Had a lot to cheer for recent
Franjo von Allmen and Marco Odermatt.
Reuters/Claudio Greco
Not too many years ago, Marco Odermatt also accepted tips from Mauro Caviezel or Beat Feuz, the then established in the Swiss Speed team. In the meantime he is the one who gives the up -and -coming forces the advice. What makes him no effort, as Odermatt says, except – and in a media round on Wednesday evening at the Swiss Hotel in Kitzbühel, he will use the opportunity for a joking remark – at “Franjo, I should give a little less tips in the future”.
Because close, very close, Franjo von Allmen has moved him this season. The carefree youngster from the Bernese Oberland ranked 2nd place in the last three departures behind Odermatt (in Val Gardena and Wengen) and Alexis Monney (Bormio).
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-- Friday, 11:15 a.m.: Super-G
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From Allmen’s promotion to the World Cup tip went very quickly. What also emphasizes Odermatt: «Franjo did his plan and quickly made progress. He has always been one who was not dependent on many tips. »
I felt almost closer to victory in Kitzbühel in my first years in Kitzbühel, when I went to work very freshly.
Odermatt “broader and constant”
The relationship between the two exceptional groups has developed in recent years, “everything in a good sense”, as emphasized by Allmen. The 23-year-old, who was able to celebrate his first victory in the World Cup with the Super-G in Wengen a week ago, does not see himself at the same level in comparison with Odermatt. Marco is broader and more constant than me. »
The shock session in the second training session, when he crossed the ski at the local edge after a wide sentence, he “immediately” checked off, according to Allmen. At the same time, he admitted that he had not completely made friends with this point. In 2024, the foray debutant was on the way to a podium rank in the second descent before missing the goal after the local edge of the local edge when entering the traverse.
With flow and full throttle
Odermatt, meanwhile, stands on the streak before its eighth descent and aims to win the premiere. In retrospect, I felt almost closer to victory in Kitzbühel in my first years in Kitzbühel, when I went to work very freshly. It’s almost like Franjo now: you get into a flow and just go full throttle. »
Odermatt, of course, has the entire package to be the fastest this year on the mythical stripe and to close the last big gap in his Palmarès. It is also quite possible, however, that a Bernese youngster, who has never won a World Cup descent, will put him in the shade. And it is by no means excluded that on Saturday the successful streak train succeeds in a laughing third party.
