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At the [[World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2016|2016]] Junior World Championships in [[Sochi]], [[Russia]], Odermatt was 11th in the Downhill, took bronze in the Super-G, failed to finish the Alpine combined, won gold in the Giant slalom, and failed to finish the Slalom. He made his World Cup debut in<!-- 19--> March 2016 in a giant slalom at [[Piz Nair|St. Moritz]]. At the [[World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2018|2018]] Junior Worlds in [[Davos]], Odermatt won an unprecedented five gold medals (Combined, Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom, and Team event).
At the [[World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2016|2016]] Junior World Championships in [[Sochi]], [[Russia]], Odermatt was 11th in the Downhill, took bronze in the Super-G, failed to finish the Alpine combined, won gold in the Giant slalom, and failed to finish the Slalom. He made his World Cup debut in<!-- 19--> March 2016 in a giant slalom at [[Piz Nair|St. Moritz]]. At the [[World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2018|2018]] Junior Worlds in [[Davos]], Odermatt won an unprecedented five gold medals (Combined, Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom, and Team event).
=== Season 2020 ===
=== Season 2020 ===
In [[December]] [[2019]], Odermatt took his first World Cup win in the men's Super-G at [[Beaver Creek]] in Colorado.
In [[December]] [[2019]], Odermatt took his first World Cup win in the men's Super-G at [[Beaver Creek]] in Colorado.<ref>https://www.redbull.com/my-en/marco-odermatt-wins-beaver-creek-world-cup-super-g</ref>


==World Cup results==
==World Cup results==

Revision as of 12:31, 8 December 2019

Marco Odermatt
Personal information
Born (1997-10-08) 8 October 1997 (age 27)
Switzerland
OccupationAlpine skier
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Skiing career
DisciplinesGiant slalom, Super-G,
Downhill, Combined
ClubHergiswil
World Cup debut
19 March 2016 (age 18)
Websitehttps://www.marcoodermatt.ch/en/
Olympics
Teams0
World Championships
Teams1 – (2019)
Medals0
World Cup
Seasons3 – (20162018)
Wins1
Podiums3
Overall titles0 – (76th in 2018)
Discipline titles0 – (8th in GS, 2019)
Medal record
Men's alpine skiing
Representing  Switzerland
Junior World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Sochi Giant slalom
Gold medal – first place 2018 Davos Combined
Gold medal – first place 2018 Davos Downhill
Gold medal – first place 2018 Davos Super-G
Gold medal – first place 2018 Davos Giant Slalom
Gold medal – first place 2018 Davos Team Event
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Sochi Super-G

Marco Odermatt (born 8 October 1997) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer. He races in all alpine disciplines and specializes in Giant slalom. Odermatt competed for Switzerland at two Junior World Championships and the 2019 World Championships. He gained his first World Cup podium at Kranjska Gora in March 2019.[1]

Career

At the 2016 Junior World Championships in Sochi, Russia, Odermatt was 11th in the Downhill, took bronze in the Super-G, failed to finish the Alpine combined, won gold in the Giant slalom, and failed to finish the Slalom. He made his World Cup debut in March 2016 in a giant slalom at St. Moritz. At the 2018 Junior Worlds in Davos, Odermatt won an unprecedented five gold medals (Combined, Downhill, Super-G, Giant Slalom, and Team event).

Season 2020

In December 2019, Odermatt took his first World Cup win in the men's Super-G at Beaver Creek in Colorado.[2]

World Cup results

Season standings

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
Standings through 16 March 2019

Race victories

Giant
slalom
Super-G Combined Parallel Total
Wins 1 1
Podiums 2 1 3
# Season
Date Location Discipline
1 2020 6 December 2019 United States Beaver Creek, USA Super-G

World Championship results

Year
Age Slalom Giant
Slalom
Super G Downhill Combined Team Event
2019 21 10 12

Junior World Championship results

  Year    Age   Slalom   Giant 
 slalom 
Super-G Downhill Combined Team
event
2016 18 DNF1 1 3 11 DNF2 8
2018 20 1 1 1 1 1

References

  1. ^ "Kristofferson beats Windingstad for Norwegian 1-2 in GS". Washington Post. Associated Press. 9 March 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.redbull.com/my-en/marco-odermatt-wins-beaver-creek-world-cup-super-g