The result marked the first time since 2018 that a men’s downhill World Cup event had ended with a shared first place.

Hintermann had been the first to set the winning time on the course in Norway.

The 26-year-old finished in a time of 1min 44.42sec.

Alexander, who had not earned any World Cup points this season prior to the event, produced a superb run to match Hintermann’s time.

The Canadian’s previous best finish on the World Cup circuit had also come in Kvitfjell, where he placed 10^th back in 2020.

Alexander was able to celebrate his maiden World Cup triumph, while Hintermann added to his alpine combined victory at Wengen in Switzerland back in 2017.

The podium was completed by Austria’s Matthias Mayer.

Meyer finished in a time of 1:44.54 to end third, the same place he finished in the downhill event at last month’s Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics.

Switzerland's Beat Feuz was fourth in 1:44.61, ending 0.01 clear of fifth placed Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway.

Kilde holds a narrow three-point lead over Feuz in the World Cup downhill standings, prior to tomorrow’s second race in Kvitfjell.

Mayer also remains in contention to win the season’s crystal globe in the discipline, lying third in the standings on 462 points.