Marco Odermatt is on the verge of his first victory in Kitzbühel. The man from Nidwalden leads the Super-G after 31 racers ahead of Austrian Raphael Haaser and his team-mate Stefan Rogentin.
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Although he lost some time in the lowest part of the course, Odermatt was 11 or 30 hundredths faster than the first chasers at the finish. Franjo von Allmen, who was still in the lead at the third-to-last intermediate time, finished in 4th place.
The race was interrupted several times due to a series of crashes. Alexis Pinturault, who returned from a cruciate ligament rupture in December, had to be transported away by helicopter.
Odermatt, who is also aiming for his first victory in the Hahnenkamm Downhill on Saturday, is only the third Swiss Super-G winner on the Streif after Didier Défago (2014) and Didier Cuche (2010). The dominator of recent years did not manage a perfect run, but it was enough for his second win of the season in this discipline. Since March 2022, the only time Odermatt has not finished in the top 5 in the super-G was last weekend in Wengen. Since then, he has won ten of the 21 races and finished on the podium 17 times.
Thanks to Raphael Haaser, the crisis-ridden Austrians are extending their strong haul in their home Super-G. Although Friday's race came too early for team leader Vincent Kriechmayr, who crashed in Wengen, the 22nd Kitzbühel Super-G will see an Austrian athlete on the podium for the 21st time.
