The Italian Dominik Paris will try on Friday to keep the lead in the men’s downhill World Cup standings.
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It is in Austria that the race for the crystal globe continues, Friday January 21 in Kitzbühel (Austria), in a descent eagerly awaited by enthusiasts. Last year, the Swiss Beat Feuz won both downhills. This season, the races are hotly contested and the standings are tight between the top five.
Currently in the lead, the Italian Dominik Paris has proven his regularity since the start of this World Cup, he is closely followed by Beat Feuz and the Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, who intend to take advantage of the slightest misstep by the Italian.
On the side of the tricolor camp, after a complicated weekend in Wengen (Switzerland), the French are expected at the turn. The skier from Tignes, Johan Clarey, the only Frenchman in the Top 20 in Wengen (18th), had obtained a very good second place in Kitzbühel last year.