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Marco Odermatt is beaming with his four balls - a look at the prize money list should also make him smile.
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Swiss skiers not only dominated on the slopes in the 2024/2025 World Cup season, but also in terms of prize money. blue Sport shows you how much our ski stars earned.
The great dominator Marco Odermatt has competed in 25 races this season, finishing on the podium 17 times, eight times as the winner. In the remaining races in which he finished, the man from Nidwalden always ended up in the top 10. His worst ranking is a seventh place in the super-G in Wengen. Odermatt was eliminated in the giant slaloms in Sölden and Beaver Creek.
The incredible consistency Odermatt has shown this season has not only earned him four bullets, bringing his total to 13, but also some prize money. The 27-year-old took home CHF 725,640 - almost twice as much as the second-best earner, Loïc Meillard. The man from Neuchâtel "only" won CHF 376,550 in prize money. Franjo von Allmen completed the all-Swiss podium with 327,750 CHF.
Odermatt spent around 43 minutes racing for his money - that's CHF 16,875.35 per minute or CHF 281.25 per second. The dominator will therefore be able to cope with the fact that he had to do virtually free work during the two retirements in Sölden and Beaver Creek. The man from Nidwalden received the most prize money for a race when he won the super-G in Kitzbühel - 100,000 francs flowed into his coffers.
While Odermatt had no competition in terms of prize money among the men, there was one woman who could keep up: Federica Brignone. The Italian won ten races this season and took the overall World Cup as well as the discipline globes in the downhill and giant slalom. In addition to her success on the slopes, the 34-year-old can look forward to 679,100 francs.
Lara Gut-Behrami earned almost half as much this season. The skier from Ticino stood on the podium ten times and won three races. She collected 356,190 francs in prize money. Camille Rast is another Swiss rider in the top 5 highest earners. The rising star of the year won CHF 245,200.
The prize money listed does not include sponsorship money. Thanks to various bonuses, the best ski cracks in the world can look forward to another big chunk.
