Odermatt and Aamodt Kilde, Soldeu, Andorra: GEPA footage
Odermatt Pushes Again on Kilde’s Name for Slower Downhills, Whereas Austrians Wager on Milk
The World Cup season opened in Sölden with Marco Odermatt again on high — and already stirring debate. From downhill security to a lighthearted Austrian milk guess, the primary weekend of winter delivered lots to speak about.
Odermatt and Aamodt Kilde Disagree on Velocity Limits
Whereas Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt and Norway’s Aleksander Aamodt Kilde have lengthy shared an in depth friendship, they don’t agree on how briskly is just too quick.
After his heavy crash on the Lauberhorn through the 2024 season, Aamodt Kilde urged the FIS to think about measures to decelerate downhill racing for security. However Odermatt informed reporters in Sölden he sees it otherwise.
“I can’t perceive this demand as a result of, in elite sports activities, the aim is just to at all times get quicker,” he mentioned.
It was a transparent assertion from the defending general champion — one which reignited the long-running dialogue about velocity and danger in fashionable ski racing.
Girardelli Honors Odermatt’s Milestone
Odermatt’s Sölden victory introduced his profession World Cup whole to 46 wins, tying him with Luxembourg legend Marc Girardelli for fifth on the all-time listing. Girardelli, who captured 5 general titles between 1985 and 1993, known as the milestone “an incredible honor.”
“For me, it’s an honor to be on the identical stage as such an distinctive athlete,” Girardelli informed Blick, including that he’s proud to be “one of many final to be overtaken” by the Swiss star.
All-Time World Cup Winners
Odermatt and Girardelli now share fifth place on the lads’s all-time winners listing:
Ingemar Stenmark (SWE) – 86 wins
Marcel Hirscher (NED) – 67 wins
Hermann Maier (AUT) – 54 wins
Alberto Tomba (ITA) – 50 wins
Marc Girardelli (LUX) / Marco Odermatt (SUI) – 46 wins
A Minor Vogue Dispute
Girardelli additionally shared a lighthearted critique of Odermatt’s fashionable picture, saying he observed one thing uncommon whereas watching TV.
“Marco is sporting a pair of glasses in an advert that, in my view, don’t go well with him,” Girardelli joked. “I informed him on WhatsApp that these glasses remind me of a grandfather.”
Austrian Crew’s Weird Milk Wager
In the meantime, Blick additionally reported a lighter second from the Austrian group: two ÖSV athletes made a “milk guess” earlier than the Sölden race weekend. Particulars have been restricted, however the wager reportedly revolved round pre-race vitamin and sparked laughter contained in the group lodge.
Data sourced from Blick.ch (Marcel W. Perren and Mathias Germann)
