Marco Odermatt leads the Val-d’Isère giant, Alexis Pinturault in the Top 15, Clément Noël fell

Marco Odermatt, fourth in the general World Cup standings, set the best time in the first round of the Val-d’Isère giant on Saturday morning. The Swiss, reigning Olympic champion and world champion in the specialty and also three-time holder of the big crystal globe, beat the Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen (+ 0”15), the current leader of the World Cup, and his compatriot Loïc Meillard (+ 0”32).