Dominik Paris wins the super-G in Kvitfjell ahead of the Canadian James Crawford and the Slovenian Miha Hrobat. The Swiss narrowly miss out on the podium for the first time in the 15th speed race of the season.
In an otherwise close race on a shortened course, Paris put 38 hundredths between himself and the competition. This is the Italian's sixth victory at the Norwegian resort, his second in the super-G. He had already won the downhill on Friday. The last time Paris stood on the top step of the podium in the super-G was six years ago at the season finale in Soldeu.
Behind the outstanding South Tyrolean, James Crawford finished on the super-G podium for the second time in his career. The 2023 World Champion celebrated his premiere three years ago, when he also finished second in Kvitfjell.
Swiss in hundredths of a second
Marco Odermatt not only missed out on his third World Cup victory in a row in the super-G, but also on the podium for once. In the last 23 Super-Gs, this has only happened five times to the man from Nidwalden. For a long time it looked as if the 27-year-old had luck on his side, as he was only one hundredth faster than last year's Austrian winner Vincent Kriechmayr. In the end, the Slovenian Miha Hrobat snatched 3rd place away from the world champion - with a lead of one hundredth of a second.
Alexis Monney (6th) and Stefan Rogentin (7th) finished just off the podium. The man from Fribourg was nine hundredths off 3rd place, the man from Graubünden ten hundredths. Even Franjo von Allmen in 13th place was only 23 hundredths behind Hrobat. For the first time in the 15th speed race of the season, there is no Swiss on the podium.
Odermatt in bullet luck
Odermatt was already the winner of the small crystal globe for victory in the discipline classification before the start, as Mattia Casse, the only remaining competitor, was not at the start after his crash in the downhill training. Odermatt is the best super-G skier of the season for the third time in a row.
With a 570-point lead in the overall World Cup and six races still to go, his triumph is only mathematically not yet certain. He will win the big crystal globe for the fourth time in a row and thus draw level with Pirmin Zurbriggen.
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09.03.2025 10:25
Odermatt has the globe in the bag
Marco Odermatt is the early winner of the small crystal globe in the super-G. Mattia Casse, the Nidwalden native's only remaining rival, will not start on Sunday.
The 35-year-old Italian, who suffered a displaced fracture of his right elbow in Wednesday's downhill training crash and will require surgery, could theoretically still have caught Odermatt with a 181-point deficit with two races still to go. Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr's deficit of 205 points is too great.
World champion Odermatt is therefore the best super-G racer of the season for the third time in a row.
