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 …
SOELDEN, Austria — Strong winds forced the cancellation of the season-opening men’s World Cup giant slalom Sunday after 47 of the 73 skiers in the first run had started. Austrian skier Marco Schwarz was leading the race, underlining his ambitions to compete for the World Cup overall title. The Swiss skier, world and Olympic champion in the discipline, won 12 …