Featured Image: Marco Odermatt (SUI) and the swiss team celebrating in Bormio. Photo: GEPA pictures/ Mathias Mandl

The men came back today prepared to conquer the challenging Bormio hill, with similar flat light, bumpy micro terrain and icy conditions. With a very GS-like course, the men had to be rhythmic, moving through each turn with aggression, while standing strong on the outside ski. Marco Odermatt once again displayed his magnificence, securing victory with a nearly perfect run on Stelvio.

In the previous season, Marco Odermatt from Switzerland showcased his dominance in the Bormio super-G by winning the race with a remarkable lead of over six-tenths. However, this season, the leading athlete crossed the finish line with an astonishing lead of -0.98, leaving the competition far behind. This marked his 11th super-G victory of his World Cup career. 

He stated, “Everything is working well, and I have good confidence. The equipment is perfect, and it allowed me to stay consistent and push,” he continued, “I am very happy to write a part of Swiss history.”

Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, wearing bib-9, showed aggressive, controlled chaos throughout the course. Attacking the panels, the Norwegian was eager to come back and prove himself after not finishing the downhill yesterday. He was disappointed after he hit a rock on the course the day before and was ready to achieve a podium finish. Kilde came through the finish -0.51 ahead of the Swiss athlete, Loic Meillard. He finished the day rounding out the podium in 3rd-place.

It was a big day for Austrian Raphael Haaser, earning his second World Cup podium. His only other podium finish was another 2nd-place result on the same super-G hill in 2021. Today was an improvement from his 17th-place finish the weekend before in the Val Gardena/Gröden super-G. 

Haaser stated, “I’d made a few mistakes on the top, and on the bottom, but all in all it was a very solid run. It was pretty similar [to yesterday]. I hope to continue like that.”

The winter season arrived, and Haaser was riding high after achieving a career milestone last year. He secured an impressive third place in the combined race at the World Championships held in Meribel, France.

North Americans

Jeffrey Read and James Crawford of Alpine Canada Alpin displayed sections of clean skiing and were hungry to break into the top 10. Unfortunately, the two top North Americans were pushed just outside the top-10 leaderboard, ending the day in 13th and 16th place. Crawford was only +0.10 off Read’s time. 

Their teammate Riley Seger was throwing down an exceptional run that posted sector times that were in contingency for a possible podium result. Unfortunately, the athlete got pushed late and low coming into La Konta towards the end of the course, and got pushed out of the course. 

Despite his podium finish in the downhill, Cameron Alexander’s luck did not hold up in the super-G today as he was forced out of the course early. Similarly, River Radamus, a Stifel US Ski Team athlete, also faced an early exit at the beginning of the course.

The first Stifel US Ski Team athlete, Jared Goldberg, achieved his 4th top-20 result in the World Cup super-G, ending the day in 17th position. Goldberg started the course running a wider line than the top super-G athletes, but made up time at the bottom of the course. 

His teammate, Ryan Cochran-Siegle previously won his only World Cup victory in the Bormio super-G in 2020, and achieved a 4th-place finish on the same hill in 2021 had a challenging day losing speed through the middle of the course. He ended the day in 19th-place, which was not the result he was hoping for. 

Stifel US Ski Team member Kyle Negomir kicked out of his 30th World Cup start. He finished in 27th place, which was his 5th top-30 finish in a World Cup super-G. 

Teammate Sam Morse finished in the top 30 for the second time in World Cup super-G. Coming across the finish line in 26th place, Morse celebrated in the finish arena, showing excitement about increasing his super-G ranking. 

Wiley Maple, the Independent SYNC US athlete, posted the best time for the US in the downhill the day prior. However, he ran into some challenges at the bottom of the course and got forced out of the track. 

Six North Americans earned themselves World Cup super-G points today, finishing in the top 30.