US EditionMarco Odermatt closes in on downhill season title after winning first World Cup race since Olympics
- On Saturday, Marco Odermatt won the World Cup downhill in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, leading a Swiss podium sweep in the first men's race since the Milan Cortina Olympics.
- After finishing fourth at the Olympics, Odermatt, Swiss ski racer, is chasing the World Cup downhill title amid a season-long duel with his closest challenger, von Allmen.
- Odermatt narrowly beat Alexis Monney by 0.04 seconds, with Stefan Rogentin 0.98 seconds behind in third; Vincent Kriechmayr and Giovanni Franzoni shared fourth place.
- The result increased Odermatt's lead to 175 points with two races remaining and put him level with Hermann Maier on career wins.
- Several skiers sat out after Friday's training crashes, including Nils Alphand with shoulder and rib injuries and Elian Lehto needing hospital monitoring, while a super-G is scheduled Sunday on the Kandahar course.
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Marco Odermatt triumphs in Garmisch-Partenkirchen – and Felix Neureuther can hardly restrain his enthusiasm.
Odermatt closes in on downhill title after winning 1st World Cup race since Olympics
Marco Odermatt has taken a giant step towards retaining his World Cup downhill title this season, leading a Swiss sweep Saturday in the first men's race since the Milano Cortina Olympic Games.
The downhill down the Kandahar track smiled at Switzerland this Saturday, which placed five of its representatives in the Top-10, including three on the podium. At the women's side, Corinne Suter regained the joys of the podium once again, the day after her downhill victory in AndorraA 100% Swiss podium. The men's alpine ski team overcame the Garmisch-Partenkirchen World Cup downhill this Saturday. Marco Odermatt returned untitled to the Milan-C…
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