KVETJER, Norway (AP) — Dominique Paris won his second match in two days on Sunday as Italy advanced to a perfect fourth-place finish in the World Cup finals.
The day after winning the downhill, Paris also became the fastest in the super-G, beating Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr by 0.07 seconds and Raphael Haaser by 0.38 seconds.
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“This was a surprise to me,” Paris said. “When I saw the green light at the finish line, I had to do a double take because I couldn’t believe it.”
A year ago, Paris also won two World Cup matches in a weekend at the Norwegian resort.
On the women’s side, Sofia Goggia and Laura Pirovano won the super-G and downhill races respectively, and both won individual titles this weekend.
That doesn’t apply in Paris, though, as Swiss star Marco Odermatt was already confirmed as the World Cup super-G and downhill champion a week ago, when he also sealed his fifth overall title.
Odermatt had a disappointing performance in the final super-G of the season, finishing 19th 1.97 seconds behind Paris, meaning he didn’t even score World Cup points.
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“It’s always cool if you can collect another Globe after a great performance, but today was my worst performance in years,” he said.
Odermatt, the only skier to win multiple super-G races this season, singled out January’s victory in Kitzbühel as his best.
“For me, this is the biggest super-G of our World Cup journey and to win there for the second time in a row is a really cool race for me and I’m excited,” said Odermatt, who won Olympic bronze a few weeks later.
The next men’s race in the final is Tuesday’s giant slalom, where Odermatt can claim his fourth Globe title of the season. He is 48 points ahead of second-placed Lucas Pinheiro Braathen in the GS standings.
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