French skier Sarrazin claims 2nd Kitzbuhel downhill triumph in 2 days

French skier Cyprien Sarrazin mastered the demanding Streif course for a second time in 24 hours on Saturday, beating world champion Marco Odermatt to repeat his World Cup downhill triumph from the previous day.

Racing in perfect sunny conditions under a blue sky and in front of 45,000 spectators in Kitzbuhel, Austria, Odermatt had just taken a big lead in the race despite a mistake early in his run.

But Sarrazin stunned him with an all-attacking run down the frightening 3.3-kilometre course to beat the Swiss skier's time by 0.91 seconds — the biggest winning margin in the race since 2011, when Swiss skier Didier Cuche beat American great Bode Miller by 0.98.

"The best day in my sport life," Sarrazin said on Austrian TV.

Sarrazin screamed and clicked out of his skis after finishing and jumped onto the finish-area safety barrier in celebration.

"I thought about it in my bed last night, it was crazy to jump on it," the Frenchman said.

Sarrazin had won Friday's race by 0.05 seconds from Italian speed specialist Florian Schieder, with Odermatt 0.35 back in third.

Cam Alexander was the top Canadian finisher, 2.56 behind Sarrazin for 24th place.

Last week, Odermatt beat Sarrazin twice to win both downhills at another iconic venue on the men's circuit in Wengen for the Swiss skier's his first victories in the sport's fastest discipline.

For three minutes, Odermatt believed he might have won in Kitzbuehel as well.

"But I knew the big favorite was starting right after me. He is in a superb form," Odermatt said. "Today I could have won the last big race that is missing in my career, but now I have a big goal for next season."

With two-time World Cup downhill champion Alexander Aamodt Kilde out for the season following the