We were expecting Cyprien Sarrazin on the French side this Saturday, in the end it was Nils Allègre who came to surprise his world to win, at the age of 30, his first victory in the World Cup. Nils Allègre, the 18th skier to set off in the fog of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, had a perfect race. The Habs won ahead of the Italian Guglielmo Bosca and the Swiss Loic Meillard. Allègre becomes the sixth Frenchman in history to win a super-G.
Very consistent since the start of the season (six times in the top 10), the skier from Briançon has achieved his first success – and even podium – in the World Cup. Marco Odermatt, leader in the ranking of the big crystal globe, missed the top and finished fourth. A rarity for the Swiss who has not been off the podium since March 2022. Cyprien Sarrazin also made too many mistakes and finished 11th.
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While the leader of the French delegation Alexis Pinturault was seriously injured during the super-G in Wengen, the results did not drop, on the contrary. During this same super-G, Cyprien Sarrazin would glean his first World Cup victory. The results of this Swiss weekend were exceptional: 2 podiums and a victory in 3 races. Then Sarrazin made history last week by winning both Kitzbühel downhills, a rare feat which marked the history of French alpine skiing.
Cyprien Sarrazin’s first victory at Wengen was a semi-surprise, his podium and his two fourth places obtained previously attested that Sarrazin was close to achieving it. While Nils Allègre, on the World Cup circuit since 2017, had never been on the box. 13th in the general downhill ranking before this race, Allègre has gained in consistency this season and has finally concluded. In addition to its emotional victory, the Habs entered the top 10 in the general ranking of the World Cup.