Matthias Mayer of Austria celebrates after winning the men's downhill of the Alpine Skiing World Cup in Saalbach Hinterglemm February 21, 2015. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger
SAALBACH, Austria (Reuters) - Olympic champion Matthias Mayer led a clean sweep of podium places for Austria in a World Cup downhill on their home snow in Saalbach on Saturday. The 24-year-old Mayer took full advantage of his knowledge of the terrain to win in 1:49.83 for only his second World Cup victory since the Lenzerheide finals downhill last season.
Max Franz was denied his first top-flight win by 0.02 seconds and Super-G world champion Hannes Reichelt finished third on the Saalbach Hinterglemm course.
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