Marco Odermatt: A historic ski double in Alta Badia!

Marco Odermatt: A historic ski double in Alta Badia!

Marco Odermatt made history again and secured an impressive victory in the giant slalom in Alta Badia on Sunday. With this triumph, the Swiss not only celebrated his fifth success on the Gran Risa, but also set a new record for Switzerland with his 41st World Cup victory. He overtook Pirmin Zurbriggen and is now the most successful Swiss in the Alpine Ski World Cup. “To surpass Pirmin Zurbriggen – the number didn’t matter before, but now it’s a milestone in your career,” said Odermatt in an interview. “He is a legend in Switzerland,” added the 27-year-old, who showed a dominant performance despite difficult conditions and left the competition behind by almost a second. This reports laola1.at.

Historic double and new records

After Odermatt celebrated his first Swiss downhill victory in 14 years in Val Gardena on Saturday, he was able to follow up on Sunday in Alta Badia. With his victory he becomes the first athlete to win both in Val Gardena and Alta Badia in the same year, which makes this achievement all the more remarkable. Leo Anguenot from France came in second and celebrated his first podium in the World Cup, followed by Alexander Steen-Olsen. Odermatt's running time in the second round was the fastest of the day, with his stability and dynamism shining even in poor visibility conditions suedtirolnews.it reported.

With this historic victory, Odermatt climbs to sixth place in the men's all-time best list. In front of him are only ski legends like Marc Girardelli, Alberto Tomba, Hermann Maier, Marcel Hirscher and Ingemar Stenmark. The World Cup in Alta Badia continues on Monday with the slalom specialists starting at 10:00 a.m.