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Marco Odermatt uses a second-run comeback for his 12th World Cup giant slalom win in a row
9 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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Swiss skier Marco Odermatt wins GS, locks up overall title
1 year, 9 months 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 …

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Odermatt wins 2nd gold at worlds -- just like Zurbriggen
1 year, 10 months ago

Odermatt wins 2nd gold at worlds -- just like Zurbriggen

Associated Press  

COURCHEVEL, France — Marco Odermatt was still a 5-year-old boy when his father first met Swiss skiing great Pirmin Zurbriggen in 2002. On Friday, Walter Odermatt wiped away tears when he and his wife Priska witnessed their son win a giant slalom to become the first Swiss man since Zurbriggen 36 years ago to earn two gold medals at the …

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Swiss skier Odermatt handles expectations, wins Olympic gold
2 years, 10 months 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 …

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