Swiss skier Loic Meillard has posted the fastest first-run time in a rain-affected men’s World Cup night giant slalom.
Swiss star Marco Odermatt has finally added Kitzbuehel to his list of World Cup ski victories by taking an eventful super-G at the iconic Austrian resort where some racers crashed.
Marco Odermatt won his 14th career FIS World Cup super-G race, but it's his first time standing on top of the podium at the famed Hahnenkamm in Kitzbuhel, Austria.
Marco Odermatt, the 27-year-old superstar of men’s skiing, raced down the longest and quirkiest World Cup downhill course to edge teammate Franjo von Allmen for victory in the classic Lauberhorn race.
WENGEN, Switzerland (AP) — The powerful Switzerland men’s ski team won its home World Cup super-G on Friday, though it was Franjo von Allmen getting his first career win as Marco Odermatt had a rare poor result.
Alexander Steen Olsen led a Norwegian one-two in a dramatic giant slalom on Tuesday in Austria where Swiss superstar Marco Odermatt failed to win a World Cup race he finished in the discipline for the first time in almost two years.
WENGEN, Switzerland — It surely ranked among the best and most joyous five minutes in Alpine skiing history for the Swiss men's team and fans at the race they prize above all. Marco Odermatt ...
Switzerland (AP) — It surely ranked among the best and most joyous five minutes in Alpine skiing history for the Swiss men's team and fans at the race they prize above all. Marco Odermatt ...
Alexis Pinturault sustained right knee injuries in a crash at an Alpine skiing World Cup super-G in Kitzbühel, Austria, last Friday. On Tuesday, French officials announced that Pinturault needs six weeks to recover before gradually going through rehabilitation.
Alexander Steen Olsen led a Norwegian 1-2 finish ahead of Henrik Kristoffersen in a rain-affected men’s World Cup night giant slalom Tuesday, while defending overall champion Marco Odermatt finished third.
The Norwegian went from second place in the first run to first, overtaking a disappointing Strasser. The first of the Azzurri is Alex Vinatzer, 12th at the finish.
Ties don’t happen very often in ski racing. Stopping the clock at the same time as another athlete in both the first and second runs is even more rare. But that’s exactly what happened