Marco Odermatt has won gold in the men’s super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships as the Swiss skier justified his status as the big pre-race favorite.

Marco Odermatt is in line to win the men’s super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships after the top-ranked racers completed their runs

Marco Odermatt opened a World Championships where he could be the defining skier by winning the super-G by the largest margin in any speed race at worlds in 34 years. Odermatt, the 27-year-old Swiss Lion King,

Marco Odermatt won gold in the men’s super-G at the Alpine skiing world championships on Friday, justifying his status as the big pre-race favorite. The lauded Swiss standout beat silver medalist Raphael Haaser by one second as the Austrian skier earned the host nation's second medal,