Swiss skier Odermatt handles expectations, wins Olympic gold

KIFI

Published February 12, 2022 9:27 PM

By ANDREW DAMPF
AP Sports Writer

BEIJING (AP) — Marco Odermatt has owned the giant slalom this season and now he owns an Olympic gold medal in the event. The 24-year-old Swiss skier plowed through snow and poor visibility to win the men’s giant slalom at the Beijing Games. It was the first time snow fell during an Alpine skiing race at this year’s Olympics and the bad weather conditions caused the second run to be postponed by 1 hour, 15 minutes. Odermatt coped with the conditions and the delay to post an unofficial combined time of 2 minutes, 09.35 seconds. Zan Kranjec of Slovenia took silver and world champion Mathieu Faivre of France earned bronze.

Article Topic Follows: AP National Sports

Jump to comments ↓

Associated Press

BE PART OF THE CONVERSATION

KIFI Local News 8 is committed to providing a forum for civil and constructive conversation.

Please keep your comments respectful and relevant. You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here

If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here.