Alpine skiing
Fantastic victory for Marco Odermatt at Sölden: “I am very, very happy”
Brilliant victory for Marco Odermatt in the giant slalom at Sölden. The 25-year-old from Nidwalden made a clear statement early in the season, winning against Zan Kranjec of Slovenia and Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway. Loïc Meillard is seventh.
Beats all at Sölden: Marco Odermatt wins on the Rettenbach Glacier.
Picture the way you like it: Marco Udermatt rocks the Rettenbach glacier in Sölden with great sensitivity. The light, greasy slope shakes and rattles under his skis. As always, Odermatt remains calm and draws its lines.
It was a very fast streak. And the time is very fast. With a staggering 76-hundredth lead, Adermatt could win the season opener. So Udermatt starts where it left off in the spring: on top of the platform. In an interview with Swiss TV, he took a deep breath:
“You never know how things will go in the summer. Sölden’s win is an important starting point. I didn’t know if I could make it this year. I’m very, very happy.”
Shock moment on a steep slope
After the Sovereign’s leadership in the beginning, Udermatt went one step further. The oscillation at the start of the steep slope caused a brief moment of shock. He gets stuck in the snow, but routinely saves himself. “I saw the muddled runway on the TV upstairs. I knew no one was going through without making mistakes. I didn’t. I kept fighting,” Odermatt said at the end. Slovenian Zan Kranjic (+0.67) is second, with Norway’s Henrik Kristofferson is third, 0.97 seconds behind.
Romand Loïc Meillard started the second race 14 percent behind, but lost time on the steep slope and had to bury his crowning hopes and settled in seventh. He loses more than a second in favor of the winner.
Simonet with first world cup points
A total of four Swiss qualified for the second round. Gino Caviezel showed a solid performance, but lost a lot of time on a steep slope and ended up in 21st place. “I was far from my best performance. Unfortunately I did not find the speed today. I didn’t do well on the steep slope in the second round. It was dark and I didn’t see much. The line does not fit.”
24-year-old Livio Simonet from Tiefencastel managed to get his first points in the World Cup with 25th place. Simonet was satisfied in an interview with SRF: “The speed was not enough. But it’s a good start to the season, I can build on that. “
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