Alpine skiing-Swiss Odermatt breaks 23-year-old record for most points in season

Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Men's Giant Slalom - Soldeu, Andorra - March 18, 2023 Switzerland's Marco Odermatt celebrates on the podium after winning the men's Giant Slalom alongside second place Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen and third place Slovenia's Zan Kranjec REUTERS/Albert Gea

(Reuters) - Switzerland's Marco Odermatt broke the men's record for most points in a World Cup season that had stood for 23 years when he won the giant slalom in Soldeu on Saturday.

Odermatt needed to finish on the podium to break Austrian great Hermann Maier's record of 2,000 overall points but the 25-year-old beat Henrik Kristoffersen by 2.11 seconds thanks to a scorching first run to clinch victory and the record.