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2024 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's downhill

The men's downhill in the 2024 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of eight events. The season had been planned with thirteen downhills, but two scheduled downhills on 11/12 November 2023 on the Matterhorn, running from Switzerland (Zermatt) into Italy (Cervinia), were canceled for the second straight year, this time due to heavy snowfall and high winds (unlike the year before, when the cancellation was due to lack of snow), and only one has been rescheduled (at Val Gardena on 12 December).[1][2] The two downhill races after that, scheduled in the U.S. at Beaver Creek, Colorado, were also cancelled for the same reason, although they still may be rescheduled—meaning that the downhill season had not completed a race as of early December despite having had four scheduled, with the next attempt being the rescheduled race at Val Gardena/Gröden. One of the Beaver Creek races was rescheduled at Wengen on 11 January 2024.[3] As described in the season summary, two February downhills at Chamonix, France were cancelled later in the season, reducing the total races in the discipline to nine. In the last race of the World Cup season, the final was also cancelled, meaning that seven men's downhills were cancelled during the season and only two of those were rescheduled.[4]

2024 Men's Downhill World Cup
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Season summary edit

After the cancellations, the season began with the make-up at Val Gardena/Grõden, which was won (in a huge upset) by American Bryce Bennett (who did not start in the top 30), edging out two-time defending discipline champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde from Norway and two-time overall champion Marco Odermatt from Switzerland.[5] In the next race, on the Stelvio in Bormio, overall World Cup leader Marco Schwarz of Austria suffered a season-ending knee injury, and Switzerland's Marco Odermatt, who finished second, took over first place in the discipline for the season.[6] The season then became a battle between Odermatt and French skier Cyprien Sarrazin, who won both of the downhills in Kitzbühel, Austria to move into second, just six points behind Odermatt, who had previously won the two downhills in Wengen, Switzerland.[7]

However, just when a French skier moved into contention for the discipline title, the upcoming two races in France (at Chamonix, 2-3 February) had to be cancelled due to a lack of snow and a too-warm forecast, which left just two more downhills on the discipline schedule for the season -- one in Norway in February, and then the season finals in March.[8] And then Sarrazin was injured during training and had to miss the downhill in Kvitfjell, Norway, which was won by Niels Hintermann of Switzerland, while his teammate Odermatt finished seventh and opened a 42-point lead over Sarrazin with just the season finals remaining.[9]

Finals edit

The season final was scheduled to take place on 24 March at Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria. For the first time since the finals began in 1993, the downhill was the last event of the finals instead of the first, with the women's race being held on Saturday and the men's on Sunday. Only the top 25 in the downhill standings and the downhill gold medalist at the Junior World Championships (Livio Hiltbrand of Switzerland) were eligible to compete in the downhill finals, with the exception that any skier who has earned at least 500 points in the overall standings was eligible to compete in any discipline, regardless of his standing in the downhill for the season. Due to the reduced field, only the top 15 earned points. Because Hiltbrand was competing in (and winning, despite starting the final in fifth place) the European Cup downhill season championship this week,[10] he and the injured Kilde and Florian Schieder of Italy did not enter finals, while one 500-point skier (Loïc Meillard) did, setting the race field at 25.

However, on race day heavy snow and wind caused the final to be delayed by two hours and then cancelled (and not postponed, as it was scheduled for the same day as the season-ending ceremonies). Accordingly, Odermatt, who was leading by 42 points, won the season crown, giving him the overall title and three discipline titles for the season.[4]

Standings edit

Rank Name
11 Nov 2023
Zermatt/Cervinia

   
 
12 Nov 2022
Zermatt/Cervinia

   
 
1 Dec 2023
Beaver Creek

 
2 Dec 2023
Beaver Creek

 
 
