(Kranjska Gora) The Swiss Marco Odermatt, winner of a second giant in two days in Kranjska Gora (Slovenia), officially won the general classification of the World Cup on Sunday – the big crystal globe – for the second consecutive year.
Giant Olympic champion in 2022, giant and downhill world champion last month, Odermatt confirms at 25 his hold on international skiing. On Sunday, he beat Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen and Frenchman Alexis Pinturault.
The package at Kranjska Gora of his Norwegian runner-up Aleksander Aamodt Kilde had left the field open to Odermatt, who is now mathematically assured of lifting the big globe with a 586-point lead four races from the end of the season (the victory is worth 100 points ).
“It’s crazy, I don’t believe it. It was another huge battle in the second run, I made a few mistakes so I took all the risks in the last part. I have a perfect team around me who does a lot of work, ”he said at the microphone of the International Ski Federation (FIS).
“Last year was different, I was more nervous. This year I have been more relaxed”, he continued after his 11e success of the season.
“Odi” is so dominating that he can still aim for Austrian Hermann Maier’s men’s record of 2,000 points, set 23 years ago.
The Swiss has 1826 points and has three races left (a downhill, a super-G, a giant) to play next week in the World Cup finals in Soldeu (Andorra), since he does not line up. in slalom.
Already second on Saturday, Alexis Pinturault confirmed his revival with a third place, only his third podium of the season in all disciplines on the world circuit.