Marco Odermatt: Numbers of his record-breaking season
redbull.comsecured the downhill FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup crystal globe on Sunday, after the season's finale in Saalbach, Austria, was cancelled due to poor weather conditions. Claiming victory in such circumstance – especially given the anticipated battle with Cyprien Sarrazin, who trailed by just 42 points in the standings – might seem unusual, but it does nothing to overshadow the Swiss star's monumental achievements during the 2023–24 season.
With the downhill title, which Odermatt regards "the most precious of the small globes", secured for the first time, he added it to the 2023–24 giant slalom, super-g and overall FIS World Cup crowns. "It was a huge dream to win the downhill globe.
This season, downhill was fantastic for me with the two victories at Wengen and podium finishes in Bormio and Kitzbühel," said the 26-year-old from Buochs.The four crystal globes and 13 individual race victories along the way represent a season of astonishing skiing and success for Odermatt, delivering stats not seen on the men's circuit in over two decades. Read on to find out all the records the Swiss star has set this year.Odermatt is the first man to win four crystal globes in a single season since the legendary Hermann Maier did so in the 2000–1 season.
He's also the first Swiss skier to achieve this feat since Pirmin Zurbriggen in the 1986–87 season. French skiing icon Jean-Claude Killy is also among those who have accomplished this milestone, placing Odermatt in elite circles.
"I spoke to Hermann two years ago, after winning my first globes, and he said it's a great feeling when you can't actually hold all your globes. So, I believe this will be a wonderful sensation," says Odermatt.Twenty podiums, including 13 victories out of 25 races
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