Steve Smith was already considered a contender for victory before the race in Mont Saint Anne (CAN). Having already ridden the fastest time in the qualifying run, all eyes will be on the Canadian champion in the final run. World Cup leader Gee Atherton (GBR) starts the race in eighteenth last place due to his crash in qualifying. Just in time before the rain starts, the Englishman sets the fastest time on the finish line. In the meantime, it poured down from the sky so heavily that it was believed that the classification had been distorted.

In fact, the following riders soon start to skid and miss Atherton's top time. Fortunately, the rain showers did not continue, but the course remained slightly damp. Three-time downhill world champion Sam Hill (AUS), known as a specialist for wet tracks, is the first rider to come close to the leader. The next rider to scrape close to the World Cup leader's top time is reigning world champion Greg Minaar. The tension rises even more as Steve Smith is the last rider to take to the still damp track. The Canadian is the only rider to remain under a second behind Atherton at the first intermediate time. In contrast to his rivals, he even skips a few short sections and gains time as a result. At the second intermediate time, Smith is only a few hundredths of a second behind. He takes so much momentum from the last technical section that he crosses the finish line nine tenths of a second ahead of Gee Atherton, celebrating the second World Cup victory of his career in his home country.Swiss downhill figurehead Nick Beer has big plans for the World Cup in the home country of his main sponsor. After some bad luck at the start of the season, the Bernese rider turned up the heat and rode to twelfth place in the qualifiers. In the final run, Beer had to come to terms with the slippery track. Unfortunately, he skidded off in a bend that had remained dry and lost valuable seconds that would have put him on the podium in the top five. "I approached the corner the wrong way and put myself in too far. It's a real shame. I knew that if I got through this race well, then a podium finish was in the cards," said Beer, shaking his head.At least Beer can be pleased about a clear improvement. "It's good to know that I have the speed. I'm already looking forward to the next races. I'll be riding full attack," announced the Bernese rider. Another Bernese rider, Lars Peyer, rides back into the points for the first time. The reigning Swiss champion finishes 55th and is confident. "My run was okay. I now have to take it step by step," explains Peyer, who started again for the first time in Andorra after tearing a ligament in his shoulder, but missed out on qualifying for the top 80 there.

Ranking Downhill World Cup #4, Mont Saint Anne/CAN
Men
1.	Steve Smith (CAN)	3,58,485
2.	Gee Atherton (GBR)	+0.00,904
3.	Sam Hill (AUS)	+0.02,118
4.	Greg Minaar (RSA)	+0.02,167
5.	Aaron Gwin (USA)	+0.03,123
6.	Danny Hart (GBR)	+0.03,772
7.	Brendan Faircough (GBR)	+0.04,484
8.	Andrew Neethling (RSA)	+0.04,499
9.	Florent Payet (FRA)	+0.04,602
10.	Marc Beaumont (GBR)	+0.04,827
17.	Nick Beer (SUI)	+0.05,755
55.	Lars Peyer (SUI)	+0.16,096