The men's downhill in the
2021 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of seven events. The original schedule had contained nine downhills, but a rescheduled one on 5 March in
Saalbach-Hinterglemm
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, Austria, was canceled due to fog and continual snowfall after just nine skiers had finished (with 30 needed to make the race official),
and (as discussed below) the downhill during World Cup finals week was also canceled.
The first downhill of the season, conducted in good conditions in
Val d'Isère
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, France, took an unusual turn when
Martin Čater of Slovenia, starting 41st, unexpectedly recorded the winning time . . . eleven racers after the organizers had already held the unofficial podium ceremony and the television broadcasters had ended coverage. After that, the season returned to normal, and three=time defending champion
Beat Feuz
Beat Feuz (; born 11 February 1987) is a Swiss former World Cup alpine ski racer, specializing in the speed events of downhill and super-G. He is 2017 World champion and 2022 Olympic champion in downhill. In 2021, he won consecutive downhills on ...
opened up a 48-point lead over his nearest rival,
Matthias Mayer
Matthias Mayer (; born 9 June 1990) is an Austrian retired World Cup alpine ski racer and
Career
Born in Afritz am See in Carinthia, Mayer made his World Cup debut in Sestriere in February 2009. His best discipline is super-G. After several t ...
of Austria, with only three events to go. But then the first downhill at Saalbach-Hinterglemm was cancelled, Feuz gained 20 more points on Meyer at the second downhill there, and, at the World Cup final (scheduled for Wednesday, 17 March in
Lenzerheide
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Th ...
,
Switzerland
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), three straight days of heavy snowfall caused the downhill finals to be cancelled. Thus Feuz, who had previously won two downhills on the
Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel during the season, won the discipline's crystal globe without a final showdown.
The season was interrupted by the
2021 World Ski Championships, which were held from 8–21 February in
Cortina d'Ampezzo
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, Italy. The
men's downhill took place on 14 February 2021.
Standings
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*DNF = Did not finish
*DNS = Did not start
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See also
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's summary rankings
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's overall
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's super-G
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's giant slalom
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's slalom
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2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup – Men's parallel
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World Cup scoring system
References
External links
Alpine skiingat
FIS website
External links
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Men's downhill
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's downhill discipline titles