Marco ODERMATT

Switzerland

Alpine Skiing

Date of Birth: 8 Oct 1997

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Place of birth: STANS

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Residence: BUOCHS

Residence Country:

Switzerland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank
Alpine Skiing	Men's Downhill	7
	Men's Super-G	DNF
	Men's Giant Slalom	1

Schedule

Location	Event	Status
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Men's Downhill 1st Training	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Men's Downhill 2nd Training	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Men's Downhill 3rd Training	Cancelled
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Men's Downhill	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Speed	Men's Super-G	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Giant Slalom Run 1	Finished
Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre - Technical	Men's Giant Slalom Run 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Historical Results

World Championship
Rank	Event	Year	Location	Result
4	Downhill Men	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA	1:38.44
10	Giant Slalom Men	2019	Are, SWE	2:21.63
11	Parallel Men	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA
11	Super G Men	2021	Cortina d'Ampezzo, ITA	1:20.37
12	Super G Men	2019	Are, SWE	1:24.78

World Cup Rankings
Season	All	Downhill	Giant Slalom	Super G	Alpine Combined
2021/2022	1	4	1	2
2020/2021	2	16	2	2
2019/2020	17	43	9	7
2018/2019	24	53	8	20	35
2017/2018	76	38	45	34
2016/2017	114		41

World Cup - Best Achievements
Season	Downhill	Giant Slalom	Super G	Alpine combined	Parallel Giant Slalom
2021/2022	3 x 2nd	4 x 1st	2 x 1st
2020/2021	1 x 5th	2 x 1st	1 x 1st
2019/2020	1 x 17th	1 x 2nd	1 x 1st
2018/2019	1 x 24th	1 x 2nd	1 x 8th	1 x 21st	1 x 24th
2017/2018	1 x 12th	1 x 15th	1 x 11th
2016/2017		1 x 17th			1 x 31st
2015/2016		1 x 22nd

Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
Rank	Event	Season	Location	Result
1	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Soelden, AUT	2:05.94
1	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Alta Badia, ITA	2:26.07
1	Super G	2021/2022	Beaver Creek, USA	1:08.61
1	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Adelboden, SUI	2:34.45
1	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Val d'Isere, FRA	2:12.31
1	Super G	2021/2022	Wengen, SUI	1:29.00
2	Giant Slalom	2021/2022	Alta Badia, ITA	2:25.35
2	Super G	2021/2022	Beaver Creek, USA	1:10.29
2	Downhill	2021/2022	Wengen, SUI	1:42.61
2	Downhill	2021/2022	Bormio, ITA	1:54.87

Nickname:

Odi. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2021)

Hobbies:

Golf, tennis, wake surfing, being on the lake or in nature. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Education:

Graduated from Sportmittelschule Engelberg. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2021)

Family:

Father, Walti Odermatt. Mother, Priska Odermatt. Sister, Alina Odermatt. (marcoodermatt.ch)

Languages spoken:

German, English, French

Club name:

Ski Club Hergiswil

Coach:

National: Heli Krug (AUT)

Sporting relatives:

Sister Alina Odermatt (Alpine skiing): Competes at the Europa Cup level.

Debut:

2013 FIS event in Zinal (Slalom - DNF1)
2016 World Cup in St. Moritz (Giant slalom - 22nd)

Injuries:

22 December 2019: Meniscus tear when he hit his right knee on a giant slalom gate as he neared the finish line at the Alta Badia World Cup. Had surgery at Balgrist University Hospital in Zurich. Returned to racing a month later. (skiracing.com, 24 Dec 2019)

14 March 2019: Meniscus injury to his right knee during the super-G at the World Cup Finals in Andorra. Continued to race with painkillers finishing second in the giant slalom two days later. (luzernerzeitung.ch, 19 Mar 2019)

National team:

2016

Start:

Began skiing at the age of two with his parents at Engelberg. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2021)

Reason:

"The speed, being out in the nature and facing so many new challenges." (Athlete, 18 Nov 2021)

Memorable:

Any of his World Cup wins. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2021)

Hero:

Alpine skier Didier Cuche (SUI), 1998 Olympic silver medallist, 2009 World champion.

Tennis player Roger Federer (SUI), 2008 Olympic doubles champion, winner of 20 Grand Slam titles (eight Wimbledon Championships, six Australian Opens, five US Opens, one French Open). Has won the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year award a record five times.
(Athlete, 18 Nov 2021)

Influence:

Was motivated by his father, as well as with his own success. (Athlete, 18 Nov 2021)

Philosophy:

"Do it full or not at all." (Athlete, 18 Nov 2021)

Award:

Nidwalden Sports Award (2021), recognised by his home canton including his former ski coach with the Nidwalden Ski Association Rumo Lussi.
"I feel very close to my home in Nidwalden, so I was all the more pleased to receive this award." (marcoodermatt.ch)

Milestones

Won gold in the giant slalom at the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

In two World Championships appearances (2019, 2021), his best finish being fourth in the downhill.

Six-time Junior World Championships medallist winning five gold, one in 2016 (giant slalom) and four in 2018 (giant slalom, super-G, downhill, Alpine combined). 2016 super-G bronze. The most junior medals ever for a Swiss athlete.

In over 80 World Cup starts, he has 20 podiums, with eight victories. His breakthrough win came in the December 2019 super-G (Beaver Creek).

Opened the 2021/22 World Cup season winning four races by the end of the calendar year, three in giant slalom (Soelden, Val d'Isere, Alta Badia), one in super-G (Beaver Creek), and capturing his first downhill podium (Bormio)

Finished second in the 2021 World Cup overall, giant slalom, and super-G standings.

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100058261383441
https://www.instagram.com/marcoodermatt/
Athlete Website: https://www.marcoodermatt.ch/
Team Website: https://www.swiss-ski.ch/ski-alpin/athleten/detail/marco-odermatt/

Legend

:: Gold
:: Gold Medal Event
DNF:: Did Not Finish

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