Swiss skier Marco Odermatt faced a longer wait than anticipated for his initial World Cup victory of the season, achieving a thrilling win in a super-G event at Beaver Creek, Colorado, on Saturday. As the three-time defending World Cup overall champion, Odermatt overcame a deficit of eight hundredths of a second in the last 18 […]
Swiss skier Marco Odermatt faced a longer wait than anticipated for his initial World Cup victory of the season, achieving a thrilling win in a super-G event at Beaver Creek, Colorado, on Saturday.
As the three-time defending World Cup overall champion, Odermatt overcame a deficit of eight hundredths of a second in the last 18 seconds of the course, finishing 18 hundredths ahead of French competitor Cyprien Sarrazin.
River Radamus was the leading American, finishing in eighth place.
Highlights from the race will be aired on Saturday at 5 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
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Odermatt kicked off the season by skiing out during the first run of a giant slalom on October 27 in Sölden, Austria. He dominated by winning nine out of ten GS races in the current 2023-24 season.
He subsequently finished second in a downhill race at Beaver Creek on Friday, just two tenths behind fellow countryman Justin Murisier.
“It was a crucial weekend, especially after my performance in Sölden,” Odermatt remarked. “I needed to clarify some doubts, and I accomplished that.”
Having secured his first World Cup victory in Beaver Creek back in 2019 at just 22 years old, Odermatt has now reached a total of 38 wins in his career, only two short of the Swiss men’s record set by 1988 Olympic downhill gold medalist Pirmin Zurbriggen.
The all-time Swiss record for World Cup wins is held by Vreni Schneider, with a total of 55 victories.
The men’s World Cup event at Beaver Creek will wrap up on Sunday with a giant slalom race.
The women’s competition will take place at Beaver Creek next weekend, with coverage provided on NBC Sports and Peacock.
Beaver Creek World Cup Results — Men’s Super-G
1. Marco Odermatt (SUI) — 1:09.41
2. Cyprien Sarrazin (FRA) — +.18
3. Lukas Feurstein (AUT) — +.47
4. Giovanni Franzoni (ITA) — +.60
4. Fredrik Moeller (NOR) — +.60
6. Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT) — +.81
7. Gino Caviezel (SUI) — +.83
8. River Radamus (USA) — +.84
9. Daniel Danklmaier (AUT) — +1.00
10. Alexis Pinturault (FRA) — +1.05
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