Marco Odermatt (born 8 October 1997) is a

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alpine ski racer who races in

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

super-G Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event ...

and downhill. He is considered the most complete alpine ski racer of his generation. In addition to the World Cup, Odermatt has competed for

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at two Junior World Championships, three

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, and the

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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

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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

titles, both times after Alexis Pinturault. Odermatt had his breakthrough in the 2021–22 season, winning seven races as well as the overall and giant slalom season titles. He achieved his childhood dream of winning the historic giant slalom in

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and represented Switzerland at the

, 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 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer from Slovenia, and primarily competes in the technical events of giant slalom and Slalom skiing, slalom. At the Alpine skiing at the 2022 ...

. The next season, Odermatt set a new record for overall men's points in a World Cup season with 2,042, overtaking

Hermann Maier Hermann Maier (born 7 December 1972) is an Austrian former World Cup champion alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist. Nicknamed the "Herminator", Maier ranks among the greatest alpine ski racers in history, with four overall World Cup tit ...

, and tied Maier ( 2000–01), Ingemar Stenmark ( 1978–79) and

Marcel Hirscher Marcel Hirscher (born 2 March 1989) is an Austrian-Dutch FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer. Hirscher made his World Cup debut in March 2007. He competed primarily in slalom and giant slalom, as well as combined ...

( 2017–18) for the men's record for most wins in a World Cup season with 13. He also won gold medals in downhill and giant slalom at the 2023 World Ski Championships, recording his first win in a professional downhill event. In the 2023–24 season, Odermatt again claimed 13 wins, including the first nine giant slalom races, and became the fourth man in World Cup history to win four season titles in the same year, claiming the overall, downhill, super-G and giant slalom globes. The following year, Odermatt surpassed

Pirmin Zurbriggen Pirmin Zurbriggen (born 4 February 1963) is a former FIS Alpine Ski World Cup, World Cup Alpine skiing, alpine ski racer from Switzerland. One of the most successful ski racers ever, he won the overall World Cup title four times, an Alpine skiing ...

as the most successful male Swiss skier in World Cup history with his 41st victory, and became the second man to win four consecutive GS races in Adelboden after Stenmark (

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World Cup results

* 13 titles – (4 Overall, 4

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

, 3

Super-G Super giant slalom, or super-G, is a racing discipline of alpine skiing. Along with the faster downhill, it is regarded as a "speed" event, in contrast to the technical events giant slalom and slalom. It debuted as an official World Cup event ...

, 2 Downhill)

Season titles

Season standings

Race victories

World Championship results

Olympic results

Junior World Championship results

References

External links

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Marco Odermatt at the Swiss Ski Team

Marco Odermatt at Stöckli Skis
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