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Marco Odermatt Makes History By Winning Record FIS Points with Giant Slalom Victory at World Cup Finals in Soldeu, Andorra

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Young-gun Marco Odermatt from Switzerland made history on Saturday, March 18, 2023, when he beat Herman Maier’s 23-year-standing record for most FIS points collected by a male alpine skier in one season. The 25-year-old Swiss won the Giant Slalom race at the 2023 World Cup Finals in Soldeu, Andorra, taking him to 13 World Cup victories for the season and […]

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Julia Schneemann | March 20, 2023
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Dominant Odermatt Wins Both Giant-Slalom World Cup Races in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia

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Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt showed just who’s boss in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, dominating the two Giant-Slalom events from the get-go. Odermatt was leading the rankings for Giant Slalom as well as the Overall 22/23 season standings going into the race but extended his lead by another 200 points with these two victories. On Saturday for the first run, the Swiss ski […]

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Julia Schneemann | March 13, 2023
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2023 Alpine World Championships Wraps Up With Greece Making History at Men’s Slalom

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The last event of the 2023 FIS Alpine World Championships in Courchevel and Méribél, France, was the Men’s Slalom won by Henrik Kristoffersen. The Norwegian had finished the first run in a disappointing 16th place, almost a whole second behind leading man Manuel Feller from Austria. Kristoffersen seemed without a chance to podium, but he put down a smashing second run, […]

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Julia Schneemann | February 21, 2023
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Crashes, Trophies, and Déjà Vus — FIS World Cup Recap

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It was an eventful week for the FIS World Cup circuit, both in Alpine as well as Snowboarding. We have recapped the highlights for SnowBrains readers. At the beginning of the week, all eyes were on the Women’s Slalom event in Flachau, Austria. After Mikaela Shiffrin had won her 82nd World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, the week prior, everyone […]

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Julia Schneemann | January 17, 2023
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Race Report: Double Austrian Podium at Home at Lech / Zuers Parallel Giant Slalom World Cup

Similar to the Women’s race the day prior, the Men’s only Parallel World Cup of the season brought on extremely close racing. The Men’s race had better luck weather-wise than the women, with a more gentle sky and no precipitation. Set by French ex-athlete Emmanuel Couder, the 19-gate dual course was straighter than that of the women’s course and brought excitement […]

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Phil Tremblay | November 15, 2021
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