Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzerland won his first...

Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzerland won his first World Cup race of the season, defeating Anton Steiner of Austria in the downhill by more than a half-second at Val D’Isere, France.

Zurbriggen finished in 1 minute 57.10 seconds for his 30th World Cup victory. Steiner was timed in 1:57.64, and Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg was third in 1:57.67.