The Olympic champion from Beijing, seventh in the first run, managed to really let go in the second, to sign his first victory this winter in the World Cup, and also the first for a Frenchman.
He leads Zenhäusern by 7/100 of a second, and Braathen by 38/100, for the tenth victory of his career.
This victory comes at the right time for the 25-year-old from the Vosges, as the Courchevel / Méribel Worlds (February 6-19) approach.
She is relaunching it after a difficult start to the winter, marked by three track exits, a podium (3rd) at Garmisch (Germany) at the start of January, a 6th place at Wengen on a track in poor condition and an eighth place on Sunday at Kitzbühel.
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