Ski racer Romed Baumann missed his first podium of the season despite the next convincing run in the Super-G.

When Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde won, the 2021 World Cup runner-up finished eighth in Beaver Creek on Sunday.

Second was the Swiss Marco Odermatt (+0.20 seconds), who, like in the downhill the day before, had to admit defeat in the long duel with Kilde.

Frenchman Alexis Pinturault finished third (+0.30) on the dreaded “Birds of Prey” track.

Baumann commented on his third top 10 place this winter as a "controlled, solid ride".

Around two months before the World Championships in France, the 36-year-old speed specialist, who is not yet thinking about the end of his career, is spreading hope for a World Championship medal.

It was "really cool", he explained 24 hours earlier after the first World Cup in the USA, "it was a difficult race in terms of the conditions.

The podium would have been possible, but I'm happy anyway.

I left a lot of good people behind me.” Andreas Sander completed the good overall German result in twelfth place.

Another departure planned for Friday had been canceled due to bad weather.

Things did not go as hoped for Thomas Dreßen in the Vail Valley.

After his strong comeback in Lake Louise/Canada, where the five-time World Cup winner from Mittenwald finished eighth in the downhill at the start of the season, Dreßen had to settle for 24th place in the downhill this time (1.99 seconds back). - in the Super-G he didn't even make it into the points and finished 37th. Dreßen had not started in a World Cup off Lake Louise since March 2020 due to hip and knee surgery.

Twice unbeatable was Aleksander Aamodt Kilde.

The Norwegian, who has already won the first downhill race of the season in Canada, won both races in Beaver Creek ahead of Marco Odermatt.

The lead of the Swiss in the overall World Cup over the Scandinavian powerhouse shrank to 40 points in Colorado.

However, since the Swiss all-rounder is also one of the dominators in giant slalom, he should already extend his lead next weekend in Val d'Isère.

The speed riders will continue in Val Gardena in two weeks.