Laurie Greenland, who finished second in the world championship in 2016, managed a perfect run with a clear lead of 2.854 seconds over Loic Bruni. However, the gaps on the demanding course in Commezzadura are greater overall than recently in Les Gets or Andorra.
Loris Vergier (+4.882) and defending World Cup champion Amaury Pierron (+5.167) follow in the next places. For the first time this season, there was no French victory in the final. However, Loic Bruni extends his overall lead.

Saurer with a successful premiere

Surprisingly, Elia Saurer is the best Swiss rider. In his first elite season, Saurer suffered a broken bone in his wrist at the European Cup in Maribor in spring and is riding his first elite World Cup in Val di Sole. He immediately qualified for the final and finished 53rd (+23.538).

He didn't ride to safety. "I'm very happy, I made a mistake at the bottom but otherwise had a good run. I want to take it step by step," says Saurer.

Lutz Weber, who had made a remarkable 4x debut at the World Championships the previous evening, admitted that he made "too many mistakes". However, the night-time 4x event would not have had any influence from his point of view. "There it's all in the legs, here in the downhill in the arms," he says, shrugging his shoulders. In the 4x, after the second fastest qualifying time, he simply "lacked the experience" in the man-to-man battle.

In the downhill, he was "completely on the limit" at times. He finished 58th, 28.076 seconds behind.
Loris Michellod was over the limit. In the final phase, he lost control of the handlebars and suffered a spectacular crash. "The quali was perfect," said Michellod, who was not injured, "but I also had fun today." He finished in 62nd place (+33.697).

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