Kristoffersen wins GS as Odermatt closes in on overall title
3 years ago

Kristoffersen wins GS as Odermatt closes in on overall title

Associated Press  

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Marco Odermatt was cautiously accepting congratulations Sunday for winning the Alpine skiing World Cup overall title. “Even when Kilde wins three times, I don’t believe he will also score points in the slalom,” Odermatt told Swiss broadcaster SRF. But adding 140 points for placing second and third, respectively, in two giant slaloms this weekend and locking up the GS discipline title gave Odermatt a relaxed feeling ahead of the season-ending week. Now I am looking forward to three nice races,” said Odermatt, who is set to become the first overall champion from Switzerland since Carlo Janka won the title in 2010.

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Swiss ski star Odermatt secures overall and GS World Cup titles in race won by teammate Meillard
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Swiss ski star Odermatt secures overall and GS World Cup titles in race won by teammate Meillard

Associated Press  

HAFJELL, Norway — Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt didn’t win the race, but he did earn two crystal globes and set a national record in Alpine skiing on Saturday. Odermatt finished second behind teammate Loic Meillard in a World Cup giant slalom to formally lock up his fourth straight overall and GS titles. “Yeah, it’s unbelievable, two more globes on …

Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 2nd victory in 2 days
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 2nd victory in 2 days

Hindustan Times  

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Henrik Kristoffersen came from behind to win a men's World Cup slalom on Sunday for his second victory in two days. HT Image The 2023 world champion from Norway stood sixth with 0.62 seconds to make up after the opening run, but his ninth-fastest time in the final run on a weakening course in the afternoon …

Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 2nd victory in 2 days
4 weeks, 2 days ago

Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 2nd victory in 2 days

Associated Press  

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Henrik Kristoffersen came from behind to win a men’s World Cup slalom on Sunday for his second victory in two days. “Very tight today, so I’m lucky to be on the right side of the hundredths.” It was the first time Kristoffersen won a GS and a slalom race in the same weekend. Manuel Feller, the …

Kristoffersen takes GS to deny Pinheiro Braathen a first-ever Alpine skiing World Cup win for Brazil
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

Kristoffersen takes GS to deny Pinheiro Braathen a first-ever Alpine skiing World Cup win for Brazil

Hindustan Times  

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Henrik Kristoffersen won his first World Cup giant slalom in three years on Saturday, denying runner-up Lucas Pinheiro Braathen what would have been Brazil's first ever top-level victory in Alpine skiing. The Norwegian was the 2018 Olympic silver medalist and 2019 world champion, and had his eighth World Cup win in the discipline but first since …

Kristoffersen takes GS to deny Pinheiro Braathen a first-ever Alpine skiing World Cup win for Brazil
1 month ago

Kristoffersen takes GS to deny Pinheiro Braathen a first-ever Alpine skiing World Cup win for Brazil

Associated Press  

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Henrik Kristoffersen won his first World Cup giant slalom in three years on Saturday, denying runner-up Lucas Pinheiro Braathen what would have been Brazil’s first ever top-level victory in Alpine skiing. The Norwegian was the 2018 Olympic silver medalist and 2019 world champion, and had his eighth World Cup win in the discipline but first since …

Steen Olsen leads Norwegian 1-2 in rain-affected GS. World champion Odermatt finishes 3rd
2 months ago

Steen Olsen leads Norwegian 1-2 in rain-affected GS. World champion Odermatt finishes 3rd

Hindustan Times  

SCHLADMING, Austria — Alexander Steen Olsen led a Norwegian 1-2 finish ahead of Henrik Kristoffersen in a rain-affected men’s World Cup night giant slalom Tuesday, while defending overall champion Marco Odermatt finished third. HT Image Odermatt had won the last three giant slaloms, and 15 of the last 18, but the Olympic and world champion struggled in tough conditions to …

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt takes eventful World Cup super-G for 1st win in Kitzbuehel
2 months, 1 week ago

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt takes eventful World Cup super-G for 1st win in Kitzbuehel

Associated Press  

KITZBUEHEL, Austria — Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt finally added Kitzbuehel to his list of World Cup victories on Friday, winning an eventful super-G at the iconic Austrian resort that saw a handful of racers crash badly. It was the 44th career win for the skier who has been dominating World Cup racing for the past three seasons, but Odermatt …

