The 28-year-old ended 2025 in relatively disappointing fashion in his specialist discipline, with sixth place in Alta Badia, but looked back to his best as he won by 0.49 seconds from Norway-born Brazilian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen.
Odermatt’s masterclass in tough conditions meant he matched the five in a row at Adelboden of Swedish great Ingemar Stenmark who was unbeatable here from 1979 through to 1982.
He now has 51 World Cup victories, putting him fourth on the all-time men’s list, including 29 in giant slalom.
ADELBODEN, Switzerland, Jan 10 : Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt moved back to the top of the World Cup giant slalom standings with a convincing victory on home snow in Adelboden on Saturday – his fifth successive win at the Swiss resort
