Odermatt... admits: "Yes, an almost unrepeatable race". Kriechmayr: "It's going to be a difficult day with Matthias' retirement

The statements of the protagonists of the super-g of Bormio. Meillard on his first podium after two phenomenal riders, Kilde finishes far away and explains: "I wasn't able to follow the planned plan, Marco was incredible in these conditions".

Thursday 29 December 2022 5 minutes reading time

A super... giant on the Stelvio, tamed with a test that could only be approached up to the final curves of the Konta, where Marco Odermatt really proved to be, technically and tactically, head and shoulders above anyone else. The fifth victory of the season (one more than Kilde), the second in super-g after Lake Louise and the sixteenth of his career in CdM, means an increasingly such escape in the general classification for the phenomenal Swiss champion, with 946 points collected thanks to 10 podiums in 12 races held in the 2022/23 vintage. Impressive. "Yes, I made a small mistake at the top that I paid little and I can say that today was an almost unrepeatable race, the perfect super-g - Marco told the media after the race - Considering the difficulties that the layout presented, we he also wanted tactics and basically it went great. Today I always had the sensation of being fast, yesterday the opposite”. The superlative performance of "Odi" cannot surprise an equally extraordinary champion like Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, but the Norwegian, today only 8th with the sensational mistake made in the final which cost him a probable 3rd place, takes off his hat to to the 25-year-old from Canton Nidwalden. “Once again he proved to be an incredible athlete – the Norwegian said – Today it was difficult to find the grip, I was unable to maintain the planned plan and that's how it went. Mayer's retirement? We lose a lot to him, a great champion who will be missed". Vincent Kriechmayr also spoke of the news of the day, i.e. the immediate farewell to the competitive spirit of the three-time Olympic gold medalist between downhill and super-g, who, speaking to Eurosport, admitted that today "was not a day easy for our team, Matthias has always been our leader and a reference for the youngsters”. The double world champion, yesterday first in downhill and today second in super-g, like everyone (technical staff and management included, but also Mayer's wife!) did not know of the decision taken by his teammate and friend, and was really shaken in the post reconnaissance enough to reach "Mothl" at the hotel, before returning to the track. "Today I still had a good race, but 99% wasn't enough to beat this Odermatt - added Vincent to Rai Sport - In the final part I wasn't able to push as I would have liked, but it's an important 2nd place". Finally Loic Meillard, second Swiss on the podium with that third place which means first top 3 joy in a World Cup super-g for one of the most versatile skiers on the circuit: “I knew I could also go fast in super-g, but succeeding here, on this track, is special – his comment to Eurosport – The second partial final? It turned so deep and maybe I had more legs than the others, not having competed in the descent".

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