Marco Odermatt extends World Cup overall and super-G lead, fronting 1-2 Swiss finish
World champion Franjo von Allmen led the team's sweep in Saturday downhill
It was just a 1-2 result for the stellar Swiss men's ski team Sunday instead of a full podium sweep.
Marco Odermatt reached the finish in one minute 21.53 seconds to edge Alexis Monney by 0.28 and thrill the noisy home fans in Crans-Montana, Switzerland with a World Cup super-G win one day after they were second and third, respectively, behind their teammate Franjo von Allmen in a downhill.
Von Allmen placed seventh Sunday in 1:22.16, leaving the lower step of the podium to Dominik Paris of Italy, who trailed 0.39 behind yet another masterful run by Odermatt.
Odermatt, the gold medallist in super-G at the world championships this month, extended his lead in the World Cup overall and super-G standings.
The 27-year-old Swiss star's 100 race points padded what already looks an unbeatable lead in the overall standings with one month left in the season that ends with races at Sun Valley, Idaho. The three-time defending champion is 500 ahead of Henrik Kristoffersen, who does not race downhill or super-G, and 605 clear of Swiss teammate Loic Meillard.
Odermatt's 45th career World Cup win, already sixth on the all-time men's list topped by Ingemar Stenmark's 86, was his 15th in super-G. It came on the Nationale slope at Crans-Montana that will stage the next world championships in 2027.
WATCH | Odermatt posts 15th career World Cup super-G victory:
He started wearing bib No. 15 and his winning run was the fifth change of lead in a compelling race. It might have been the sixth change but the No. 11 starter, Norwegian prospect Fredrik Moeller, skied out when unbalanced after landing the big jump near the finish of a fast run.
"It was very cool to have another win here," Odermatt told Swiss broadcaster RTS. "Normally with bib 15 it's not optimal. It wasn't a normal race, I think."
WATCH | Von Allmen captures downhill gold on Saturday:
Despite the overcast weather conditions, race speeds were comparable to Saturday's downhill in the sunshine. The fastest racer was Mattia Casse, the fifth-placed Italian, who was clocked exceeding 125 kilometres per hour.
Jeffrey Read of Canmore, Alta., was top Canadian in 29th (1:23.09) followed by Riley and Brodie Seger of North Vancouver, B.C., in 31st (1:23.20) and 39th (1:23.53), respectively. Toronto's Jack Crawford was one of 10 athletes to not finish the race.
The men's World Cup moves on to Slovenia next weekend for a giant slalom and slalom at Kranjska Gora.
Kristoffersen has six races left this season in giant slalom and slalom, and Meillard also races in super-G. However, with Odermatt strong in giant slalom and speed events, the giant Crystal Globe trophy could be all-but decided on Saturday.
WATCH | Read fastest of 4 Canadians in Crans-Montana, Switzerland:
With files from CBC Sports
