Odermatt becomes Switzerland’s most successful male skier with another GS win on the Gran Risa
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom, in Alta Badia, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)[ASSOCIATED PRESS/Gabriele Facciotti]
LA VILLA, Italy (AP) — Marco Odermatt is back to his imperious best. Odermatt followed up his first win in Val Gardena in Saturday’s downhill by winning a World Cup giant slalom as he continued to dominate the Gran Risa to become Switzerland’s most successful male skier. It was Odermatt’s 41st World Cup victory. That put the three-time defending overall champion one above Pirmin Zurbriggen for wins for the Swiss men’s team. Odermatt was third fastest in a tricky first run but was much more aggressive in the second to make it back-to-back GS wins after a difficult start to the season. He beat Léo Anguenot by 0.85 seconds and Alexander Steen Olsen by 0.88.
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Switzerland's Marco Odermatt celebrates at the finish area of an alpine ski, men's World Cup giant slalom, in Alta Badia, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
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