Marco Odermatt (born 8 October 1997) is a Swiss World Cup

alpine ski racer Alpine skiing, or downhill skiing, is the pastime of sliding down snow-covered slopes on skis with fixed-heel bindings, unlike other types of skiing (cross-country, Telemark, or ski jumping), which use skis with free-heel bindings. Whether for ...

who races in

giant slalom Giant slalom (GS) is an alpine skiing and alpine snowboarding discipline. It involves skiing between sets of poles ("gates") spaced at a greater distance from each other than in slalom but less than in Super-G. Giant slalom and slalom make up t ...

and the speed disciplines. Odermatt competed for

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at two Junior World Championships and three World Championships.

Career

At the

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Junior World Championships in

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, 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

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. At the

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Junior World Championships in

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, 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 and his first win in December 2019 in a super-G at Beaver Creek. In the next season, Odermatt achieved his first victory in giant slalom in Santa Caterina 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

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, where he won the gold medal in the

, recording the fastest time in the first run and finishing 0.19 seconds ahead of runner-up

Žan Kranjec Žan Kranjec (born 15 November 1992) is a World Cup alpine ski racer from Slovenia. He is mainly competing in the technical events of giant slalom and slalom. At the 2022 Winter Olympics, Kranjec won a silver medal in giant slalom. Career Kranj ...

World Cup results

Season titles

Season standings

Race victories

World Championship results

Olympic Results

Junior World Championship results

References

External links

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Marco Odermatt
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Marco Odermatt
at Stöckli Skis {{DEFAULTSORT:Odermatt, Marco 1997 births Swiss male alpine skiers Living people Alpine skiers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Switzerland Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in alpine skiing 21st-century Swiss people