Vincent Kriechmayr is the World Cup in Cortina's great king so far with double gold.
Just days after the gold in the super-G, the 29-year-old took Austria's first World Cup gold in downhill since 2003.
The margin down to second Andreas Sander, Germany, was one hundredth, which is the smallest margin of victory ever in a World Cup downhill according to Gracenote.
The Swiss Beat Feuz took the bronze, 18 hundredths after the winner.
Swedish jump Felix Monsén finished 1.52 seconds behind the winner and finished 17th after a run with a couple of misses.
- I'm quite disappointed.
It felt like I was a little second on the ball today.
Too bad that two turns will ruin an entire ride.
I had hoped for more, says Monsén to SVT Sport.
The competition's second Swede Olle Sundin left.
CLIP: See the maneuver that saves him from the giant crash:
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See the maneuver that saves him from the giant crash Photo: SVT