Alpine skiing » Marco Odermatt (25) is really insatiable. The Nidwalden easily won the super-G of the World Cup finals in Soldeu yesterday, celebrating his 12th victory of the winter. The winner of the World Cup – who was also already assured of the specialty globe – won with 0”29 ahead of the Austrian Marco Schwarz and 0”71 over the Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. He won for the fourth consecutive time in super-G, thus equaling in history the legends that are Hermann Maier (AUT) and Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR).
Odermatt can thus always aim for the magic mark of 2000 points this season in the World Cup, a record held by Hermann Maier since the winter of 1999/2000. He now has 1942 before the giant of tomorrow, of which he will once once more be the huge favourite, he who has already won six this winter.
Very close to the record
A third place will be enough for him to overtake “Herminator”. It seems more than within reach, as the Nidwalden prodigy has finished on the podium in the last 16 giants… “It was very difficult with these high temperatures, but I let the skis go. After my average downhill result, I absolutely wanted to give the right answer. Fortunately, I succeeded,” Odermatt told SRF television.
“I have now really achieved everything I imagined before the start of the season. That’s why I’m going to celebrate tonight. Hermann Maier’s points record is secondary to me. It’s great if I manage to beat him on Saturday, but otherwise I won’t have to justify myself to anyone,” said the champion once more.
The other Swiss involved in this last super-G were more discreet. Only Justin Murisier, 10th at 1”12 and Gino Caviezel, 13th at 1”42, were able to climb into the top 15 and score points. Loïc Meillard (at 1”76), Livio Hiltbrand (at 1”98) and Stefan Rogentin (at 2”00) narrowly failed, making a group shot from 16th to 18th place. ats
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Soldeu (AND). World Cup Finals. Women’s Super-G: 1. Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI) 1’26”70. 2. Federica Brignone (ITA) at 0”22. 3. Ragnhild Mowinckel (NOR) at 0”47. 4. Corinne Suter (SUI) at 0”55. 5. Michelle Gisin (SUI) at 0”82. 6. Cornelia Hütter (AUT) at 0”83. 7. Sofia Goggia (ITA) at 1”03. 8. Marta Bassino (ITA) at 1”15. 9. Kajsa Lie (NOR) at 1”19. 10. Elena Curtoni (ITA) at 1”23. Then: 13. Jasmine Flury (SUI) at 1”44. 14. Mikaela Shiffrin (USA) at 1”46. 15. Joana Hählen (SUI) at 1”73. 21. Wendy Holdener (SUI) at 2”10.
Men’s Super-G: 1. Marco Odermatt (SUI) 1’23”91. 2. Marco Schwarz (AUT) at 0”29. 3. Aleksander Kilde (NOR) at 0”71. 4. Ryan Cochran-Siegle (USA) at 0”86. 5. Jeffrey Read (CAN) at 0”87. 6. Andreas Sander (GER) at 0”96. 7. Dominik Paris (ITA) at 0”98. 8. Mattia Casse (ITA) at 0”99. 9. Raphael Haaser (AUT) at 1”02. 10. Justin Murisier (SUI) at 1”12. Then: 13. Gino Caviezel (SUI) at 1”42. 16. Loïc Meillard (SUI) at 1”76. 17. Livio Hiltbrand (SUI) at 1”98. 18. Stefan Rogentin (SUI) at 2”00.
Ladies. General classification (36/38): 1. Michael Shiffrin (USA) 2046 (sacred). 2. Lara Gut-Behrami (SUI) 1167. 3. Federica Brignone (ITA) 1069. 4. Petra Vlhova (SVK) 1025. 5. Sofia Goggia (ITA) 916. 6. Ragnhild Mowinckel (NOR) 874. 7. Wendy Holdener (SUI) 795 . Then: 12. Corinne Suter (SUI) 571. 13. Michelle Gisin (SUI) 520. 22. Joana Hählen (SUI) 386. 25. Jasmine Flury (SUI) 342.
Super-G. General classification (8 races): 1 Gut-Behrami 413 2 Brignone 368 3 Mowinckel 366 4 Elena Curtoni (ITA) 358 5 Cornelia Hütter (AUT) 347 6 Corinne Suter 259 Then: 9. Gisin 198. 13. Hählen 166. 16. Flury 157. 24. Holdener 74.
Gentlemen. General classification (following 36 out of 38 races): 1. Marco Odermatt (SUI) 1942 (sacred). 2. Aleksander Kilde (NOR) 1340. 3. Henrik Kristoffersen (NOR) 1014. 4. Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT) 953. 5. Loïc Meillard (SUI) 831. 6. Lucas Braathen (NOR) 824. Then: 14 Gino Caviezel (SUI) 420 16 Daniel Yule (SUI) 401 19 Ramon Zenhauser (SUI) 367 22 Stefan Rogentin (SUI) 310 24 Niels Hintermann (SUI) 308 26 Justin Murisier ( SUI) 297.
Super-G. Final classification (8 races): 1st Odermatt 740 2nd Kilde 512 3rd Kriechmayr 335 4th Andreas Sander (GER) 265 5th Alexis Pinturault (FRA) 253 6th Rogentin 180 7th Murisier 176 Then: 11. Caviezel 161. 16. Meillard 134.