Swiss star Marco Odermatt wins again in World Cup giant slalom to deny teammate Loïc Meillard
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Swiss star Marco Odermatt wins again in World Cup giant slalom to deny teammate Loïc Meillard

Associated Press  

ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt is almost unbeatable in World Cup giant slaloms — and especially at his home classic race. It was the 15th straight World Cup giant slalom since February 2023 that Odermatt has won when he completed the race. The 27-year-old Odermatt extended his leads in the giant slalom and overall World Cup standings …

Odermatt becomes Switzerland’s most successful male skier with another GS win on the Gran Risa
3 months, 1 week ago

Odermatt becomes Switzerland’s most successful male skier with another GS win on the Gran Risa

Associated Press  

LA VILLA, Italy — Marco Odermatt is back to his imperious best. Odermatt followed up his first win in Val Gardena in Saturday’s downhill by winning a World Cup giant slalom on Sunday as he continued to dominate the Gran Risa to become Switzerland’s most successful male skier. It was Odermatt’s 41st World Cup victory, putting the three-time defending overall …

Odermatt finally wins in Gardena as he dominates a World Cup downhill
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3 months, 1 week ago

Odermatt finally wins in Gardena as he dominates a World Cup downhill

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SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy — Marco Odermatt finally conquered the Saslong and the Swiss standout did it in style. Odermatt put down what he called “one of my best” downhill runs on Saturday to win a World Cup race in Val Gardena as the three-time overall World Cup champion looked like back to his imperious best. It was Odermatt’s …

World champion Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 1st victory in nearly 2 years
3 months, 2 weeks ago

World champion Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 1st victory in nearly 2 years

Associated Press  

VAL d’ISERE, France — World champion Henrik Kristoffersen won a men’s World Cup slalom Sunday for his first victory in nearly two years after first-run leader Steven Amiez saw his dreams of a first win dashed. It also came with a bit of luck, with the absence of injured Olympic champion Clement Noel and a tumble for Amiez, who had …

Odermatt wins giant slalom in Val d'Isere as Noel crashes out
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Odermatt wins giant slalom in Val d'Isere as Noel crashes out

Hindustan Times  

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt bounced back to form in the giant slalom, his favourite event, to take his first victory in the discipline this season at Val d'Isere on Saturday. HT Image The 27-year-old, who failed to finish in his two previous giant slaloms this season, was quickest in the first run down the Face de Bellevarde before clinging on …

Olympic ski champ Odermatt wins weather-affected GS, ties US racer Ligety for 24 career wins
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Olympic ski champ Odermatt wins weather-affected GS, ties US racer Ligety for 24 career wins

Associated Press  

VAL d’ISERE, France — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt won a weather-affected men’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday to earn his first points in the discipline this season. “This is exactly for me, I really liked the tough conditions.” The three-time overall champion won the first nine of 10 giant slaloms races last season, but then had failed to finish the …

Defending champion Marco Odermatt grabs first win of World Cup season, super-G at Beaver Creek
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Defending champion Marco Odermatt grabs first win of World Cup season, super-G at Beaver Creek

Associated Press  

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Swiss star Marco Odermatt won his first World Cup race of the season on Saturday with a spectacular finish in the super-G at Beaver Creek. The three-time defending World Cup overall champion was behind by eight-hundredths of a second at the final check point but erased that in the last 18 seconds to beat Cyprien Sarrazin …

Ski star Odermatt seals World Cup super-G title as teammate Rogentin leads Swiss sweep of podium
1 year ago

Ski star Odermatt seals World Cup super-G title as teammate Rogentin leads Swiss sweep of podium

Associated Press  

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Standout skier Marco Odermatt earned another World Cup crystal globe Friday on a stellar day for the Swiss team in the Austrian sunshine. Skiing at midday on sun-soaked snow, Odermatt clinched the season-long super-G title to by finishing fifth in the discipline’s final race, where three other Swiss skiers swept the podium places. “I watch from the …

Swiss skier Meillard wins last GS of season as Odermatt misses 45-year-old record
1 year ago

