Marco Odermatt is no longer far from the big globe – Chi.com

In the lead after the initial round, the Nidwalden took third from the second giant of Kranjska Gora. Success of the Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen, like the day before. The general will only be a formality.

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Marco Odermatt, who sprinkles Austrian Stefan Brennsteiner with champagne, was not unhappy with his 3rd place on Sunday.

Assured the day before of leaving Slovenia with the small ball of the specialty – after his 2nd place behind Henrik Kristoffersen -, Marco Odermatt, who was still leading the way during the first heat, was on track to offer himself a fifth success (on seven) in giant, but the little prodigy of world skiing once again had to bow out in front of the Norwegian (who will have beaten him three times this winter!) but also in front of the Austrian Stefan Brennsteiner. The Swiss who had not done less well than second in this discipline, made unusual little mistakes at the end of the course which cost him a success that stretched his arms.

‹‹From a sports performance perspective, this is definitely the biggest thing I’ve achieved so far. However, I am currently missing the emotions related to this globe. I can’t really exult.››

The Beijing Olympic champion has therefore not yet officially won the overall World Cup but we are not going to hide it: this big crystal globe that he has practically under his arm should not logically escape him next week. in Courchevel. “From a sports performance perspective, this is definitely the biggest thing I’ve achieved so far. Yet I currently miss the emotions related to this globe, he told Blick. I can’t really exult. This is proof that I am slowly but surely running out of energy.” If he already accepts the congratulations after taking a giant step towards the Grail, the Nidwladian, who now has a 329-point lead over the Norwegian Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, will still have to wait until Wednesday, the day of the descent from the final, to celebrate.

This second giant in Slovenia will also have allowed Gino Caviezel to obtain a nice sixth place while Loïc Meillard, 4th the day before, could not do better than ninth. Eighth in the morning, Justin Murisier also took too many risks on the second track to finally settle for 14th place. All these beautiful people will now meet in Courchevel and Méribel where the World Cup finals will take place next week.

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