Marco Odermatt celebrated his first Kitzbühel victory. © APA/afp / JOE KLAMAR
It took a while, but now it’s here. Marco Odermatt celebrated his first victory in the Super-G in Kitzbühel on Friday. The dominance of the Swiss in the speed disciplines never ends.
24 January 2025
From: cst
3 Swiss in the top 4. Once again the Swiss are the dominant nation in a World Cup speed race. Only Raphael Haaser prevented the Swiss from winning a triple. The Austrian finished – somewhat surprisingly – in second place, 11 hundredths behind Marco Odermatt. Haaser, who suffered a knee injury in Val d’Isere and has been in rehab more than on snow in recent weeks, celebrated his comeback with one Podium place.
Odermatt, on the other hand, is celebrating his first Kitzbühel victory of his career and has signed up for the classic Hahnenkamm descent on Saturday (11.30 a.m./live on SportNews-Ticker) has already warmed up. Stefan Rogentin came in third, 15 hundredths faster than teammate and newcomer Franjo von Allmen (4th).
Paris is canceled
-Dominik Paris, who won the Super-G on the Streif 10 years ago, didn’t get far. The Ultner slipped in the upper part of the track, which ended the race. A blessing in disguise: Paris doesn’t seem to have been injured.
Dominik Paris at the finish after his fall. © APA / BARBARA GINDL
The best Azzurro was Mattia Casse, who had an (even) better place on the Hausbergkante. In the end it was 7th place for the veteran.
Kriechmayr didn’t start – Pinturault fell
Austria’s Vincent Kriechmayr decided not to start in the Super-G. After a crash in Wengen, Kriechmayr tried a surprise comeback, but in the end it wasn’t enough.
Alexis Pinturault fell. The Frenchman took a hit in the upper part of the track and had to be transported away by helicopter. There are fears of another knee injury. Othmar Striedinger also crashed into the safety net after falling on the edge of the local mountain. The Austrian remained uninjured.
