It is the transition from dry training conditions to a wet competition course that Noel Niederberger does not manage well enough. In the lower part of the track, he criticized himself for mistakes that he could have avoided. "I braked for two or three corners like in training and couldn't keep it up in these conditions. I came to a standstill a few times," said an annoyed Niederberger, who missed out on his third podium finish of the season and had to watch the podium ceremony from below, just like at the World Championships.

Myles Weber (SUI) finishes 33rd, missing the line in a stone field in the upper section and riding into the barriers. "I also had another bump at the bottom, but otherwise it actually went quite well," says Weber. The third Swiss in the group, Joel Andrey, who was 23rd in Friday's time trial, didn't even see the finish line.www.hafjellworldcup.com