Marco Odermatt finished second behind Swiss teammate Loic Meillard in a World Cup giant slalom Saturday to formally lock up his fourth straight overall and GS titles. The only remaining challenger for the overall title, Henrik Kristoffersen, needed to finish the race at Hafjell, Norway, well ahead of Odermatt to keep his mathematical chance alive, but … Read more
In yet another Swiss duel in World Cup men’s downhills, Franjo von Allmen edged teammate Marco Odermatt to win Saturday and send their season-long title contest to the final race in the United States. Von Allmen, the new world champion aged just 23, finished 0.28 seconds ahead of Odermatt, who needed an agile recovery midway … Read more
Dominik Paris prevented a Swiss sweep of the podium by winning a men’s World Cup downhill race in Kvitfjell, Norway on Friday, but the Italian veteran couldn’t stop Marco Odermatt from closing in on another overall title. Paris claimed his record-extending fourth World Cup win in Kvitfjell after speeding down the 1994 Olympics slope in … Read more
It was just a 1-2 result for the stellar Swiss men’s ski team Sunday instead of a full podium sweep. Marco Odermatt edged Alexis Monney by 0.28 seconds to thrill the noisy home fans and win a World Cup super-G one day after they were second and third, respectively, behind their teammate Franjo von Allmen … Read more
