Switzerland's Beat Feuz won gold in a thrilling men's downhill at the Beijing Winter Games on Monday while 41-year-old Frenchman Johan Clarey became the oldest Olympic medallist in Alpine skiing with silver.
Feuz, winner at Kitzbuehel last month, powered down the steep slopes of 'The Rock' in 1:42.69, with Clarey in the silver medal position just 0.10 behind.
Austria's Matthias Mayer, who won gold medals at the past two Games, had to settle for bronze this time. There was an early shock when the second skier in the race, Germany's Dominik Schwaiger, had to be taken off the course on a stretcher after crashing heavily. "I was pushing, pushing, taking a lot of risk. I knew I only had one chance left in my career to get a medal in the Olympics," said Clarey.
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