Alpine Ski World Cup 2021 - Marco Odermatt wins penultimate Super G, Kriechmayr finishes third

ByEurosport

Updated 07/03/2021 at 11:38 GMT

Marco Odermatt will be delighted with his performance as he closes the gap on Vincent Kriechmayr in the race for the Crystal Globe after a fine run in Saalbach, Austria. Odermatt takes his eighth podium of the season. Alexis Pinturault leads the overall World Cup standings on 1056 points with Odermatt comfortably in second.

'A massive result' - Odermatt wins Super G in Saalbach

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt has won the penultimate Super G on the Men's World Cup tour and takes the race to the tour title all the way to the World Cup finals in Switzerland later this month.

Odermatt, a surprise package on the tour this season, was too good on the day, winning it with a time of 1:23.59.

The 23-year-old's run was electrifying with his relaxed approach working so well on the terrain as he pushes for the overall title.

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'A massive result' - Odermatt wins Super G in Saalbach

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France's Matthiew Bailet takes second (+0.62). It is the 24-year-old's first podium of his career.

Austria's Vincent Kriechmayr, yesterday's winner of the downhill, finishes third (+0.81) but is over 80 points clear in the chase for the 2021 Super G Crystal Globe.

“With a perfect run I really tried to push again," Odermatt said post-race.

"I felt a bit tired in the start but somehow I’m still skiing fast like this.

“It was right on the edge, many difficult gates. I skiied all of them really well and I’m really happy with the victory.”