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VAL GARDENA, Italy — Silvan Zurbriggen of Switzerland won a World Cup downhill Saturday to take the lead in the overall standings.
Zurbriggen clocked 1 minute, 57.21 seconds, edging Austria’s Romed Baumann by 0.06 seconds on a fast, bumpy track. Defending World Cup downhill champion Didier Cuche was third.
Bode Miller was the fastest American in 17th place.
Zurbriggen had never finished on the podium in a World Cup downhill. He punched both fists in the air repeatedly in the finish area after taking the lead.
“It’s something crazy, unbelievable. I’m very, very happy, and I had a superb run,” said Zurbriggen, whose only World Cup victory came two seasons ago in a combined event in Austria.
