The Norwegian Alexander Aamodt Kilde and the Swiss Marco Odermatt were favorites for the men's WC in Super-G.
Then the Canadian James Crawford struck and won a surprising first WC gold.
Despite not being top-15 at a single race in Super-G earlier in the season and missing a previous World Cup victory.
- He was far behind in the first two intermediate times and gives away a lot of time in an easy start - but at the end he gets the skis going, says Viaplay's expert Kajsa Kling.
The fast finish took the 25-year-old Canadian into the finish a hundredth ahead of Norwegian pre-favourite Alexander Aamodt Kilde, who threw down the gloves when he realized the best he could get was silver.
- I made a good plan for the end with my coach and bet the iron.
But I didn't expect to take the time.
I am at a loss for words, James Crawford told Viaplay after his ride.
New medal for the home rider
The French home skater Alexis Pinturault, raised in one of the host towns Courchevel, followed up Tuesday's gold in combination with bronze today.
Marco Odermatt, the giant of the season with four victories in the Super-G, missed out on a medal and finished fourth - despite being only 37 hundredths behind the victorious Crawford.