 
28 Dec 2023
Bormio

 
11 Jan 2024
Wengen

 
13 Jan 2024
Wengen

 
19 Jan 2024
Kitzbühel

 
20 Jan 2024
Kitzbühel

 
2 Feb 2024
Chamonix

 
3 Feb 2024
Chamonix

 
17 Feb 2024
Kvitfjell

 
24 Mar 2024
Saalbach

  		Total
      Marco Odermatt x x 60 36 80 100 100 60 80 x 36 x 552
2   Cyprien Sarrazin x x DNF 50 100 80 80 100 100 x DNS x 510
3   Dominik Paris x x 24 100 0 45 60 40 60 x 13 x 342
4   Vincent Kriechmayr x x 14 18 45 20 45 36 40 x 80 x 298
5   Bryce Bennett x x 100 60 0 15 26 6 0 x 50 x 257
6     Niels Hintermann x x 5 26 36 24 32 DNF 6 x 100 x 229
7    Aleksander Aamodt Kilde x x 80 80 DNF 60 DNF DNS 220
8   Ryan Cochran-Siegle x x 18 20 0 40 29 50 15 x 36 x 208
9   Cameron Alexander x x 26 DNF 60 7 DNF 45 7 x 60 x 205
10   Nils Allègre x x 50 40 6 14 36 26 29 x DNF x 201
11   Florian Schieder x x 16 14 18 50 DNF 80 16 x 0 DNS 194
12   Mattia Casse x x 22 36 40 36 26 0 20 x 5 x 185
13   James Crawford x x 45 45 32 0 10 8 4 x 8 x 152
14     Justin Murisier x x 0 7 50 26 DNF 32 9 x 15 x 139
15   Stefan Babinsky x x 40 0 0 16 0 0 50 x 3 x 109
16     Stefan Rogentin x x 10 8 5 9 20 16 26 x 10 x 104
17     Franjo von Allmen x x 0 22 0 18 18 0 DNF x 45 x 103
18   Maxence Muzaton x x 8 15 0 11 DNF 22 45 x DNS x 101
19   Blaise Giezendanner x x 2 0 15 0 13 10 36 x 24 x 100
20     Alexis Monney x x 0 0 20 22 9 11 32 x 5 x 99
21   Matthieu Bailet x x 36 DNF 9 5 DNF 20 13 x 0 x 83
22   Miha Hrobat x x 6 9 24 DNF 5 2 10 x 24 x 80
23   Adrien Théaux x x 5 4 15 6 40 8 1 x 0 x 79
24   Otmar Striedinger x x 0 14 0 32 22 10 0 x 0 x 78
25   Guglielmo Bosca x x 12 0 1 0 8 14 20 x 18 x 73
  Elian Lehto x x 9 2 3 0 11 24 24 x 0 x 73
27   Jared Goldberg x x 13 24 4 DNF 15 0 DNF x 14 NE 70
28   Christof Innerhofer x x 22 10 2 13 12 0 0 x 10 NE 69
29   Nils Alphand x x 0 16 29 0 0 0 DNF x 20 NE 65
   Adrian Smiseth Sejersted x x 0 0 DNS 2 50 13 DNF x DNS NE 65
31   Sam Morse x x 0 0 0 1 6 12 14 x 26 NE 59
32     Marco Kohler x x 32 0 26 DNF DNS x DNS NE 58
33     Arnaud Boisset x x DNS 0 9 DNS DNF 29 11 x 7 NE 56
  Daniel Danklmaier x x 0 0 11 8 14 DNF 5 x 18 NE 56
35   Jeffrey Read x x 8 0 0 0 0 4 DNF x 40 NE 52
36   Andreas Sander x x 0 12 12 10 3 0 8 x 1 NE 46
37   Romed Baumann x x 29 3 DNF 13 0 0 0 x 0 NE 45
    Josua Mettler x x 0 0 DNS 0 16 0 DNF x 29 NE 45
39   Alexis Pinturault x x DNS 9 29 DNS NE 38
40   Wiley Maple x x DNS 22 0 DNF 0 0 x 12 NE 34
41   Simon Jocher x x DNF 0 10 4 0 16 3 x 0 NE 33
42   Marco Schwarz x x 0 29 DNF DNS NE 29
43   Daniel Hemetsberger x x 3 11 0 0 DNS 0 12 x DNS NE 26
  Christopher Neumayer x x DNF 0 DNS 4 22 x DNS NE 26
45   Raphael Haaser x x DNS 18 0 DNS 5 0 x 0 NE 23
46   Josef Ferstl x x 16 6 0 0 0 0 0 DNS NE 22
  Pietro Zazzi x x 0 0 13 0 2 1 DNF x 6 NE 22
48   Dominik Schwaiger x x DNS 0 0 18 0 x 0 NE 18
49   Kyle Negomir x x 0 1 0 0 0 0 DNS x 12 NE 13
50   Jan Zabystřan x x 11 0 0 0 DNS x 0 NE 11
51   Thomas Dreßen x x 0 5 DNS 3 0 DNS 0 DNS NE 8
52     Lars Rösti x x 0 DNS 0 0 7 0 DNS x DNS NE 7
53   Brodie Seger x x 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 x 2 NE 5
54     Gilles Roulin x x 0 0 0 0 4 DNS 0 x 0 NE 4
55   Martin Čater x x 1 0 0 0 DNF 0 DNF x 0 NE 1
  Fredrik Møller x x DNS 0 DNS x 1 NE 1
  Luis Vogt x x DNS 0 1 0 0 x DNS NE 1
References [1] [1] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [8] [8] [20] [4]

