3rd place for Von Allmen - Lukas Feurstein's redeeming victory

The decision in the battle for the small crystal globe had already been made two weeks ago in Norway. Because the Italian Mattia Casse, Marco Odermatt's only remaining rival, was unable to compete in the super-G in Kvitfjell after his crash in the downhill training, the man from Nidwalden had the third overall victory in this category to himself early on.

In the final race, it was all about victory, a worthy end to a season in which the Swiss almost did as they pleased in the downhill and super-G, in which they drove their foreign opponents to despair on several occasions.

The Swiss-Ski riders were once again strong as a team. Von Allmen secured his third podium finish in a World Cup Super-G. In January last year, he finished third in Garmisch and won in Wengen this January. Stefan Rogentin and Odermatt lined up behind the downhill world champion.

Lukas Feurstein's triumph was a special one - not only for the man from Vorarlberg himself, who was at the top for the first time after a World Cup race, but also for the entire Austrian men's team. Feuerstein erased the looming shame of a winless season for the ÖSV team - something that had only ever happened 35 years ago. Giant slalom world champion Haaser made the day twice as good with second place.

The duo also gave outgoing coach Sepp Brunner a worthy present on his last occasion. The Styrian was in charge of the speed division for eight years. The retiring Styrian took up his post just a few weeks after being quietly let go by Swiss-Ski. Andy Evers is to take over his position. The man from Salzburg, who still works for the German Ski Association and who also succeeded the dismissed Brunner at Swiss-Ski, is the preferred candidate of the association's top management.

At the beginning of the winter, Feuerstein finished third in the super-G in Beaver Creek, Colorado, the only time he has ever finished in the top three in the World Cup. He was then temporarily slowed down by physical problems. The fracture of a metacarpal bone in his left hand required surgery shortly before Christmas and a break of around three weeks. Shortly afterwards, he suffered a painful bruise on the edge of his boot in the super-G in Kitzbühel, which did not keep him off the slopes but did affect the level of his performances.