Aleksander Aamodt Kilde cruised to his second consecutive downhill World Cup title with a victory in Aspen, Colorado on Saturday in the penultimate race of the season.
The Norwegian completed the course in 1:31.60 to finish 0.61 seconds ahead of Canada's James Crawford. Switzerland's Marco Odermatt was third in the field of 35 skiers.
Austria's Vincent Kriechmayr had an outside chance to win the downhill title but had to settle for fourth after a slow start. "It is amazing to be a part of this fight with the top athletes in the world," Kilde said."To be able to win the crystal globe is incredible.
It is so fun and I just have to keep on pushing and try to do it next year again."Kilde won six of the nine downhill races he entered this season en route to the fifth crystal globe of his career.