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Monday December 23, 2024

Odermatt stays hot to break Swiss World Cup wins record

By AFP
December 23, 2024
Marco Odermatt stands on the top step of the podium after winning the Alta Badia mens giant slalom to set a Swiss record. —AFP/File
Marco Odermatt stands on the top step of the podium after winning the Alta Badia men's giant slalom to set a Swiss record. —AFP/File

ALTA BADIA: Marco Odermatt seized a slice of history with a blistering second run on a tricky piste to claim the giant slalom in Alta Badia on Sunday for a second victory in two days in the Italian Dolomites.

Just one day after equalling Pirmin Zurbriggen´s Swiss men´s record for most World Cup victories in downhill in nearby Val Gardena, Odermatt made the record his own with a 41st triumph.

“To be the best Swiss Alpine skier ever, right after Pirmin Zurbriggen, who is the biggest legend we had in Swiss skiing history -- this is a very special moment,” said Odermatt. He is still far behind the overall record-holder Mikaela Shiffrin with 99. Swede Ingemar Stenmark leads male skiers with 86 wins. Vreni Schneider is the top Swiss skier with 55 wins.