Four days after the postponement of the downhill due to unexpected weather conditions, the race was held in bright sunshine. Beat Feuz, who was not entirely fault-free, skied superbly, especially in the final section of the course, and took the lead well ahead of Dominik Paris, who had been in the lead until then. Aksel Lund Svindal started the race with bib number 7, two places after Beat Feuz. The upper section of the course seemed to be his undoing and he lost a lot of time in the process, and it seemed uncertain at this point whether he would still be able to compete for victory. But then he managed a perfect run in the middle part of the track, with which he took the lead and was able to defend it until the finish. His compatriot Kjetil Jansrud got an excellent start two numbers later and skied almost too perfect in the upper part. He didn't manage the middle section quite as well as his teammate before, which is why he lost 12 hundredths to Svindal at the finish.
Two Norwegians and one Swiss on the podium
So in the end the favored skiers were the medal winners, which is not a matter of course at the Olympics. Gold for Aksel Lund Svindal, silver for Kjetil Jansrud and the bronze medal went to Beat Feuz, who was visibly satisfied.
The German Thomas Dressen, who was the first to start the race, confirmed his good season form with fifth place. Andreas Sander at least managed to make it into the top 10 with 10th place. A good result for the German downhill team.
Among the Italians, Dominik Paris ended up in an unfortunate fourth place and Peter Fill finished sixth. Christoph Innerhofer's unsuccessful run put him almost two seconds behind the winner, which is why he finished the race in 17th place.
Vincent Kriechmayr, who has had a strong season so far, still finished seventh, almost a second behind, and thus remained the best Austrian participant. His teammates Matthias Mayer, Max Franz and Hannes Reichelt were ranked 9th, 11th and 12th behind him.
And for the French team, to the surprise of many, it was Roger Brice who shone with a final rank of 8th. Johann Clarey in 18th place and Adrien Theaux in 26th place, on the other hand, disappointed their fans.
Ranking list of the men's downhill from 15. 02.2018 (places 1-30)
| Rank | Start number | Driver | Travel time |
| 1 | 7 | Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) | 1:40:25 |
| 2 | 9 | Kjetil Jansrud (NOR) | 1:40:37 |
| 3 | 5 | Beat Feuz (SUI) | 1:40:43 |
| 4 | 3 | Dominik Paris (ITA) | 1:40:79 |
| 5 | 1 | Thomas Dressen (GER) | 1:41:03 |
| 6 | 13 | Peter Fill (ITA) | 1:41:08 |
| 7 | 17 | Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT) | 1:41:19 |
| 8 | 4 | Brice Roger (FRA) | 1:41:39 |
| 9 | 11 | Matthias Mayer (AUT) | 1:41:46 |
| 10 | 6 | Andreas Sander (GER) | 1:41:62 |
| 11 | 16 | Max Franz (AUT) | 1:41:75 |
| 12 | 15 | Hannes Reichelt (AUT) | 1:41:76 |
| 13 | 8 | Mauro Caviezel (SUI) | 1:41:86 |
| 14 | 2 | Manuel Osborne-Paradis (CAN) | 1:41:89 |
| 15 | 12 | Aleksander Aamodt Kilde (NOR) | 1:42:18 |
| 16 | 14 | Bryce Bennett (USA) | 1:42:22 |
| 17 | 18 | Christof Innerhofer (ITA) | 1:42:23 |
| 18 | 10 | Johan Clarey (FRA) | 1:42:39 |
| 19 | 28 | Martin Cater (SLO) | 1:42:53 |
| 20 | 27 | Jared Goldberg (USA) | 1:42:59 |
| 21 | 23 | Marc Gisin (SUI) | 1:42:82 |
| 22 | 25 | Emanuele Buzzi (ITA) | 1:42:84 |
| 23 | 21 | Maxence Muzaton (FRA) | 1:42:96 |
| 23 | 34 | Ryan Cochran-Siegle | 1:42:96 |
| 25 | 29 | Josef Ferstl (GER) | 1:42:98 |
| 26 | 19 | Adrien Theaux (FRA) | 1:42:99 |
| 27 | 24 | Bostjan Kline (SLO) | 1:43:03 |
| 28 | 22 | Benjamin Thomsen (CAN) | 1:43:19 |
| 29 | 39 | Miha Hrobat (SLO) | 1:43:61 |
| 30 | 30 | Wiley Maple (USA) | 1:43:72 |
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