Story byItaly's Nicol Delago competes in the women's downhill race of the FIS Alpine Ski World Cup in Tarvisio. Elena Prati/LiveMedia-IPA/ZUMA Press Wire/dpaDPASat, January 17, 2026 at 2:43 PM UTC·1 min readItaly's Nicol Delago claimed her maiden alpine skiing World Cup win with a women's downhill triumph on home soil in Tarvisio on Saturday. Dalago clocked 1 minute 46.28 seconds to top the standings and beat German Kira Weidle-Winkelmann by 0.20 seconds. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement"I was so nervous this morning and I couldn't wait to go down to ski this slope. I really like this course," Dalego said. US great Lindsey Vonn was third as she continued her run of being on every podium in each of the five downhill races so far this season."It was actually really tough and I tried not to have too much expectation because I knew these other girls were going to be fast," Vonn said."For me what's important is to be consistent and I'm really happy that I could do that despite the conditions."Swiss star Marco Odermatt claimed his third downhill triumph this season with a home win in Wengen. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe four-time and defending champion clocked 1:33.14 minutes, prevailing over Vincent Kriechmayr by 0.79 seconds. Italy's Giovanni Franzoni, who won Friday's super G, had to settle for third this time. The men have a slalom in Wengen on Sunday, while a super G is scheduled for the women.
