The men’s downhill in the 2025 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of eight events. It had been scheduled for nine, but the finals were cancelled due to fresh snow and high winds.[1] Two-time discipline champion Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway, who failed to repeat last season because he suffered life-threatening injuries on the Lauberhorn downhill course in January 2024, developed a shoulder infection at the surgical site over the summer and needed a second surgery, which caused him to miss the entire season, making defending discipline champion Marco Odermatt of Switzerland an overwhelming favorite to repeat as the season champion.[2] And Odermatt did indeed repeat as champion when the finals were cancelled with him in the discipline lead.

The season was interrupted for the biennial Alpine Skiing World Championships in Saalbach, Austria during 4–16 February 2025.[3] The championship in men’s downhill was held on Sunday, 9 February, and was dominated by the Swiss team, with young star Franjo von Allmen winning gold, teammate Alexis Monney taking bronze, and five Swiss skiers finishing in the top 12.[4]