Alpine skiing - Switzerland's Odermatt continues to dominate in the giant slalom
Top favorite Marco Odermatt has also won the second World Cup giant slalom in Alta Badia. 24 hours after his first success in the Dolomites, the Swiss ski racer was also in a class of his own on Monday.
He distanced second-placed Marco Schwarz from Austria by 1.05 seconds. Third place went to Zan Kranjec from Slovenia (+1.22). Alexander Schmid, who was the only German to make it into the second run, finished in a satisfactory twelfth place (+3.56).
Odermatt impressively underlined his current supremacy in the giant slalom World Cup: the world champion celebrated his sixth success in a row in this discipline, finishing on the podium in all of his 20 most recent starts - he was unbeatable 15 times. In the overall World Cup standings, the Swiss athlete extended his lead over Schwarz to 92 points.
Schmid, however, is still a long way off the top - but after tearing his cruciate ligament at the start of the year, it's more of a rebuilding season for the Allgäu native anyway. "It was really cool and a good step forward," the parallel world champion summed up on BR television. The top ten is his goal this winter. "It's definitely going in the right direction. We're still lacking confidence and perhaps conviction too." The 29-year-old wants to gain this from race to race - Schmid's next competition is the giant slalom classic in Adelboden at the beginning of January.
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- In the upcoming giant slalom event in Alta Badia, Italy, Alexander Schmid aims to improve his position and potentially break into the top ten, following his satisfactory performance in the recent World Cup giant slalom.
- Despite Alexander Schmid's progress, he still lags behind Marco Odermatt in the giant slalom World Cup standings, as the Swiss skier continues to dominate the discipline with his impressive streak of victories and podium finishes.
- Germany's hope in the giant slalom World Cup, Alexander Schmid, had a notable presence in Slovenia, competing in the same event as the dominant Italian-based Slovenian skier, Zan Kranjec, who scored third place.
- As the Winter sports season advances, the alpine skiing World Cup calendar will take athletes to various locations across Europe, including Italy's Alta Badia, where both veteran skiers like Marco Odermatt and rising stars like Alexander Schmid will challenge each other in the giant slalom discipline.
- In the 2021/2022 alpine skiing season, Italy and Slovenia have been competitive territories in giant slalom events, witnessing victories from established champions such as Marco Odermatt and emerging talents like Zan Kranjec, while Alexander Schmid seeks to solidify his position and join the ranks of successful European skiers in the discipline.
Source: www.stern.de
