The last Men's race of the Alpine Ski World Cup in 2024 brought another first-time winner. 24-year-old Norwegian Fredrik Moeller confirmed that he is one of the skiers to watch by winning the Super-G in Bormio. After finishing in fourth place in the first two Super-G races of the season in Beaver Creek and Val Gardena, he celebrated his first victory and first podium in his eighth Super-G and 26th World Cup race. It is Norway's fourth victory in the 2024-2025 World Cup season.
"I've trained for this my whole life. The victory means everything to me. I made mistakes, but they weren't that costly. I had two good Super G races before this. I knew my speed was good and the skis felt good, boots, everything, so I knew I could just ski the way I know," said Moeller.
Racing with bib number 4, the long wait at the finish line was more nerve-wracking than the run itself: "I haven't been this nervous for a long time while I was waiting to see if I would win. It was terrible," he added.
Vincent Kriechmayr finished in second place 0.20 seconds behind the Norwegian and made it onto the podium for the first time in the season. It's the second podium finish in the speed disciplines for the Austrian Team after Lukas Feurstein's third place in Beaver Creek.
"I didn't expect it. I'm happy to finish second, but I would have liked to win as well. It was a solid race, but I still had a little lack of confidence in some parts. Overall, it was one of my best performances, even though not everything went as I imagined. I'm happy with second place and I'm looking forward to the upcoming races," Kriechmayr said.
Switzerland's Alexis Monney confirmed his surprise victory in yesterday's Downhill by finishing third, just 0.24 seconds behind the winner. Wearing bib number 27, Monney, with a magnificent finish, displaced his teammate Stefan Rogentin from the podium.
It's also the second World Cup podium for the talented 24-year-old. His best finish to date in the Super-G was 17th at Beaver Creek in December.
"I had a bit of trouble at the start, made a small mistake with my inside ski at the top, and thought I couldn't ski like that anymore. It was really good at the bottom, I let the skis do the work. When I crossed the finish line, I didn't think it would be enough. I don't know what to say, it was a crazy weekend," Monney said.
The race was marred by a serious crash of Gino Caviezel. The Swiss skier, who opened the race, caught his outside ski on a gate just before the San Pietro jump, fell, and lay on the piste for almost twenty minutes before being lifted by helicopter.
The speed disciplines are now taking a break of almost three weeks. The Men speed specialists will resume with a Super-G at the start of the traditional Lauberhorn races week in Wengen, Switzerland on January 17th.
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