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A big hug: Gino Caviezel and Marco Odermatt take the podium in Sölden. Image: keystone
Odermatt and Caviezel on the podium in Sölden: “This is what 70 athletes dreamed of today”
The Swiss start the new World Cup season full of promise. Marco Odermatt finished second behind Lucas Braathen in the giant slalom in Sölden, and Gino Caviezel was third.
Odermatt improved from seventh to second in race two thanks to the fastest time. Gino Caviezel approached the second race as the leader and saved three hundredths of last year’s winner Alexis Pinturault on the podium.
Marco Odermatt’s fifth podium at the World Cup is not surprising. For the fourth time, the 23-year-old from Nidwalden took the podium in the giant slalom. His second World Cup victory after winning the Super-G at Beaver Creek last year was probably in the first race. Before climbing the bottom of the trail, I had left time at the top. Meanwhile, he was just under eight tenths behind Caviezel.
The victory in the rettenbach glacier overture, which was celebrated in splendid weather but to the exclusion of spectators, went to 20-year-old Norwegian Lucas Braathen, who triumphed for the first time in the World Cup. He was five hundredths faster than Odermatt, although he made a mistake in the second set.
“It is a perfect day, 70 athletes dreamed it today. Sharing that with Gino is ‘uh horny’. I’d rather Gino get the 3 hundredths for third place than I get the five hundredths to win. Sharing a pedestal is much more enjoyable. “
Marco Odermatt
For Gino Caviezel, 28, it is the first podium in the World Cup. Mauro Caviezel’s younger brother has always been certified for the best results in giant slalom, his specialty. He spent a long time searching for the right balance between control and attack. He had often shone with good section times, but rarely two flawless races.
«I have waited a long time for my first podium. That I lowered it, even if I lost two places, it’s amazing. It’s great to start the season like this. I was more nervous in the first race, before the second I had a good feeling and I knew I had to go full speed. “
Gino Caviezel
The other three Swiss in the second race also did well. Loïc Meillard was fifth, Justin Murisier eleventh, Daniele Sette twenty. Thomas Tumler was unlucky. With the 50th start, the Graubünden driver was in 31st place with four hundredths left to qualify for race two.
“It’s always good to get a result in the top 5. When two teammates finish on the podium, you know you’re up front. I can still improve a lot, but there have also been very good corners. Such a start as a team is just brilliant. “
Loïc Meillard
The losers of the day were the Austrians and Aleksander Kilde. Team ÖSV recorded their worst result in Sölden in World Cup history with Stefan Brennsteiner in 17th place and Vincent Kriechmayr and Matthias Mayer in 24th and 25th places. Kilde, the Norwegian World Cup winner last season , escaped down the icy track after the best intermediate time and was eliminated. (abu / sda)
The emoji contest with ski pro Marco Odermatt
Video: Watson / Angelina Graf
