Even before the downhill season kicks off in Switzerland, the European Championships are already taking place in Lousã/Portugal. The Swiss are already showing that they are a force to be reckoned with in the time trial: Carina Cappellari and Camille Balanche are in fourth and sixth place, Basil Weber is the fastest Swiss in the men's race in 17th place and Thomas Weber is leading the Masters 50.

Weber was able to beat his time again in the final run to win his first gold medal at the championships, ahead of Italy's Stephane Fia and Portugal's João Estêvão. But this was not to be his only medal. Cappellari had the best chances in the elite women's race, but she was unable to make the most of them, a chain failure dropping her back to sixth place.

Camille Balanche from Romande, on the other hand, improves her time by around six seconds, which brings her third place and her first medal in the downhill. However, nothing changes in the first two positions: gold goes to Monika Hrastnik from Slovenia and silver to Morgane Charre from France.

In the men's race, Francisco Pardal wins at home. The Portuguese skier rode the fastest time in the seeding run ahead of Benoit Coulanges (FRA). He was able to withstand the pressure in the final run and took the gold medal, just ahead of Coulanges. The bronze medal goes to the Italian Johannes Von Klebelsberg, who improved significantly on his time run.

The Swiss did not manage to get close to the medals. However, Basil Weber achieved a pleasing result in 20th place with almost the same time as in the seeding round. His teammate Felix Klee finished just behind him in 22nd place, with Noel Niederberger in 26th place.

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