Sunday, March 24th, the men's World Cup season began with a mid-race cancellation in Sölden, Austria, and ended with a cancellation of the Sunday, March 24th Saalbach, Austria, finals downhill. The Saalbach team was able to provide good racing for the seven prior races, but today, Mother Nature provided too big of a challenge.
GEPA pictures Who is racing in the Saalbach men's downhill finals, when and how to
Friday, March 22nd Saalbach, Austria: Switzerland is celebrating their podium sweep at the Men's super-G World Cup finals. They earned four of the top five spots on the leaderboard.
Who is racing in the Saalbach Men's SG finals, when, and how to watch on Friday, March 22nd. On Friday, March 22nd, all eyes will be on Saalbach, Austria, as the men's super-G event unfolds, marking a crucial moment in the World Cup finals. The culmination of a season filled with intense competition and standout performances sets the stage for an exhilarating showdown.
Loic Meillard clinched World Cup Finals GS victory. Odermatt get thrown out at the beginning of the course, ending his undefeated streak. However, clinches onto his 3rd consecutive GS Globe.
Marco Odermatt establishes a substantial lead in the first run of the World Cup Finals giant slalom.
Who is racing in Saalbach, when, and how to watch the men's World Cup finals giant slalom on March 16th
Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt has left an indelible mark on the World Cup Giant Slalom scene, clinching the season title with an extraordinary nine out of nine wins during the regular season In the slalom arena, Austria’s Manuel Feller emerges as the season’s champion, securing his first discipline globe with four wins in the regular season. Feller’s victory marks a significant achievement for Austrian skiing, ending a drought in the discipline globes since 2021.
The final regular season Men’s World Cup GS race, slated for Saturday, March 9th, had to be called off due to a lack of snow on the Podkoren Race slope in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia. Recent high temperatures caused a considerable reduction in the snowpack. With daytime temperatures soaring into the 60s, the venue, once ready to host the World Cup GS, could now only accommodate a slalom event requiring less width and length.
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
GEPA Pictures Switzerland's Marco Odermatt delivers a men's World Cup giant slalom victory for the
The second skier to race the first course was Marco Odermatt. Odermatt has won the last nine World Cup giant slaloms (GS). He is the best and crossed with a (-1.79) lead. The snow conditions at the Red Dog race venue in Palisades Tahoe were perfect, with blue skies and direct sunlight. After the first seven skiers had attacked the course, Odermatt's lead was (-0.15) ahead of superstar Norwegian veteran Henrik Kriostoffersen. However, in third place is Stifel US Ski Team's River Radamus. (+0.78).
The 2024 Alpine World Cup super-G season has been a rollercoaster of exhilarating races and intense competition. The battle for the super-G title continues for the March 22nd finals in Saalbach, Austria.
The men's downhill Alpine World Cup regular season has concluded. As the season has ended, the stage is now set for a spectacle of speed, skill, and sheer determination at the upcoming Saalbach men's downhill finals.
A day of milestones at the World Cup super-G in Kvitfjell, Norway. In the final super-G of the 2024 season before WC finals, Kriechmayr won, Jeffrey Read 2nd, Odermatt and Paris 3rd.
Get ready for the thrilling conclusion of the Men’s World Cup super-G season as we head to Kvitfjell, Norway, on Sunday, February 18th. With just one race left before the top 25 are determined for the finals in Saalbach, Austria, tension is high among the competitors.
The men battled in the Kvitfjell World Cup downhill for a spot in the World Cup Finals in Saalbach, Austria. Today came with a lot of excitement, milestones, closer to the DH title win and success from later bib numbers.
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.
The spectators crowded in at the bottom of the course, ready to cheer on the World Cup men in an exhilarating giant slalom race. Marco Odermatt is in the lead after first run.
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