Only two athletes have achieved this so far: Will superstar Odermatt also achieve the mega hat trick?

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Jean Claude Killy (80) and Marc Girardelli (60) have a historic hat-trick in common: to date, the Frenchman and the Luxembourgish-Austrian are the only two to have won the giant slalom in Adelboden and the downhill classics in Wengen and Kitzbühel in the same winter. Killy achieved this feat in the very first World Cup winter in 1967, Girardelli in January 1989.

This weekend, this elite duo could become a trio. Marco Odermatt confidently won the Chuenisbärgli giant and the Lauberhorn piste.

And the man from Nidwalden will also be the big favorite on the Streif. “It would be a great honor for me to share this milestone with Killy and Odermatt,” said Girardelli. “Killy is the idol of my youth. And now I’m also a big fan of the Odi. What he does is truly incredible. An athlete like Odermatt is only born once every hundred years.”

Odermatt’s shock moment on the Hahnenkamm

The Athlete of the Century from Lake Lucerne had his only major mistake of the past twelve months in Kitzbühel. On the first of two Hahnenkamm descents, Odermatt fell heavily behind due to a violent impact at the exit of the steep slope. The boy was able to avoid a fall thanks to his excellent body control, but during the subsequent doctor’s visit bruises and bruises were discovered in his knee. The 26-year-old then had to miss two races (second Streif downhill and giant slalom in Schladming).

After this Kitz shocker, Girardelli was indirectly involved in Odermatt’s rehab clinic. Background: The five-time overall winner of the World Cup has been working for several years for a company that produces therapy devices for better blood microcirculation. “Odermatt asked me about it after Kitzbühel. I then gave Swiss ski head coach Tom Stauffer my personal Bemer mat for Odi. That’s why I played a small role in him winning gold in the downhill and giant slalom in Courchevel a few weeks later.”

“The most brilliant series in many years”

The first downhill training is scheduled for Tuesday in Kitzbühel. According to former Hahnenkamm race director Peter Obernauer (79), Odermatt and Co. really looking forward to it. “The Streif has never been in such a beautiful condition as it is now in the past 45 years!”

Source : Blick