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This is the North Vancouver, B.C., native香蕉视频直播檚 fourth career podium and second year in a row finishing third in Bormio, Italy.

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Alexander, who won Friday香蕉视频直播檚 training, was sixth out of the gate and stood in second until Switzerland香蕉视频直播檚 Alexis Monney, the eventual winner, came down 13 racers later.

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Two other Canadian men raced the Stelvio, with Toronto香蕉视频直播檚 James Crawford coming in 17th and Jeffrey Read of Canmore, Alta., placing 34th, missing out on scoring World Cup points by just 0.14 of a second.

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Monney claimed his first World Cup victory in a downhill after a rare mistake from his lauded teammate Marco Odermatt.

It appeared as if Franjo Van Allmen, fourth out of the gate, was set to triumph after the big names failed to beat his run down the famed Stelvio course in Bormio.

But Monney, who started 19th, put down an even bolder run to finish 0.24 seconds ahead of his compatriot in a Swiss one-two.

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Odermatt was fifth, 0.80 behind Monney, but it could have been worse for the defending downhill champion had he not made an extraordinary recovery.

Odermatt made an uncharacteristic error mid-course that sent his skis in opposite directions, but the three-time overall champion somehow managed to get back into position to finish and remain top of the downhill and overall standings.

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Odermatt was full of praise for his younger teammates.

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The Swiss team is dominating the downhill this season. Justin Murisier won the first downhill in Beaver Creek and Odermatt triumphed in Val Gardena last weekend, where Van Allmen also finished second.

They occupy the top four positions in the downhill standings: Odermatt leads from Van Allmen, Murisier and Monney.

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Ryan Cochran-Siegle walked away from a huge crash on the slope set to be used for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The American skier appeared on course for at least a podium place after leading following the first three splits, until he made a miscalculation and crashed through a gate.

He was swiftly back on his feet, though, much to everyone香蕉视频直播檚 relief, especially after a horror crash for last year香蕉视频直播檚 winner Cyprien Sarrazin in training on Friday.

The French skier is recovering after an operation on Friday night to drain a bleed near the brain.

On Sunday, there is a super-G scheduled in Bormio.

香蕉视频直播� With files from The Associated Press