"Men's Super-G racing delivered one of the biggest surprises of the season on Friday, December 19, as Czech skier Jan Zabystran shook the ski world by claiming his first-ever World Cup victory on the Saslong in Val Gardena, Italy. In warmer, clearer conditions than Thursday's fog-disrupted Downhill, the 27-year-old produced the run of his life from bib 29 to beat Marco Odermatt, who had been solidly in the lead for nearly all the top-30-ranked skiers. With his victory, "Zaby" secured Czechia's first-ever men's Alpine World"
"The lead did not last long, as Switzerland's Justin Murisier in bib 5 attacked the direct, fast set and surged into first, nearly half a second ahead of Cochran-Siegle. Italy's Dominik Paris, wearing bib 6 and feeding off the home crowd, looked poised to knock the Swiss off the top spot, but-just like yesterday in the Downhill-came up agonizingly short, finishing second, only 0.02 seconds behind Murisier."
"Then came Marco Odermatt in bib 8 and the Swiss superstar was already 0.24 seconds ahead at the top split, stretched it to 0.30 shortly after, and by the mid-section had built a massive 0.81-second margin. He extended that advantage even further in the fourth sector, blasting into the lead by a commanding 1.05 seconds, underlini"
Jan Zabystran, 27, won the Super-G on the Saslong in Val Gardena, claiming Czechia's first men's Alpine World Cup victory. Warmer, clearer conditions replaced Thursday's fog-disrupted Downhill. Zabystran started from bib 29 and delivered the decisive run to overtake Marco Odermatt, who had led for most of the top-30 starters. Odermatt finished second and retained the lead in the season Super-G standings. Italy's Franzosi placed third. Early runs featured Canada's James Crawford setting an initial benchmark and Ryan Cochran-Siegle moving into the lead before Switzerland's Justin Murisier and Italy's Dominik Paris challenged the top times.
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