Swiss skier Meillard wins last GS of season as Odermatt misses 45-year-old record

Associated Press  

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria — Marco Odermatt failed to complete a perfect giant slalom season Saturday at the World Cup finals, where the Swiss star skied out in the second run while holding a commanding lead over eventual winner Loic Meillard. If you want to win, you have to take risks and then mistakes can happen,” said Odermatt, who is the Olympic …

Marco Odermatt uses a second-run comeback for his 12th World Cup giant slalom win in a row
1 year ago

Marco Odermatt uses a second-run comeback for his 12th World Cup giant slalom win in a row

Associated Press  

ASPEN, Colo. — Marco Odermatt recovered from a first run that left him trailing and a poor start in the second to pull out a victory and extend his World Cup giant slalom winning streak to 12 races, aided by a major mistake by the last skier down the hill Saturday. His combined time was 0.34 seconds better than Swiss …

Marco Odermatt earns a third straight World Cup overall title with a 10th giant slalom win in a row
1 year, 1 month ago

Marco Odermatt earns a third straight World Cup overall title with a 10th giant slalom win in a row

Associated Press  

OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif. — Marco Odermatt clinched his third consecutive World Cup overall title on Saturday by claiming a 10th giant slalom victory in a row. Odermatt’s win at the Palisades Tahoe resort boosted his total to 1,702 points, a whopping 1,001 ahead of Manuel Feller’s 701. Then it was the reigning Olympic gold medalist and world champion’s turn as …

Niels Hintermann wins downhill as Swiss teammate Marco Odermatt finishes 7th. US has six in top 20
1 year, 1 month ago

Niels Hintermann wins downhill as Swiss teammate Marco Odermatt finishes 7th. US has six in top 20

Associated Press  

KVITFJELL, Norway — On a rare day with dominant World Cup skier Marco Odermatt absent from the podium, his teammate Niels Hintermann stepped up to earn Switzerland victory in a downhill on Saturday. It’s not the most difficult track we have in World Cup, but it’s quite tough to be fast.” Hintermann has six podiums in downhill, including three in …

Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt dominates World Cup super-G to match Bode Miller’s tally of 33 wins
1 year, 2 months ago

Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt dominates World Cup super-G to match Bode Miller’s tally of 33 wins

Associated Press  

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt restored the pecking order in men’s World Cup super-G racing with a dominant victory Sunday, a day after he missed the podium for the first time in 13 races. Racing in sunny conditions on the same course where he placed fourth in Saturday’s overcast super-G, Odermatt outpaced the field with an all-attacking …

Swiss ski star Odermatt makes up big first-run deficit to win 8th straight World Cup giant slalom
1 year, 2 months ago

Swiss ski star Odermatt makes up big first-run deficit to win 8th straight World Cup giant slalom

Associated Press  

SCHLADMING, Austria — Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt remains close to unbeatable in giant slalom, even when he unintentionally grants his rivals a head start of nearly a second. The Olympic champion came from far behind to win a floodlit World Cup giant slalom Tuesday and extend his winning streak in the discipline to eight races. After 27 seconds into …

Ski star Marco Odermatt finally gets a first World Cup downhill win by excelling at Wengen
1 year, 2 months ago

Ski star Marco Odermatt finally gets a first World Cup downhill win by excelling at Wengen

Associated Press  

WENGEN, Switzerland — Marco Odermatt finally won a World Cup downhill Thursday in his 36th attempt, after eight previous second-place finishes. The Swiss star, who has 29 World Cup wins in giant slalom and super-G, was close to flawless in ideal racing conditions on his home nation’s signature downhill track to be 0.58 seconds faster than Cyprien Sarrazin. I skied …

Swiss ski star Odermatt dominates to win World Cup giant slalom in the fog at home in Adelboden
1 year, 2 months ago

Swiss ski star Odermatt dominates to win World Cup giant slalom in the fog at home in Adelboden

Associated Press  

ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt is unstoppable in giant slaloms and proved it again Saturday racing through fog at his home World Cup classic. A 29th career win in World Cup races for the 26-year-old Odermatt was an 18th in his preferred giant slalom discipline — including seven in a row since March — where he is …

