Olympic GS champion Odermatt dominates ski WCup opener

Published October 23, 2022 2:58 AM

By ERIC WILLEMSEN
Associated Press

SÖLDEN, Austria (AP) — Olympic giant slalom champion Marco Odermatt has dominated the season-opening men’s World Cup race. He beat the field by more than seven-tenths of a second for his 12th career win. The Swiss skier had a near-flawless first run and overcame a few mistakes in his second on the steep glacier in the Austrian Alps to finish .76 seconds ahead of Zan Kranjec of Slovenia. Henrik Kristoffersen finished .97 behind in third. American skier Tommy Ford posted the fastest time in the second run to climb from 26th to sixth position.

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