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Alpine Ski World Cup: Marco Odermatt Claims Third Title With 10 Races To Go

Switzerland's Marco Odermatt won his third consecutive FIS Alpine Ski World Cup title with a victory in Palisades Tahoe, USA Saturday. The 26-year-old from Nidwalden has collected 1702 points, 1,001 clear of second-placed Manuel Feller of Austria. Meaning, the 2022 Beijing Olympics gold medallist has now won the title with 10 races to spare. In Palisades Tahoe, he clocked a combined time of two minutes 11.69 seconds, 12 hundredths of a second ahead of Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen. River Radamus of the United States was third with a time of 2:13.06.

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Alpine Ski World Cup: Marco Odermatt Claims Third Title With 10 Races To Go
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup 2023-24 | Photo: AP/Robert F. Bukaty

Marco Odermatt, of Switzerland, celebrates his victory in men's World Cup giant slalom skiing race at Palisades Tahoe ski resort in Olympic Valley, California.

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First place finisher Switzerland's Marco Odermatt celebrates on the podium after a men's World Cup giant slalom skiing race in Olympic Valley, California.

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Austria's Raphael Haaser reacts after finishing his second run in a men's World Cup giant slalom skiing race at Palisades Tahoe ski resort in Olympic Valley, California.

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River Radamus, of the United States, celebrates his third place finish in men's World Cup giant slalom skiing race Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at Palisades Tahoe ski resort in Olympic Valley, California.

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Marco Odermatt, of Switzerland, competes during a men's World Cup giant slalom skiing race at Palisades Tahoe ski resort in Olympic Valley, California.

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Switzerland's Justin Murisier competes during a men's World Cup giant slalom skiing race in Olympic Valley, California.

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Alexander Steen Olsen, of Norway, competes during a men's World Cup giant slalom skiing race at Palisades Tahoe ski resort in Olympic Valley, California.

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Austria's Kilian Pramstaller competes during a men's World Cup giant slalom skiing race in Olympic Valley, California.

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Belgium's Sam Maes competes during a men's World Cup giant slalom skiing race at Palisades Tahoe ski resort in Olympic Valley, California.