Cyprien Sarrazin is the revelation of the white circus. The Frenchman won the descents of Bormio and Kiztbühel.

The final of the Alpine Ski World Cup was to pit him against Marco Odermatt. The vagaries of the weather prevented this last duel, on March 24. The weather in Saalbach, Austria, was bad enough to postpone the final by a week. The French skier is the leader of French skiing.