Swiss skier Odermatt makes it back-to-back men's giant slalom World Cup season titles
Olympic champion Marco Odermatt capped what he called "a perfect season" by securing his second straight World Cup title in giant slalom Sunday.
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Odermatt wins back-to-back crystal globes
Olympic champion Marco Odermatt secured back-to-back crystal globes with a first-place finish in the men's giant slalom in Kranjska Gora. The 2022 Olympic champion's victory in Slovenia leaves him 586 points clear at the top of the overall standings with just four events remaining this season.
Marco Odermatt secures overall and giant slalom Crystal Globes with third consecutive Alpine skiing World Cup win
Marco Odermatt secured the overall and giant slalom titles with a third consecutive win as he did the double in Kranjska Gora, beating Henrik Kristoffersen and Alexis Pinturault. Odermatt was all-but confirmed as the overall champion when Aleksander Aamodt Kilde opted to miss this weekend’s races and the Swiss star is now mathematically uncatchable.
Alpine skiing-Swiss Odermatt claims another giant slalom win in Slovenia
Marco Odermatt appears all but certain to win the overall Alpine skiing World Cup title after emerging triumphant in the giant slalom race down the Slovenian slopes of Kranjska Gora on Saturday.
Marco Odermatt locks up overall title with super-G win in Slovenia
Olympic champion Marco Odermatt won a men's World Cup giant slalom Saturday as the Swiss skier locked up the overall title.
Odermatt extends Alpine World Cup lead with Giant Slalom gold
Marco Odermatt stretched his lead at the top of the giant slalom World Cup standings with a fifth season victory. In the penultimate weekend of the season in Slovenia, Odermatt finished in a time of 2:16.65 to pip Alexis Pinturault of France and Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen to top spot.
Marco Odermatt on verge of overall Alpine skiing World Cup title after victory in Kranjska Gora
Marco Odermatt all-but confirmed his second overall Alpine skiing World Cup title after he battled to another giant slalom victory in Kranjska Gora. Odermatt was the class of the field in the first run but looked tired in the second leg and just did enough to beat Alexis Pinturault by 0.23 seconds to win his fifth giant slalom of the season. Ad Only Aleksander Aamodt Kilde could mathematically beat Odermatt to the overall Crystal Globe, but he’s not racing in Slovenia this weekend, so the Swiss skier is guaranteed to wrap up the title after Sunday’s giant slalom.
Marco Schwarz holds on to beat world champion Marco Odermatt in giant slalom at Palisades Tahoe
Austrian Marco Schwarz had been a perpetual World Cup bridesmaid, but he held off Marco Odermatt to claim victory in the giant slalom at Palisades Tahoe. The weather was cold and cloudy, and the prediction called for heavy snowstorms, but the Stifel Palisades Tahoe Cup was given the go-ahead after a one-hour delay. Ad Once action got underway, last weekend's slalom World Cup winner Henrik Kristoffersen made a strong showing as the first racer down the course.