Steen Olsen Returns to Snow, Sarrazin Back After Serious Head Injury
Steen Olsen and Sarrizan / GEPA pictures Steen Olsen back on snow Alpin Norway shared
Steen Olsen and Sarrizan / GEPA pictures Steen Olsen back on snow Alpin Norway shared
Marco Odermatt breaks GS records in Alta Badia with his 25th GS victory. He wins for the 5th time in Alta Badia. Leo Anguenot achieved his first podium and Alexander Steen Olsen secures 3rd place.
Filip Zubcic leads after the first run in Alta Badia. Alexander Steen Olsen in second and Marco Odermatt in third. River Radamus in eleventh.
Switzerland's Loic Meillard wins his first World Cup Slalom career at the March 3rd Stifel Aspen Winternational. He adds a slalom victory to his two Aspen 2nd place GS finishes for his third consecutive podium.
Jett Seymour Stifel Aspen Winternational; GEPA pictures After the first slalom run on Sunday, March
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt overcomes a first-run deficit to win his ninth World Cup of the season and his 12th consecutive. He now owns the second-longest discipline-winning streak in history. Only Ingemar Stenmark has a longer consecutive streak at 14. There are two more GS races this season.
After Saturday's first run of GS in Aspen, Colorado, the top three remain unchanged from yesterday. However, today, the leader isn't Switzerland's Marco Odermatt but the 22-year-old Norwegian Alexander Steen Olsen. Odermatt trails in third place, 0.32 seconds behind the leader, with his teammate Loic Meillard closely behind the Norwegian in second, just 0.09 seconds off the lead.
Under sunny skies in Aspen, Colorado, Marco Odermatt wins his 11th straight World Cup GS race and his eighth of the season. He also clinches his third consecutive season's GS title. He is now three races away from tying Ingemar Stenmark for the most consecutive World Cup victories in a single event. Although it seems impossible to dream about considering Odermatt, it almost seems possible.
Marco Odermatt: GEPA pictures/ Greg M. Cooper On a sunny Friday morning in Aspen, Switzerland's
Marco Odermatt, Swiss legend dominates the field again, marking his 6th GS win and 9th GS victory in a row. Alexander Steen Olsen achieved his first podium of the season and Manuel Feller rounded the podium.
Who is skiing, when and how to watch Sunday's February 4th Chamonix slalom Six slaloms down, six to go. The slalom season's halfway point is here, with plenty of chances left for athletes to shine. Yet only the top 25 will make it to the finals in Saalbach, Austria.
Wengen finish arena GEPA photos Who is skiing, when and how to watch Sunday's Wengen
The start referee at the Adelboden World Cup slalom on January 7 did not realize Alexander Steen Olsen held the lead after the first run. Steen Olsen, the last skier at the start, actively argued with the start referee about his leading position before finally being allowed to race. Next, Steen Olsen caught an inside ski after only a few gates and did not finish the race.
The men's 2023-24 slalom season has been Austira's domain. Today, the winner of the opening
Alexander Steen Olsen GEPA / Mathias Mandl Adelboden delivered a dramatic morning of slalom. Fans
Capturing his first World Cup victory last February at age 21 and his first full season at the sport's highest level, Alexander “Sander” Steen Olsen became the latest Norwegian “wonder kid.