Switzerland's Marco Odermatt wins last World Cup super-G before Olympics

World champion Marco Odermatt confirmed his status as the main contender for the Olympic super-G title Friday by winning the opening event of the classic Hahnenkamm weekend, the last super-G before the Milan Cortina Games.

The Swiss star became the only skier with more than one super-G victory this season, after the previous five events saw as many different winners.

Racing in perfect sunny conditions, Odermatt edged out teammate Franjo von Allmen by 0.03 seconds at Kitzbuhel, Austria.

"It was very close, so I am satisfied," Odermatt told Austrian TV. "In the upper part I felt it was a good run, but in the middle section I was away from the race line, so I'm a bit surprised I finished in the lead."

Swiss skier Odermatt secures 7th World Cup victory of the season in Kitzbühel

After finishing, Odermatt signaled with his hand how close the result was and then pointed to von Allmen in the leader's box.

Later, von Allmen jokingly grabbed Odermatt by his neck as if he wanted to strangle him.

"Everyone wants to win here, so I understand it's hard to get beaten by three-hundredths," Odermatt said.

The Swiss duo finished ahead of Austrians Stefan Babinsky and Raphael Haaser, who were 0.25 and 0.33 seconds behind in third and fourth, respectively.

Odermatt's closest challenger in the super-G standings, former world champion Vincent Kriechmayr, placed seventh. Odermatt now leads the Austrian by 158 points with three races remaining after the Olympics.

Cam Alexander posted the top Canadian result, finishing in 11th place. teammae Jack Crawford was 21st.

Canada's Alexander finishes just outside top-10 at Kitzbühel super-G

The victory moved Odermatt within one of third-placed Hermann Maier on the all-time race winners list of the