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.
 Odermatt at the 2023 World Cup Season Final in Soldeu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 8 October 1997 Buochs, Nidwalden, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Alpine skier | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Skiing career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disciplines | Downhill, super-G Giant slalom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Hergiswil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup debut | 19 March 2016 (age 18) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | marcoodermatt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 1 – (2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 1 (1 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Championships | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams | 3 – (2019–2023) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medals | 2 (2 gold) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seasons | 9 – (2016–2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 37 – (23 GS, 12 SG, 2 DH) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Podiums | 71 – (35 GS, 21 SG, 15 DH) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Overall titles | 3 – (2022, 2023, 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Discipline titles | 6 – (GS – 2022, 2023, 2024, SG – 2023, 2024, DH – 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAt 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
edit- 9 titles – (3 Overall, 3 Giant Slalom, 2 Super-G, 1 Downhill)
Season titles
edit| Season | |
| Discipline | |
| 2022 | Overall |
|---|---|
| Giant slalom | |
| 2023 | Overall |
| Super-G | |
| Giant slalom | |
| 2024 | Overall |
| Super-G | |
| Giant slalom | |
| Downhill |
Season standings
edit| 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
edit| 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 | Super-G | |
| 2021
3 victories (2 GS, 1 SG) |
7 December 2020 | Giant slalom | |
| 7 March 2021 | Super-G | ||
| 13 March 2021 | Giant slalom | ||
| 2022
7 victories (5 GS, 2 SG) |
24 October 2021 | Giant slalom | |
| 2 December 2021 | Super-G | ||
| 11 December 2021 | Giant slalom | ||
| 20 December 2021 | Giant slalom | ||
| 8 January 2022 | |
Giant slalom | |
| 13 January 2022 | |
Super-G | |
| 19 March 2022 | Giant slalom | ||
| 2023
13 victories (7 GS, 6 SG) |
23 October 2022 | Giant slalom | |
| 27 November 2022 | Super-G | ||
| 10 December 2022 | Giant slalom | ||
| 19 December 2022 | Giant slalom | ||
| 29 December 2022 | Super-G | ||
| 7 January 2023 | |
Giant slalom | |
| 28 January 2023 | Super-G | ||
| 29 January 2023 | Super-G | ||
| 5 March 2023 | Super-G | ||
| 11 March 2023 | Giant slalom | ||
| 12 March 2023 | Giant slalom | ||
| 16 March 2023 | Super-G | ||
| 18 March 2023 | Giant slalom | ||
| 2024
13 victories (9 GS, 2 SG, 2 DH) |
9 December 2023 | Giant slalom | |
| 17 December 2023 | Giant slalom | ||
| 18 December 2023 | Giant slalom | ||
| 29 December 2023 | Super-G | ||
| 6 January 2024 | |
Giant slalom | |
| 11 January 2024 | |
Downhill | |
| 13 January 2024 | Downhill | ||
| 23 January 2024 | Giant slalom | ||
| 28 January 2024 | Super-G | ||
| 10 February 2024 | Giant slalom | ||
| 24 February 2024 | Giant slalom | ||
| 1 March 2024 | Giant slalom | ||
| 2 March 2024 | Giant slalom |
World Championship results
edit| 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
edit| Year | |||||||
| Age | Slalom | Giant Slalom |
Super-G | Downhill | Combined | Team Event | |
| 2022 | 24 | — | 1 | DNF | 7 | — | — |
Junior World Championship results
edit| 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
edit- ^ "Kristofferson beats Windingstad for Norwegian 1-2 in GS". Washington Post. Associated Press. 9 March 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Marco Odermatt claims his maiden World Cup win in Beaver Creek's Super-G". www.redbull.com. 6 December 2019.
- ^ "American Tommy Ford grabs Alpine Skiing World Cup runner-up". 7 December 2021.
- ^ Newman, Richard (13 February 2022). "Marco Odermatt claims Giant Slalom gold at Winter Olympics as blizzard causes havoc in Beijing". Retrieved 16 June 2022.
External links
edit- Marco Odermatt at FIS (alpine)
- Marco Odermatt at Olympics.com
- Marco Odermatt at Olympedia
- Marco Odermatt at Ski-DB Alpine Ski Database
- Marco Odermatt at the Swiss Olympic Association (in German)
- Marco Odermatt at the Swiss Ski Team Archived 21 February 2019 at the Wayback Machine (in German)
- Marco Odermatt at Stöckli Skis[dead link]