Odermatt dominates tricky Beaver Creek super-G course for first World Cup win of season

Cyprien Sarrazin, who finished ninth in the downhill on Friday, took second place on Saturday despite a poor start where he almost came unstuck at the second turn. The Frenchman ultimately recovered to put together a solid performance on a day where no skier managed an error-free run.

“I was not that confident at the start,” Sarrazin said. “I watched two guys on the TV and the only guys I watched were out.

“But I did a good inspection, so I trusted myself and I was like ‘It’s no big deal, just a few turns to be smart and the rest full gas’.

“I almost DNF at the second gate, and I don’t know, something went out and I was like ‘now it’s full gas – but really full gas’.”

Despite the poor start, Sarrazin said it was near the end where he lost out to his old rival Odermatt.

“I had a good line and then I let the pressure get to me because I didn’t see the gate because of the shadows,” he said.

“Because of that, I was too straight and then I lost two-tenths of a second I think there. That’s my only regret, the rest was pretty good.”