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16.01.2026 05:00
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Stefan Babinsky caused a surprise in Wengen on Friday: the ÖSV athlete raced to second place in the Super-G, beaten only by Italy's Giovanni Franzoni, who started the race with bib number one. Switzerland's Franjo von Allmen completed the podium in third place.

A first for Stefan Babinsky! Austria's speed specialist made it onto the podium for the first time in his career in his 94th World Cup race. "I'm very happy with my performance," beamed the 29-year-old in an interview with ORF. "I always believed in myself, it's incredibly wonderful!"

Stefan Babinsky
Stefan Babinsky(Bild: GEPA)

Shortly after his run, he was still annoyed in the finish area. "Because I didn't quite make it through the finish S," explained Babinsky. In the end, he was 35 hundredths of a second behind winner Giovanni Franzoni, who had already been the fastest in the two downhill training runs in Wengen. It was the first World Cup triumph for the 24-year-old Italian.

Giovanni Franzoni
Giovanni Franzoni(Bild: AP/Giovanni Zenoni)

Here are the final results:

Kriechmayr far behind
Top favorite Marco Odermatt (SUI/+0.53 seconds) had to settle for fourth place. Right behind him in fifth place was Raphael Haaser (+0.68), the second-best Austrian, who was prevented from achieving a better time by a mistake at the Kernen-S. ÖSV star Vincent Kriechmayr (+1.28) was unable to keep up with the fastest this time: "It's a shame, I had hoped to do better!"

The rest of the program
Here's what's next: The downhill race (12:30 p.m.) will take place on Saturday in Wengen on the Lauberhorn, followed by the slalom (10/13) on Sunday. The "Krone" will be reporting live on site, and all races will be available as usual on the sportkrone.at live ticker.

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