Marco Odermatt continues super-G dominance with clear victory in year-ending World Cup ski race
1 year, 3 months ago

Marco Odermatt continues super-G dominance with clear victory in year-ending World Cup ski race

Associated Press  

BORMIO, Italy — Even Marco Odermatt isn’t afraid to say he is nearly unbeatable in super-G. The Swiss skier extended his dominance in the discipline in impressive style Friday, winning the last men’s World Cup race of 2023 by a huge margin. “But every race starts on a new day and everything has to fit together otherwise you cannot ski …

Kriechmayr leads Austrian 1-2 in Val Gardena super-G with Odermatt third
1 year, 3 months ago

Kriechmayr leads Austrian 1-2 in Val Gardena super-G with Odermatt third

Associated Press  

SELVA DI VAL GARDENA, Italy — Former world champion Vincent Kriechmayr led a strong Austrian showing to win a high-speed super-G in Val Gardena on Friday. For his 17th career World Cup win — split almost evenly between downhill and super-G — Kriechmayr finished a narrow 0.02 seconds ahead of teammate Daniel Hemetsberger. “It was probably one of the easiest …

Shiffrin, Odermatt are favorites again as Alpine skiing season starts amid climate change issues
1 year, 5 months ago

Shiffrin, Odermatt are favorites again as Alpine skiing season starts amid climate change issues

Associated Press  

SOELDEN, Austria — Just a fraction of the talk in the buildup to this weekend’s Alpine skiing World Cup opening has been about who will win the races or if Mikaela Shiffrin and Marco Odermatt are going to dominate the season again. Protect Our Winters, a Colorado-based non-profit organization focused on environmental issues, said Thursday on its Instagram page that …

Norwegian skier Braathen wins men’s World Cup slalom title
2 years ago

Norwegian skier Braathen wins men’s World Cup slalom title

Associated Press  

SOLDEU, Andorra — Norwegian skier Lucas Braathen fought back tears after wrapping up the men’s slalom season title Sunday, finishing runner-up in the last race at the World Cup Finals. It’s not this year, it’s every single hour I put in since I was nine years old and started skiing.” Ramon Zenhaeusern held on to his first-run lead to beat …

Swiss skier Odermatt wins GS, sets World Cup points record
2 years ago

Swiss skier Odermatt wins GS, sets World Cup points record

Associated Press  

SOLDEU, Andorra — Marco Odermatt underlined his dominance in men’s ski racing Saturday by breaking the 23-year-old male record for most World Cup points in a single season. The victory lifted Odermatt’s tally to 2,042 points and past the previous mark of 2,000 set by Austrian great Hermann Maier in the 1999-2000 season. Theoretically, Odermatt had a chance to add …

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt wins GS, locks up overall title
2 years ago

Swiss skier Marco Odermatt wins GS, locks up overall title

Associated Press  

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt won a men’s World Cup giant slalom Saturday as the Swiss skier locked up the overall title. Odermatt, who is the defending overall champion, secured the title again as the victory increased his lead over runner-up Aleksander Aamodt Kilde in the overall standings to 486 points. “It wasn’t easy to ski but …

Odermatt wins World Cup super-G, secures title in discipline
2 years ago

Odermatt wins World Cup super-G, secures title in discipline

Associated Press  

ASPEN, Colo. — Marco Odermatt of Switzerland wrapped up another World Cup super-G title by winning the race in Aspen on Sunday with a smooth run through a challenging course. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway finished third a day after earning his second straight World Cup downhill title. Odermatt also moved a step closer to securing his second straight overall …

Kilde’s 6th World Cup downhill win earns discipline title
2 years ago

Kilde’s 6th World Cup downhill win earns discipline title

Associated Press  

ASPEN, Colo. — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde earned his second consecutive World Cup downhill title by winning Saturday’s race by more than a half-second. “Just got to keep on pushing,” he said with a smile, “and try to do it next year again.” Skiing a tight line under a partly cloudy sky Saturday and brushing aside gates with his elbows, the …

