Odermatt silences critics with Olympic grand slalom gold
YANQING, China: Switzerland's Marco Odermatt finally lived up to expectations by holding his nerve in snow and fog to win gold in the men's Olympic giant slalom on Sunday (Feb 13).
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Medals update: Marco Odermatt wins Switzerland's third gold of Beijing 2022 in Alpine skiing
Already a superstar in his own country with his face plastered over advertising everywhere you look, Marco Odermatt is now set for megastar status after winning the men's giant slalom event at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre on Sunday (13 February) in a combined time of 2:09.35 from the two runs. Lara Gut-Behrami won the same discipline for Switzerland in the women's event on Friday (11 December) with Beat Feuz also winning the men's downhill to give Switzerland three gold medals in Alpine skiing so far at Beijing 2022.
Alpine skiing-Switzerland's Odermatt wins men's giant slalom
YANQING, China : Switzerland's Marco Odermatt won the gold medal in the men's giant slalom on Sunday with a combined time of 2:09:35.
Marco Odermatt claims giant slalom gold at Winter Olympics as blizzard causes havoc in Beijing
Marco Odermatt fulfilled his billing as favourite for giant slalom gold at the Winter Olympics as he shrugged off extremely challenging conditions to win the title in Beijing. Heavy snow and poor visibility caused havoc, with several contenders for the medals struggling to deal with the weather, but the Swiss sensation kept his cool to win ahead of Slovenia's Zan Kranjec and Mathieu Faivre of France.
Jaclyn Narracott's Winter Olympic skeleton medal the ultimate destination after a long, winding road
Sitting in the press conference, her smile obvious despite being hidden by the ubiquitous mask, it was impossible not to be carried away with the sheer joy Jaclyn Narracott exuded with every answer, every glance at the medal hanging around her neck.
Olympics-Alpine skiing-Favourite Odermatt holds narrow lead after giant slalom first run
YANQING, China (Reuters) -Favourite Marco Odermatt of Switzerland had a lead of four hundredths of a second over Austria's Stefan Brennsteiner after the first run of the men's giant slalom in driving snow on Sunday.
Aussie skeleton star Jaclyn Narracott slides into history books with Beijing 2022 silver
Jaclyn Narracott has powered her way into the history books, winning Australia’s first ever medal in a sliding event with silver in the women’s skeleton at the Beijing Winter Games on Sunday morning (AEDT).
Alpine skiing-Odermatt has narrow lead in driving snow
YANQING, China : Favourite Marco Odermatt of Switzerland held a four hundredths of a second lead over Austria's Stefan Brennsteiner after the top 30 skiers had completed the first run of the men's giant slalom in driving now on Sunday.