Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Marco Odermatt handled the Olympics without a gold medal in the style of a champion. The Swiss ski star led to a federal triple victory in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and a preliminary decision in the Downhill World Cup. Alexis Monney (+0.04 seconds) and Stefan Rogentin (+0.98) came second and third, triple Olympic champion Franjo von Allmen (SUI) took sixth place after a mistake. Vincent Kriechmayr ended up in fourth place with Giovanni Franzoni (+1.20).