{"id":22554,"date":"2026-03-02T00:54:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:54:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/22554\/"},"modified":"2026-03-02T00:54:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T00:54:09","slug":"all-swiss-podium-at-downhill-in-garmisch-partenkirchen-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/22554\/","title":{"rendered":"All-Swiss Podium at Downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\"\"Celebrating their all Swiss victory: Odermatt, Monney, and Rogentin. | Image: FIS Alpine<\/p>\n

Switzerland put on a masterclass in men\u2019s speed skiing this weekend at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Three Swiss skiers\u2014Marco Odermatt, Alexis Monney, and Justin Murisier stood atop the podium on Saturday, February 28, delivering a statement performance that reaffirmed who controls the World Cup narrative heading into the final stretch of the season.<\/p>\n

Opening the men\u2019s downhill race was Team USA\u2019s Bryce Bennett, who set the pace with a 1:50.71. He was promptly outclassed by Switzerland\u2019s Justin Murisier, who crossed the finish line 1.57 seconds ahead of the American. However, his lead was short-lived, as teammate Stefan Rogentin raised the bar by another 0.59 seconds.<\/p>\n

Rogentin held the hot seat through six more skiers as big name after big name failed to come close. Italy\u2019s Dominik Paris and Florian Schieder, and Team USA\u2019s Ryan Cochran-Siegle managed to pip Murisier by a few milliseconds but were still roughly half a second behind Rogentin. One could have been forgiven for thinking the course was warming up too much to allow for faster times \u2014 but then Marco Odermatt entered the race in bib 10 and all bets were off.<\/p>\n

Odermatt, who left the Olympics without a gold medal, was here to remind everyone why he leads the World Cup standings ahead of his teammate and three-time gold medalist Franjo von Allmen. Though slightly off the pace in the top section, he charged through the mid-section and into the notorious \u201cHell\u201d pitch, skiing into the lead by a commanding 0.98 seconds. It was a massively dominant performance by the 28-year-old.<\/p>\n

His margin was so large that it seemed untouchable\u2014until teammate Alexis Monney came dangerously close. Monney was faster than Odermatt in the top section and extended his advantage through sections two and three, skiing into the lead by nearly half a second. But he lost crucial speed toward the bottom and crossed the line just 0.04 seconds behind Odermatt.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"An incredible result for the Swiss team. | Image: FIS Alpine<\/p>\n

That razor-thin margin sealed a Swiss sweep of the podium: Odermatt on top, Monney second, and Rogentin nearly a second back in third. No one else managed to crack that gap, though several came knocking.<\/p>\n

Italy\u2019s Giovanni Franzoni, enjoying a breakout season, skied into a tie for fourth alongside Austria\u2019s Vincent Kriechmayr, both 1.20 seconds behind Odermatt and 0.22 seconds shy of the podium.<\/p>\n

Switzerland\u2019s Olympic standout Franjo von Allmen finished sixth, bumping Ryan Cochran-Siegle into seventh and making him the top American on the day. A pleasant surprise came from Erik Arvidsson in bib 44, who finished 11th as the second-best American. Arvidsson, returning from a knee injury last season, secured his second-best World Cup result ever. \u201cI feel like my skiing is really coming together now,\u201d the 29-year-old said. \u201cI finally had some consistent time on speed skis to dial in some of the details.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"The all-Swiss podium: Marc Odermatt 1st, Alexis Monney 2nd, and Stefan Rogentin 3rd. | Image: FIS Alpine<\/p>\n

Also finishing inside the top 30 and earning FIS points from Team USA was Wiley Maple in bib 39, placing 25th \u2014 his third top-30 finish of the season. Bennett was ultimately bumped to 33rd, just outside the points. Kyle Negomir finished 40th, Jared Goldberg 42nd, and Sam Morse 48th.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s Cameron Alexander skied to a solid 14th-place finish, while James Crawford claimed 28th. Just outside the points were Brodie Seger (34th) and Jeffrey Read (38th).<\/p>\n

Saturday\u2019s victory extends Odermatt\u2019s lead in the overall rankings to an untouchable 1,485 points. Lucas Braathen, in second place, has just a bit more than half of that with 798 points. Odermatt is leading the Downhill, Super-G, and Giant Slalom rankings and is\u2014again\u2014on track for a total of four crystal globes.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s Super-G was ultimately canceled due to fog, cutting the weekend short after Switzerland\u2019s commanding statement on Saturday. The men\u2019s circuit moves on to Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, this coming weekend, where the season\u2019s last tech events will be held. \u00a0The speed men have a brief break before a Downhill and Super-G in Courchevel, France, from March 14-15. The season ends with the World Cup finals in Lillehammer, Norway, from\u00a0March 21-25.<\/p>\n

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