Super-G: Swiss Odermatt wins in Garmisch ahead of Haaser

The Swiss prevailed in the second Super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen on Saturday, 0.30 seconds ahead of the Austrian Raphael Haaser and 0.61 seconds ahead of his compatriot and talent Franjo von Allmen. Vincent Kriechmayr came in fourth place (+0.64). It was Haaser’s second podium finish this winter. In the discipline ranking, Odermatt is 121 points ahead of Kriechmayr and 168 points ahead of Haaser.

If Haaser made a mistake on Saturday when entering the Hölle part of the route, the Tyrolean had a faultless run on Sunday in tougher slope conditions and sunshine. “The skiing has been good the entire season, unfortunately there were often stupid mistakes. You can see that a lot is possible.” Since the slope was frozen during the night, it was easy to drive. “The Super-G is the easiest to do, I’m always happy when it works out for me.”

Kriechmayr just missed the podium

Compared to the day before, when he came fifth, Kriechmayr was more at the limit, but he couldn’t push as mercilessly as Odermatt at the moment, said the Upper Austrian. “It was a solid ride. In the middle part I wasn’t able to keep the radius as tight as the competition, so I had a very bad part-time job. The rest of the time I did well anyway. It doesn’t help, Odi was outstanding again. Keep working. “

Kriechmayr couldn’t suppress his anger. “I’m sure I’m angry, I came here with different expectations. I’ve already had a few minor lows, but I can’t complain, I’m healthy, there have been a lot of injuries this year. I would be cleverly arrogant if I said that now , this is a crisis.” For the ÖSV team it was the first speed podium place since Hasser’s second place in the Super-G in Bormio at the end of December. “I’m happy for Haasi, it’s really exciting for me. It might be good for the team,” said Kriechmayr.

Stefan Babinsky scored eighth (+0.96), Daniel Danklmaier 17th (+1.29) and Christoph Krenn 20th (+1.58). Otmar Striedinger finished 33rd, Lukas Feurstein and Andreas Ploier were eliminated. “It was a cool race, I had a good feeling. I tried to attack, but I wasn’t 100 percent successful from start to finish, but that’s part of it,” explained Babinsky, who didn’t register on Saturday in 35th place. Danklmaier was satisfied and said he approached it cautiously on Saturday because of knee problems. “The knee showed no reaction to yesterday. That was much better skiing than yesterday.”

The podium finishers in the previous day’s race in softer conditions on the salt track – Nils Allegre (FRA/14th), Guglielmo Bosca (ITA/18th) and Loic Meillard (SUI/19th) – found themselves in the beaten field outside the top ten.

Odermatt explained that it was a run at the limit. He was very happy to be with his young teammate. “He skied great. He’s very reminiscent of our oldie Beat (Feuz/note). This is the first of many podiums,” said Odermatt on ORF TV. The 22-year-old from Allmen had already shown his worth in the first Super-G when he finished ninth with number 44. He was also ninth in Val Gardena in December. In only his fourth race in this discipline at World Cup level, he achieved a podium place. “It was a wild ride, not that great. The feeling for me can sometimes point in the other direction,” he said.

Results of the Alpine Ski Men’s World Cup Super-G on Sunday in Garmisch-Partenkirchen:

1. Marco Odermatt (SUI) 1:10.13
2. Raphael Haaser (AUT) 1:10.43 +0.30
3. Franjo Von Allmen (SUI) 1:10.74 +0.61
4. Vincent Kriechmayr (AUT) 1:10.77 +0.64
5. James Crawford (CAN) 1:10.89 +0.76
6. Adrian Smiseth Sejersted (NOR) 1:11.01 +0.88
7. Arnaud Boisset (SUI) 1:11.05 +0.92
8. Stefan Babinsky (AUT) 1:11.09
+0.96 River Radamus (USA) 1:11.09 +0.96
10. Ryan Cochran-Siegle (USA) 1:11.19 +1.06
11. Mattia Casse (ITA) 1:11.21 +1.08
12. Stefan Rogentin (SUI) 1:11.26 +1.13
13. Justin Murisier (SUI) 1:11.28 +1.15
14. Nils Allegre (FRA) 1:11.33 +1.20
15. Jeffrey Read (CAN) 1:11.35 +1.22
16. Dominik Paris (ITA) 1:11.39 +1.26
17. Daniel Danklmaier (AUT) 1:11.42 +1.29
18. Guglielmo Bosca (ITA) 1:11.46 +1.33
19. Loic Meillard (SUI) 1:11.51 +1.38
20. Christoph Krenn (AUT) 1:11.71 +1.58

Eliminated: Andreas Ploier, Lukas Feurstein (both AUT), Cyprien Sarrazin (FRA), Simon Jocher (GER), Brodie Seger (CAN), Niels Hintermann (SUI)