Marco Odermatt appears all but certain to win the overall Alpine skiing World Cup title after emerging triumphant in the giant slalom race down the Slovenian slopes of Kranjska Gora on Saturday.The Swiss speedster opened up a 140-point lead over Henrik Kristoffersen after claiming his fifth giant slalom v
Marco Odermatt appears all but certain to win the overall Alpine skiing World Cup title after emerging triumphant in the giant slalom race down the Slovenian slopes of Kranjska Gora on Saturday.
The Olympic champion finished 0.23 seconds ahead of Frenchman Alexis Pinturault, while Henrik Kristoffersen from Norway came third. The 25-year-old Odermatt now has a overall lead in the World Cup with 486 points over Kilde with five races remaining.
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