Skiers Odermatt, Kilde carry World Cup rivalry into worlds
2 years, 1 month ago

Skiers Odermatt, Kilde carry World Cup rivalry into worlds

Associated Press  

Top men to watch at the Alpine skiing world championships, which open Monday in Courchevel and Meribel, France: Closing in on his second overall title, Marco Odermatt’s dominance on the World Cup circuit makes it hard to believe he has never won a world championship medal. The leading Norwegian speed skier since the retirement of Aksel Lund Svindal and Kjetil …

Swiss skier Odermatt wins super-G for 2nd win in 2 days
2 years, 2 months ago

Swiss skier Odermatt wins super-G for 2nd win in 2 days

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt overcame a tricky course setting to win a men’s World Cup super-G Sunday for his second victory in two days, just over a week before the start of the world championships. “Two very important races for me, and as well for that mini comeback, to do this before the world champs, so …

Swiss skier Odermatt wins super-G on return from injury
2 years, 2 months ago

Swiss skier Odermatt wins super-G on return from injury

Associated Press  

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Italy — Swiss skier Marco Odermatt won a men’s World Cup super-G on Saturday in a triumphant return from his injury layoff, 10 days before the start of the world championships. Odermatt skipped two races last week to rest a sore left knee but the defending overall champion was back to his best on the scenic Olympia delle …

‘Always one step ahead': Swiss skier Odermatt wins again
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Always one step ahead': Swiss skier Odermatt wins again

Associated Press  

BORMIO, Italy — Make it five wins in 12 starts for Marco Odermatt this season. The Swiss skier maintained his dazzling form in the last World Cup race of 2022 by dominating a super-G on one of the tour’s toughest courses. “I had a good feeling from the first gate, so I could push and I was somehow always one …

Olympic champion Odermatt back on top with Alta Badia GS win
2 years, 3 months ago

Olympic champion Odermatt back on top with Alta Badia GS win

Associated Press  

LA VILLA, Italy — There was no stopping Marco Odermatt this time. Odermatt, the reigning overall World Cup champion and current leader, maintained his first-run advantage during a wild second run down the Gran Risa, making a series of recoveries after getting bounced off the racing line several times. And today I was on the wrong side of it.” Fatigued …

Odermatt dominates World Cup GS to consolidate overall lead
2 years, 3 months ago

Odermatt dominates World Cup GS to consolidate overall lead

Associated Press  

VAL d’ISÈRE, France — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt dominated on Saturday to win a World Cup giant slalom and consolidate his lead in the overall standings. “I’m not 100 per cent happy because 1.4 is just a big difference to first, but the result is awesome.” An impressive second run saw Olympic silver medallist Žan Kranjec of Slovenia move up …

Kilde again tops Odermatt for World Cup super-G victory
2 years, 3 months ago

Kilde again tops Odermatt for World Cup super-G victory

Associated Press  

BEAVER CREEK, Colo. — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde again shook off whatever after-effects he might have been feeling from a bout with the flu and again beat reigning overall World Cup champion Marco Odermatt, claiming victory in a super-G on Sunday. Following up on a win in a downhill on the same mountain Saturday, Kilde finished the Birds of Prey super-G …

Olympic GS champion Odermatt dominates ski WCup opener
2 years, 5 months ago

Olympic GS champion Odermatt dominates ski WCup opener

Associated Press  

SÖLDEN, Austria — After dominating the season-opening men’s World Cup race Sunday, Marco Odermatt took off his race helmet and pointed at the Red Bull logo. Odermatt, the Olympic giant slalom champion, lived up to his billing as the favorite for the overall World Cup title, beating the field by more than seven-tenths of a second for his 12th career …

Kilde seals World Cup downhill title; Kriechmayr wins race
3 years ago

Kilde seals World Cup downhill title; Kriechmayr wins race

Associated Press  

COURCHEVEL, France — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde edged Olympic champion Beat Feuz in their tight duel to win the World Cup season-long downhill title on Wednesday. Kilde’s fourth place in the World Cup Finals downhill proved enough to maintain his narrow points lead over Feuz, who finished third, 0.54 seconds behind race winner Vincent Kriechmayr. The pre-race tension was instead about …

Kristoffersen gets 2nd win in 2 days, leads slalom standings
3 years, 1 month ago

