Olympic ski champ Odermatt wins weather-affected GS, ties US racer Ligety for 24 career wins
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom in Val d'Isere, France, Saturday, Dec.14, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Giovanni Auletta]
VAL d’ISERE, France (AP) — Olympic champion Marco Odermatt has won a weather-affected men’s World Cup giant slalom to earn his first points in the discipline this season. Tough conditions with dense snowfall and flat light on the challenging Face de Bellevarde course worsened near the end of the race. Odermatt lost more than three seconds on the fastest racer in the final run but the Swiss standout managed to just hold on to his first-run advantage and won the race by a small margin. Odermatt matched the career tally of Ted Ligety. The American GS specialist won 24 World Cup races in the discipline between 2006 and 2015.
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Switzerland's Marco Odermatt celebrates winning an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom in Val d'Isere, France, Saturday, Dec.14, 2024. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)
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