Marco Odermatt: Advance to the crystal ball after the Kvitfjell race!

Marco Odermatt: Advance to the crystal ball after the Kvitfjell race!

Dominik Paris caused a spectacular stir in Kvitfjell: in reduced temperatures, the Italian ski veteran secured his 23rd World Cup victory and his 19th in the downhill on Saturday. Although the conditions were not ideal due to wind and a salt-treated slope, Paris showed his skills. “The conditions don’t look entirely fair on the outside,” he explained on ORF television. With this triumph, Paris has now collected a total of six victories in downhill and super-G in Kvitfjell kleinezeitung.at reports.

Marco Odermatt put himself in an excellent position in the fight for the big crystal ball. With second place behind Paris, the Swiss has extended his lead to 440 points. He only has four technical races left in which his pursuers, especially Henrik Kristoffersen, have little chance of catching up - he could compete in a maximum of two Super-G races, but has only scored points in this discipline once since February 2020. In Kvitfjell, Odermatt was only 0.32 seconds slower than the winner, which gave him an almost perfect start to the season sport1.de highlighted.

Stefan Rogentin completed the podium with a solid third place. Despite his stronger performance compared to other drivers like Romed Baumann, who was in poor health, it was enough for the top performance. With its competition victory, Paris has further consolidated its place in the “all-time best list” of downhill in second place behind Franz Bracket, which further increases the excitement for the remaining races in the World Cup. The next competitions promise an exciting duel for the coveted crystal balls.