Alpine skiing-Unstoppable Swiss Odermatt wins Kitzbuehel super-G


Alpine Skiing - FIS Alpine Ski World Cup - Men's Downhill Training - Kitzbuehel, Austria - January 21, 2026 Switzerland's Marco Odermatt in action during training REUTERS/Lisi Niesner

KITZBUEHEL, Austria, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Marco ‌Odermatt began the Hahnenkamm weekend in style with a narrow victory in Friday's World ‌Cup super-G, laying down another marker before next month's Olympics.

Odermatt's run down the iconic ‌Streif course was not perfect but no one could match his 142kph top speed as he won by 0.03 seconds from young compatriot Franjo von Allmen.

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