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Marco Odermatt wins the Super-G in Wengen with a dream run ahead of Aleksander Kilde and Matthias Mayer.
The podium
- 1. Marco Odermatt (SUI) 1: 29.00 minutes
- 2. Aleksander Kilde (NOR) +0.23 seconds
- 3. Matthias Mayer (AUT) +0.58
The Lauberhorn races could not have got off to a better start with a Swiss look: Marco Odermatt showed a fantastic run in Wengen’s Super-G and thus achieved his 10th victory in the World Cup. The overall World Cup leader appeared like a serene veteran – of course, this was his very first race at the Lauberhorn.
When Odermatt crossed the finish line with the number 7, the 24-year-old pulverized Dominik Paris (ITA) ‘s best time by a whopping 0.98 seconds (Paris was seventh in the end). As a result, Odermatt’s best time withstood the attacks of Matthias Mayer (AUT / 3rd) and Romed Baumann (GER / 4th).
It only got really tight for Odermatt when Aleksander Kilde drove. The Norwegian, who had won 3 of the 4 previous Super-Gs this winter, was still slightly ahead of the Nidwalden in the last interim period. But the last passage with the target-S did not get Kilde optimally. In the end he was 0.23 seconds behind the Swiss. After that, no driver could endanger Odermatt’s best time.
Odermatt’s impressive numbers
Looking at the results from Odermatt this winter, you’re slowly running out of superlatives. In the 13th race of the season, the lone leader in the overall World Cup made it onto the podium for the 9th time. After the triumph on the Lauberhorn, he has already achieved 6 successes this winter. He was able to achieve 4 triumphs in the giant slalom, in the Super-G he also won in Beaver Creek in addition to Wengen.
And it will be interesting to see how the Adelboden champion (in giant slalom) will do in the downhill runs on Friday and Saturday. In the 2nd practice session, the high-flyer increased significantly compared to the 1st practice run. With the Super-G-Coup behind them, Odermatt can definitely be expected to have a strong position.
The other Swiss in the points
- 11. Stefan Rogentin +1.09
- 14. Niels Hintermann +1.16
- 15. Loïc Meillard 1.22
- 24. Beat Feuz +1.73
- 26. Justin Murisier +1.80
Stefan Rogentin confirmed his good form from the downhill training (places 2 and 8) in his parade discipline. After Beaver Creek, Val Gardena and Bormio, the Graubünden driver made it into the top 15 in the Super-G for the fourth time this winter and finished eleventh. Rogentin was 2 places behind Vincent Kriechmayr. After surviving the corona quarantine, the Austrian traveled to Wengen at short notice and without ski training on Wednesday evening. With Niels Hintermann (14th), who achieved his best Super-G result, and Loïc Meillard (15th), two other Swiss made the top 15.
Beat Feuz – three-time downhill winner on the Lauberhorn – had to be content with a place outside the top 20. The Schangnauer gave a better classification in the lower part of the track with a big mistake. Feuz, however, was happy to have avoided falling into extremis. This could have ended badly. The downhill specialist can be expected again on Friday and Saturday.
So it goes on
In Wengen, things are going in quick succession for the speed riders. On Friday there is a (shortened) descent on the program, followed by the classic Lauberhorn descent on Saturday. On Sunday the slalom riders will also get their money’s worth.