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By the second split, Marco Odermatt was also the fastest in the second Beaver Creek Super-G.
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At the finish line, however, the Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde was three hundredths faster than the Nidwalder
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There is already an Odermatt monument in Odermatt’s home community.
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Master carpenter Stefan Barmettler has created a wooden sculpture in honor of the most famous son of the 5300 souls community.
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Austria’s superstar Hermann Maier felt so comfortable in Beaver Creek when he was active that he once called the “Birds of Prey” his “living room”. But when the Herminator watched on Thursday evening on TV how Marco Odermatt won the first of two Super-Gs in a captivating manner, the now 48-year-old began to worry about his “caretaker” status in Colorado. “Marco seems to have made himself comfortable in this beautiful and exclusive living room,” Maier says to Blick. The Salzburg resident, who achieved a total of eight victories on this bird of prey slope (six in the World Cup, two in the World Cup 99), is so impressed by Odermatt’s potential that he is sure “that this fellow here will still have one or the other bird of prey feather will loot. “
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That was Odermatt’s problem
And indeed: Even in the second Super-G within 24 hours, every now and then everything indicates that the winner will be Marco Odermatt again – in the second split, the 24-year-old is 32 hundredths ahead of Aleksander Aamodt Kilde. And the day before he got out the big time difference in the last section. But this time there is no hammer finish, at the finish line “Odi” is three hundredths behind the lover of Mikaela Shiffrin, who suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in a training crash ten months ago. “It was difficult for me to build up the tension after the win the day before,” admits Marco. “That’s why I can live very well with second place, especially since Alexander Kilde is a very good colleague of mine. He has had a very difficult year behind him, and I would like to give him this success from the bottom of my heart. “
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There is already an Odi monument in Buochs
The new superstar of Swiss skiing will also be happy the next time he drives his car into his home town of Buochs. Master carpenter Stefan Barmettler has created a wooden sculpture in honor of the most famous son of the 5,300 community, which he placed at the entrance to the village. Not far from there has been a three-meter-high one since last winter, on which the plaques of Marco’s World Cup victories are nailed. Will the Beaver Creek sign on Holz-Eins be immortalized for the third time on Saturday after departure? The fact is: On Wednesday, Odermatt lost 23.57 seconds to the fastest time in the only training session. But that doesn’t worry Beni Matti, head of racing at Odi outfitter Stöckli, in the least: “Marco drove a better inspection line in this training session …”
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Ski fans watch out! Now take a quiz and type in ski races
The 2021/2022 ski season is really getting going, and with it the newly launched “Blick Ski Trophy”: answer questions, type in ski races and crown yourself ski champion. Numerous prizes await.
To take part in the “Blick Ski Trophy”, watch out for the trophy icon on the mobile and desktop version or go directly to skitrophy.ws.blick.ch.
Have fun and good luck!
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The 2021/2022 ski season is really getting going, and with it the newly launched “Blick Ski Trophy”: answer questions, type in ski races and crown yourself ski champion. Numerous prizes await.
To take part in the “Blick Ski Trophy”, watch out for the trophy icon on the mobile and desktop version or go directly to skitrophy.ws.blick.ch.
Have fun and good luck!
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