Kriechmayr Takes Super G Victory On Challenging Beaver Creek Course

Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT/Head) stormed to victory in the Men’s Super G World Cup in Beaver Creek on Friday as other race favorites struggled with snowy conditions on the technically challenging course.

Kriechmayr was the sixth racer out of the gate on Friday and set an early benchmark with his clean and accurate skiing to post a winning time of 1:06.77.

"I think my skiing was pretty good. The race was pretty tough." said  Vincent Kriechmayr

Fredrik Moeller (NOR/Atomic) was runner-up after finishing almost one second behind Kriechmayr with 1:07.33, while Kriechmayr’s team-mate Raphael Haaser (AUT/Atomic) was third with a time of 1:07.80.

After several delays caused by snowy conditions and decreasing visibility, the race jury declared Friday’s race completed after 31 athletes. Several skiers did not finish the Super G course, including 2025 Downhill World Champion Franjo von Allmen (SUI/Head) who crashed after 40 seconds amid low visibility and falling snow.

Kriechmayr acknowledged he was able to complete the Super G course in better conditions compared to the rest of the field.

"Of course we want to have a race, but I have to tell the truth, I think after bib 14 I don’t think it was that fair a race. The first 14 racers had nearly the same conditions, but after the break it wasn’t easy and it was not getting faster for other athletes. It wasn’t easy for the other guys," he said.

Runner-up Moeller admitted Friday's weather conditions made the technically challenging course even more difficult.

“It was challenging the whole way, even the flat was challenging and the light (and) obviously with the snow. A really challenging day,” he said.

For third-placed Haaser, the Super G Beaver Creek course remains one of his favorite races despite Friday’s tough conditions.

“I think the weather conditions were challenging. Every year it’s tough, but it’s good for us to come here and I really enjoyed the race,” said the Austrian. “I skied it yesterday in Downhill so it was a little bit more easy. But I think for the guys who just do Super G, you need a bit more confidence.”

Haaser’s result on Friday is his second Super G podium of the season after also finishing third at the Super G season opener in Copper Mountain last week. Last season the 28-year-old won gold in Giant Slalom and silver in Super G at the 2025 World Championships.

Thursday’s Downhill winner and last season’s Super G Crystal Globe winner Marco Odermatt (SUI/Stöckli) finished fifth on Friday after he appeared to struggle with the course’s bumpy terrain. The 28-year-old’s performance on Friday follows his Super G season opening win in Copper Mountain ahead of Kriechmayr last week.

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR/Atomic) did not finish Friday’s Super G race, which was the Norwegian’s third race since returning to competition after 20 months of rehabilitation following a crash at the end of the Wengen Downhill World Cup in January 2024.

Kriechmayr’s victory on Friday marks the second time he topped the podium at Beaver Creek after he won the 2017 edition. The 34-year-old was also runner-up here in Downhill in 2019.

For the Americans River Radamus led the way for the Stifel U.S. Ski Team in 12th place with teammate Ryan Cochran-Siegle just behind in 13th. Jared Goldberg rounded out the group in 25th.

It was a tricky weather day for the racers, with wind, snow and more causing long delays and questions on whether the race would go off. After a hold for the first 30 minutes, the race went on. However, it was a bit of a wait for the first American, the day prior’s second-place finisher, Cochran-Siegle.

Cochran-Siegle hesitated at the top of the brink, but brought it back in the second half to make a strong result of 13th.

“I think my execution was just off the mark in terms of being ahead of it. I started feeling my feet underneath me once I got through the pitch. But gave up too much time, at the top” said Cochran-Siegle.

With the weather causing many delays, the hometown kid Radamus ran six athletes and nearly an hour after Cochran-Siegle. Radamus pushed to his limit and found himself just 0.35 off the pace – the best of any skier around him and in line for a podium. But just towards the bottom, Radamus put his hip on the ground and lost all of his speed. He still had a strong day in 12th, snagging the Stifel Bibbo Award and earning the respect of the top international skiers, with many expressing their respect for his on-the-edge skiing to Radamus in the finish.

“I knew that whenever we got to go, I had to be ready. And to have to wait that long up there. I wanted to make it worth it. So I wanted to lay it all on the line,” said Radamus.

“If I have the nerve to really commit in those first four turns I'll set the tone for myself the rest of the way,” said Radamus. “It was dark, it was bumpy but the conditions were still good enough that you could get some response. I felt like I was putting it on the line and then obviously I made a huge mistake. It's frustrating.”

Shortly after Radamus ran, the race was stopped due to weather conditions. Despite the short ending, the fans were pleased to see some action on the famed Birds of Prey course.

“I have to take the good with the bad and hopefully take some fast skiing into Sunday,” said Radamus.