celebrated his second World Cup victory on the 1994 Olympic course near Lillehammer. He won his first in the Wengen combination in 2017. The 26-year-old started with number 17 and pulverized Matthias Mayer's best time by 12 hundredths of a second. Hintermann celebrated his strong season, which began with his two third places in Bormio and Val Gardena.

Shared victory with the surprise man: Niels Hintermann. © ANSA / Erik Johansen

The descent in Kvitfjell turned out to be a real thriller: in fantastic conditions, Beat Feuz (+0,19) and local hero Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (+0,20) narrowly missed the podium. Crime thriller in the Downhill World Cup But not only was the race on Friday a thriller, the fight for the small crystal ball also degenerated into one: Kilde retained the red jersey with his fifth place. The Norwegian is only 3 points ahead of Feuz and 28 points ahead of Mayer. There are still two departures on the program.

Dominik Paris will probably no longer be able to intervene in the fight for the small crystal ball. The man from Ultimo had to settle for 10th place on Friday and is now already 108 points behind the leaders. The big dream of the Downhill World Cup will probably no longer be achievable this year given the strong competition. Although Paris had a solid drive, he didn't hit all sections of the route ideally and, being 7 tenths behind, couldn't quite keep up with the best.

The best Azzurro was Guglielmo Bosca, who finished 48th with starting number 9. The second South Tyrolean, Christof Innerhofer, was able to after a difficult week for him do not collect any World Cup points. The next chance to make amends will be on Saturday. Then the second descent is on the program in Kvitfjell. There will be a Super-G on Sunday. Each event starts at 11.30:XNUMX a.m.

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With number 39: A Nobody creates the big downhill sensation

For a long time it looked as if Niels Hintermann would win the first descent in Kvitjfell alone. But a nobody got in the way and in the end shared the victory with the Swiss.

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