Kristoffersen gets 2nd win in 2 days, leads slalom standings

Associated Press  

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Henrik Kristoffersen completed a turnaround of his World Cup slalom season Sunday with his second win in two days. The top three after the first run - Swiss skiers Loïc Meillard and Ramon Zenhäusern and Austria’s Johannes Strolz - all straddled a gate on the icy course, where the first few gates were set to create unusually …

Kristoffersen wins WCup slalom as 1st-run leader Nef falters
3 years, 1 month ago

Kristoffersen wins WCup slalom as 1st-run leader Nef falters

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GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Henrik Kristoffersen ended a year-long wait for his 20th career slalom win Saturday, triumphing in the first men’s World Cup race after the Beijing Olympics. Kristoffersen became the seventh different winner after seven slalom races this season, as the battle for the discipline title is still wide open with the first seven racers separated by just 39 …

Swiss skier Odermatt handles expectations, wins Olympic gold
3 years, 1 month ago

Swiss skier Odermatt handles expectations, wins Olympic gold

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Blizzard conditions that made visibility nearly impossible. I tried to sleep some minutes in between.” Odermatt has dominated in the giant slalom this season, winning four of the five races on the World Cup circuit to lead the discipline standings. When you’re in this flow, you can do that.” At 10 years old, Marco Odermatt skied with decorated …

The new guy: Marco Odermatt is the Next Big Thing in skiing
3 years, 2 months ago

The new guy: Marco Odermatt is the Next Big Thing in skiing

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It’s like how Lindsey Vonn was inspired by Picabo Street when she met her idol as a 9-year-old kid at an autograph-signing session: When he was 10, Marco Odermatt won a junior race and benefitted from the coveted first-place prize — a day of skiing with his idol, Swiss downhill great Didier Cuche. “When he won I was the happiest …

Odermatt beats Kilde for super-G win in World Cup rivalry
3 years, 2 months ago

Odermatt beats Kilde for super-G win in World Cup rivalry

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WENGEN, Switzerland — Marco Odermatt first. Their 1-2 finish in Thursday’s World Cup super-G could be repeated at next month’s Beijing Olympics and on the professional circuit for years to come. The 100 points extended Odermatt’s big lead in the overall World Cup standings over Kilde, the 2020 champion. Odermatt’s victory came in his racing debut in Wengen, a storied …

Odermatt wins for Swiss in classic World Cup giant slalom
3 years, 2 months ago

Odermatt wins for Swiss in classic World Cup giant slalom

Associated Press  

ADELBODEN, Switzerland — Marco Odermatt’s dominant season in World Cup giant slalom delivered Switzerland the win it craved after a 14-year wait in its classic home race on Saturday. Odermatt now has four wins and a runner-up finish in five giant slaloms this season and is the expected strong favorite in the next — at the Beijing Olympics on Feb. …

Kilde confirms his super-G dominance with 3rd straight win
3 years, 3 months ago

Kilde confirms his super-G dominance with 3rd straight win

Associated Press  

BORMIO, Italy — Aleksander Aamodt Kilde mastered a tricky course to win a World Cup super-G by a large margin Wednesday for his third straight victory in the discipline. Kriechmayr swept the super-G and downhill titles at last season’s world championships in Cortina d’Ampezzo but is still seeking his first victory of this season. Austrian coach Sepp Brunner set the …

Olympic favorite Odermatt wins giant slalom by big margin
3 years, 3 months ago

Olympic favorite Odermatt wins giant slalom by big margin

Associated Press  

LA VILLA, Italy — Three victories and one second-place result across four races at three different resorts. “It’s amazing,” Odermatt said after his latest victory on Monday in Alta Badia, which came by a massive margin. After leading the opening run in what is traditionally the longest and perhaps toughest giant slalom race of the season, Odermatt finished with a …

Marco Odermatt wins grand slalom World Cup, ends 10-year Swiss drought
4 years, 3 months ago

Marco Odermatt wins grand slalom World Cup, ends 10-year Swiss drought

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Odermatt became the first GS winner from Switzerland since Carlo Janka, who was the reigning overall champion when he won in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, in March 2011. Santa Caterina Vulfurva : Marco Odermatt fulfilled his potential on Monday by becoming the first Swiss skier to win a men’s World Cup giant slalom in nearly 10 years. Ever since winning giant …

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