Stifel Aspen Winternational

ASPEN- It’s been three seasons since three American men qualified in a FIS World Cup slalom, and for the Stifel U.S. Ski Team athletes who just completed their North American leg of the tour, there’s no place like home.

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