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

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Odermatt wins giant slalom in Val d'Isere as Noel crashes out
1 week, 3 days 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 …

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Defending champion Marco Odermatt grabs first win of World Cup season, super-G at Beaver Creek
2 weeks, 2 days 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 …

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Swiss stars Odermatt, Gut-Behrami top prize money list for Alpine skiing’s World Cup circuit
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Swiss stars Odermatt, Gut-Behrami top prize money list for Alpine skiing’s World Cup circuit

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Swiss stars Marco Odermatt and Lara Gut-Behrami earned the most money on Alpine skiing’s World Cup circuit this season, although the two overall champions made less than the record $1 million totals of one year ago. Odermatt again won 13 races to earn 810,000 Swiss francs in prize money, compared to his total of 941,200 Swiss francs last …

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Swiss skier Meillard wins last GS of season as Odermatt misses 45-year-old record
9 months, 1 week 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 …

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Marco Odermatt uses a second-run comeback for his 12th World Cup giant slalom win in a row
9 months, 3 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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Niels Hintermann wins downhill as Swiss teammate Marco Odermatt finishes 7th. US has six in top 20
10 months, 1 week 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 …

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Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt dominates World Cup super-G to match Bode Miller’s tally of 33 wins
10 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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French skier Allegre upsets favorites in World Cup super-G for 1st career win. Odermatt places 4th
10 months, 3 weeks ago

French skier Allegre upsets favorites in World Cup super-G for 1st career win. Odermatt places 4th

Associated Press  

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — French skier Nils Allegre sped to his first career World Cup victory Saturday as two late starters upset the higher-ranked favorites at a tight super-G on the classic Kandahar course. “It’s a good day, I had a perfect feeling on my ski from the top to the bottom, I feel really confident on it, I can push …

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Swiss ski star Odermatt makes up big first-run deficit to win 8th straight World Cup giant slalom
11 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 …

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Ski star Marco Odermatt finally gets a first World Cup downhill win by excelling at Wengen
11 months, 1 week 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 …

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Wind cancels men’s World Cup season opener after 47 starters with Austrian skier Schwarz leading
1 year, 1 month ago

Wind cancels men’s World Cup season opener after 47 starters with Austrian skier Schwarz leading

Associated Press  

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 …

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Shiffrin, Odermatt are favorites again as Alpine skiing season starts amid climate change issues
1 year, 1 month 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 …

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Swiss skier Odermatt wins GS, sets World Cup points record
1 year, 9 months 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 …

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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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The new guy: Marco Odermatt is the Next Big Thing in skiing
2 years, 11 months ago

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

Associated Press  

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 …

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Odermatt wins for Swiss in classic World Cup giant slalom
2 years, 11 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. …

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

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

Firstpost  

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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