- It was so nice to win and get it done for the home crowd. I went with great confidence. Thanks to the team, friends and family, says a captured Ford in Eurosport's broadcast.

The crowd was ecstatic, it was roaring as Ford was heading down the hill, and the victor took off one ski and made a victory gesture with sticks and one ski.

30-year-old Ford is a late bloomer and had not even been on the podium in a World Cup competition before today's race. His best result was fourth place in the grand slam premiere in Sölden at the end of October.

Matts Olsson did not have a good day. He was eight after a pretty big miss in the first race but continued to have a good time and crashed to 12th place in the possible Beaver Creek in Colorado framed by light snowfall.