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Marco Odermatt

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Marco Odermatt
Odermatt at the 2023 World Cup Season Final in Soldeu
Personal information
Born (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 27)
Buochs, Nidwalden, Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesDownhill, super-G
Giant slalom
ClubSC Hergiswil
World Cup debut19 March 2016 (age 18)
Websitemarcoodermatt.com
Olympics
Teams1 – (2022)
Medals1 (1 gold)
World Championships
Teams3 – (20192023)
Medals2 (2 gold)
World Cup
Seasons9 – (20162024)
Wins37 – (23 GS, 12 SG, 2 DH)
Podiums71 – (35 GS, 21 SG, 15 DH)
Overall titles3 – (2022, 2023, 2024)
Discipline titles6 – (GS2022, 2023, 2024, SG2023, 2024, DH2024)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
World Cup race podiums
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Giant slalom 23 7 5
Super-G 12 5 4
Downhill 2 9 4
Total 37 21 13
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Beijing Giant slalom
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Courchevel Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2023 Courchevel Giant slalom
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sochi Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2018 Davos Combined
Gold medal – first place 2018 Davos Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2018 Davos Super-G
Gold medal – first place 2018 Davos Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2018 Davos Team Event
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Sochi Super-G

Marco Odermatt (born 8 October 1997) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who races in giant slalom, super-G and downhill. He is considered one of the best alpine ski racers of his generation. In addition to the World Cup, Odermatt has competed for Switzerland at two Junior World Championships, three World Championships, and the 2022 Winter Olympics.

Career

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At the 2016 Junior World Championships in Sochi, Odermatt won the bronze medal in super-G and the gold medal in giant slalom, which allowed him to make his World Cup debut in March 2016 in the giant slalom at the season finals in St. Moritz. At the 2018 Junior World Championships in Davos, Odermatt won an unprecedented five gold medals (combined, downhill, super-G, giant slalom, and team event).

He gained his first World Cup podium at Kranjska Gora in March 2019,[1] and his first win in December 2019 in a super-G at Beaver Creek.[2] In the next season, Odermatt achieved his first victory in giant slalom in Santa Caterina[3] and finished second in the giant slalom and overall World Cup titles, both times after Alexis Pinturault.

Odermatt dominated the 2021–22 season, winning seven races as well as the overall and giant slalom titles. He achieved his childhood dream of winning the historic giant slalom at the Chuenisbärgli in Adelboden. He represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the giant slalom, recording the fastest time in the first run and finishing 0.19 seconds ahead of runner-up Žan Kranjec.[4]

World Cup results

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Season titles

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Season
Discipline
2022 Overall
Giant slalom
2023 Overall
Super-G
Giant slalom
2024 Overall
Super-G
Giant slalom
Downhill

Season standings

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Season
Age Overall  Slalom  Giant
 Slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined
2016 18 163 58
2017 19 114 41
2018 20 76 46 34 38
2019 21 24 8 20 53 35
2020 22 17 9 7 43
2021 23 2 2 2 16
2022 24 1 1 2 4
2023 25 1 1 1 3
2024 26 1 1 1 1
Standings through 24 March 2024

Race victories

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Total Giant slalom Super-G Downhill
Wins 37 23 12 2
Podiums 71 35 21 15
Season
Date Location Discipline
2020

1 victory (1 SG)

6 December 2019 United States Beaver Creek, USA Super-G
2021

3 victories (2 GS, 1 SG)

7 December 2020 Italy Santa Caterina, Italy Giant slalom
7 March 2021 Austria Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria Super-G
13 March 2021 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom
2022

7 victories (5 GS, 2 SG)

24 October 2021 Austria Sölden, Austria Giant slalom
2 December 2021 United States Beaver Creek, USA Super-G
11 December 2021 France Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom
20 December 2021 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom
8 January 2022  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom
13 January 2022  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Super-G
19 March 2022 France Méribel, France Giant slalom
2023

13 victories (7 GS, 6 SG)

23 October 2022 Austria Sölden, Austria Giant slalom
27 November 2022 Canada Lake Louise, Canada Super-G
10 December 2022 France Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom
19 December 2022 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom
29 December 2022 Italy Bormio, Italy Super-G
7 January 2023  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom
28 January 2023 Italy Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super-G
29 January 2023 Super-G
5 March 2023 United States Aspen, USA Super-G
11 March 2023 Slovenia Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom
12 March 2023 Giant slalom
16 March 2023 Andorra Soldeu, Andorra Super-G
18 March 2023 Giant slalom
2024

13 victories (9 GS, 2 SG, 2 DH)

9 December 2023 France Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom
17 December 2023 Italy Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom
18 December 2023 Giant slalom
29 December 2023 Italy Bormio, Italy Super-G
6 January 2024  Switzerland  Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom
11 January 2024  Switzerland  Wengen, Switzerland Downhill
13 January 2024 Downhill
23 January 2024 Austria Schladming, Austria Giant slalom
28 January 2024 Germany Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Super-G
10 February 2024 Bulgaria Bansko, Bulgaria Giant slalom
24 February 2024 United States Palisades Tahoe, USA Giant slalom
1 March 2024 United States Aspen, USA Giant slalom
2 March 2024 Giant slalom

World Championship results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Parallel Team Event
2019 21 10 12
2021 23 DNF1 11 4 11
2023 25 1 4 1 DSQ SG

Olympic Results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Team Event
2022 24 1 DNF 7

Junior World Championship results

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Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super-G Downhill Combined Team Event
2016 18 DNF1 Archived 16 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine 1 Archived 16 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine 3 Archived 16 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine 11 Archived 16 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine DNF2 Archived 16 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine 8
2018 20 1 1 1 1 1

References

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  1. ^ "Kristofferson beats Windingstad for Norwegian 1-2 in GS". Washington Post. Associated Press. 9 March 2019.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Marco Odermatt claims his maiden World Cup win in Beaver Creek's Super-G". www.redbull.com. 6 December 2019.
  3. ^ "American Tommy Ford grabs Alpine Skiing World Cup runner-up". 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ Newman, Richard (13 February 2022). "Marco Odermatt claims Giant Slalom gold at Winter Olympics as blizzard causes havoc in Beijing". Retrieved 16 June 2022.
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