Legend edit

  •   Winner (100 points)
  •   2nd place (80 points)
  •   3rd place (60 points)
  • DNF = Did not finish
  • DSQ = Disqualified
  •   Did not start (DNS)
  •   Not eligible for finals (NE)
  •   Race canceled (x)
  • Updated at 24 March 2024, after all events.[21]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Associated Press (12 November 2023). "World Cup downhill ski race at Matterhorn mountain canceled because of snow and strong winds". Washington Post. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Val Gardena/Gröden schedule, as of 6 December 2023". FIS. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Wengen schedule, as of 16 December 2023". FIS. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b c AFP (24 March 2024). "Odermatt joins exclusive club with downhill title win". MSN.com. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  5. ^ Associated Press (14 December 2023). "American skier Bennett surprises favorites Kilde, Odermatt to win Val Gardena downhill again". MSN.com. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  6. ^ Associated Press (28 December 2023). "Overall World Cup leader Schwarz suffers season-ending knee injury. Sarrazin wins Stelvio downhill". MSN.com. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  7. ^ Associated Press (20 January 2024). "French skier Sarrazin beats Odermatt for his 2nd Kitzbuehel downhill triumph in 2 days". MSN.com. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  8. ^ a b c Press Release (27 January 2024). "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: CANCELLATION OF THE TWO DOWNHILLS ON 2 AND 3 FEBRUARY -SLALOM MAINTAINED ON 4 FEBRUARY". Chamonix World Cup. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  9. ^ Sportsbeat (17 February 2024). "NIELS HINTERMANN LANDS DOWNHILL SUCCESS AS MARCO ODERMATT STRUGGLES TO FINISH FIFTH IN KVITFJELL - 'MY FAVOURITE COURSE'". Eurosport. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Schmitt (SUI), Traninger (AUT) survive scares to win European Cup overall titles". FIS.com. 22 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  11. ^ Associated Press (1 December 2023). "World Cup men's downhill race canceled due to heavy snowfall at Beaver Creek, Colorado". AP News. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  12. ^ Associated Press (2 December 2023). "Beaver Creek men's World Cup downhill canceled for the second consecutive day". MSN.com. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  13. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Val Gardena/Gröden Men's DH (ITA)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Val Gardena/Gröden Men's DH (ITA)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Bormio Men's DH (ITA)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Wengen Men's DH (SUI)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  17. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Wengen Men's DH (SUI)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  18. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kitzbühel Men's DH (AUT)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kitzbühel Men's DH (AUT)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  20. ^ "Audi FIS Ski World Cup Kvitfjell Men's DH (NOR)" (PDF). FIS. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  21. ^ "Men's Downhill 2023-2024". FIS. Retrieved 24 March 2024.

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