Swiss skier Marco Odermatt won the men's super-G at the World Cup Finals on Thursday in Soldeu, Andorra, to close in on the 23-year-old record for most points in a single season.
The victory raised Odermatt's tally to 1,942 points, leaving him 58 short of the all-time mark set by Austrian great Hermann Maier in the 1999-2000 season.
Odermatt can break the record of 2,000 points with a top-three finish in Saturday's giant slalom. He has finished on the podium in all eight giant slalom races he started this season. "I have achieved everything I wanted this season so I'm going to celebrate today," said Odermatt, who has secured the overall, super-G and giant slalom season titles. "With what's left in my tank, I will attack on Saturday.
When it happens, then it's great. If not, then I don't owe anyone an explanation." Theoretically, Odermatt would have another chance in Sunday's season-ending slalom, but he has never raced in that event on World Cup level.