While we were expecting Cyprien Sarrazin in the France side this Saturday, it was Nils Allegre in the end who, at the age of 30, stunned the world to claim his first World Cup victory. 18th skier Nils Allegre, who started in the fog of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, had a perfect race. Habs won ahead of Italian Guglielmo Bosca and Swiss Loic Maillard. Allegre became the sixth Frenchman in history to win a super-G.
Very consistent since the start of the season (six times in the top 10), Briancon’s skier has achieved his first success – and even a podium – at the World Cup. Marco Odermatt, leader of the big Crystal Globe rankings, missed out on the top spot and finished fourth. A rarity for the Swiss who has not been off the podium since March 2022. Cyprian Sarrazin also made a lot of mistakes and is ranked 11th.
An incredible tricolor series
When the leader of the French delegation, Alexis Pinturault, was seriously injured during the super-G in Wengen, the contrary results did not diminish. During this same Super-G, Cyprian Sarrazin would earn his first World Cup victory. The results of this Swiss weekend were exceptional: 2 podiums and 3 race victories. Then Sarrazin made history last week by winning both Kitzbühel downhills, a rare feat that marked the history of French alpine skiing.
Cyprian Sarrazin’s first victory at Wengen was a semi-surprise, his podium and his two fourth places earlier confirmed that Sarrazin was close to achieving it. While Nils Allegre, on the World Cup circuit since 2017, has never been on the box. Ranked 13th in the general downhill rankings prior to this race, Alegre has been consistent this season and finally finished. In addition to his emotional victory, Habs broke into the top 10 of the World Cup general rankings.
(TagsToTranslate)Jérémy Lafont
