Odermatt wins World Cup super-G in Aspen to secure 1st title in discipline

Marco Odermatt of Switzerland wrapped up another World Cup super-G title by winning the race in Aspen, Colo., on Sunday with a smooth run through a challenging course.

Odermatt has been dominant all season in the super-G, taking five of the seven World Cup races. He also finished on the podium in the two other races.

The 25-year-old Odermatt cruised through the hill in a time of 1 minute, 6.80 seconds to hold off Andreas Sander of Germany by 0.05 seconds. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway finished third a day after earning his second straight World Cup downhill title.

Vancouver's Riley Seger was the best-ranked Canadian in tenth place. Toronto's Jack Crawford, who earned a silver medal in the World Cup downhill on Saturday, came right behind, finishing in a two-way tie for 11th.

Calgary's Jeff Read and Broderick Thompson, of Whistler, B.C., were 21st and 31st, respectively, while North Vancouver's Kyle Alexander did not finish. 

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After the race, Kilde went over to the leader's box to congratulate Odermatt on his accomplishment. Odermatt also moved a step closer to securing his second straight overall World Cup title.

The sixth skier to take the course, Odermatt made it look easy as he breezed through the tricky course set. He became the first ski racer to capture at least five World Cup super-G events in the same season.

"It was a perfect super-G season from the first race until now," Odermatt said in a postrace interview.

The Super-G king did it again today! 5th SG victory of the season