Swiss skier Marco Odermatt wins gold in men's super-G at worlds
Marco Odermatt won the men's super-G at the alpine skiing world championships on Friday in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.
The Swiss skier beat Raphael Haaser of Austria by one second. Adrian Smiseth Sejerstad of Norway was 1.15 seconds behind Odermatt in third.
It is the first super-G medal from a major event for Odermatt, the three-time overall World Cup champion who is the Olympic giant slalom champion. He won the downhill and GS titles at the worlds two years ago.
Jeffrey Read was the top Canadian finisher, 1.99 seconds behind Odermatt to finish in 10th place.
Three of Read's Canadian teammates landed in the top 30: Riley Seger was 20th, Jack Crawford ended up 27th, and right behind was Brodie Seger in 28th.
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