The men's super-G in the 2021 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup consisted of six events, although seven had been originally scheduled. After midseason injuries to former discipline champions

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of Switzerland, Austrian skier

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won the next two races and opened a huge lead in the discipline standings. Going into the finals, only

Marco Odermatt 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 the most complete alpine ski racer of his generation. In addition to the World Cup, Odermatt has comp ...

of Switzerland retained a slim mathematical chance of surpassing Kriechmayr. The final was scheduled for Thursday, 18 March in

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. Only the top 25 of the specific ranking and the winner of the Junior World Championship were eligible, except that athletes who have scored at least 500 points in the overall classification could participate in all specialties. However, a continuation of the heavy snow and bad weather that had forced the cancellation of the downhill final the day before also forced cancellation of the Super-G final, ending Odermatt's chances and giving Kriechmayr the crystal globe. The season was interrupted by the 2021 World Ski Championships, which were held from 8–21 February in

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, Italy. The men's super-G was scheduled for 9 February but was postponed due to fog and finally took place on 11 February 2021.

Standings

* * * *DNF = Did not finish *DNS = Did not start *

References

External links

Alpine Skiing
at FIS website {{DEFAULTSORT:2021 Alpine Skiing World Cup - Men's super-G Men's super-G FIS Alpine Ski World Cup men's super-G discipline titles

Standings

See also

References

External links