Successful weekend: Swiss-Ski extends its lead in the Alpine Skiing World Cup

Star athlete Marco Odermatt scored a particularly high number of points in the process, and at the same time was the cause of a minor dispute between Switzerland and Austria. In a joking sideswipe, Servus TV host Christian Brugger emphasized the great Austrian influence in Odermatt's team, which presumably contributed to the victory. Whether there could be any truth in this theory will perhaps be shown by the second hot half of the competition.

Alpine Skiing World Cup 2022/23 reaches half-time
With the conclusion of the first half of the season, a clear picture emerges in the nations ranking. The athletes of the Swiss Ski Federation Swiss-Ski were able to overtake the Austrian competition and extend their lead well in the last races in Wengen and St. Anton. Accordingly, fans and reporters celebrate the winter sports heroes. In the media, the Alpine Skiing World Cup as an event also receives the attention that does justice to the importance of the event for the sports world. But the Alpine Skiing World Cup is currently not only highly popular with public and private sports broadcasters and sports-oriented streaming services. Winter sports are also in high season at the betting shops. Since the top sporting performances on the slopes and pistes are particularly at home in Austria and Switzerland, betting fans can look forward to a particularly good offer here. Swiss sports betting providers have an interesting portfolio around the Alpine Ski World Cup. The offer is large and many providers are trying to make a name for themselves with an additional Sports betting bonus in Switzerland from the competition. Those who can't be at the track therefore still have the opportunity to live out their fanhood to the full and root for the favorites in the races of the second half.

Swiss-Ski looks back on a successful weekend
The past World Cup weekend was a continuous high phase of sporting success, especially for the athletes of Swiss-Ski. In all of the five races in Wengen and St. Anton, the Swiss were superior to their competitors from Austria. Marco Odermatt and Lara Gut-Behrami scored around 300 of the total of 1,080 points. The two exceptional athletes thus form the spearhead of the Swiss-Ski team. A View on the nation ranking shows that Switzerland now has a good lead, which it could extend further in the second half. After 41 of the 79 races, the counter shows a lead of 1,578 points for Switzerland. This means the chances are good that the athletes will be able to build on the success of 2019/20 and 2020/21. At that time, they had broken the three-decade-long Austrian dominance for the first time. The detailed view also reveals the extent of the previous successes. In all disciplines, Switzerland leads or is close behind with second place. For Austria, there have only been two victories this season. In contrast, Switzerland has 12 World Cup victories. With an impressive distribution of seven victories for the men and five for the women, it is very clear how strong the athletes of both sexes are positioned. Austria, on the other hand, has to rely on Vincent Kriechmayr as the only winning skier so far this season. A female counterpart at the same level is currently completely missing.

Marco Odermatt is the new alpine skiing hope of Switzerland
Hardly any athlete has stood out as much in the first half as Marco Odermatt. At the moment, he is clearly one of the most important athletes in winter sports and also one of the great hopes for Switzerland. This season he has already been on the podium a full thirteen times, including six times on the number one spot. At the halfway point, he now leads by an astonishing 340 points. Odermatt's name has become a brand in its own right and is omnipresent in news coverage and advertising surrounding the World Cup. The reason for his popularity is not only to be found in his outstanding sporting performance. In public, he always appears smiling, confident of victory and yet always modest. Not only his own fans appreciate this, but also those who actually root for the competition. Thus, Servus TV presenter Christian Brugger courted the Swiss Odermatt in his broadcast and at the same time drew attention to the Austrian share in his triumph. Although this little joke was meant as a joke and was taken up as such by Odermatt, the latter did in fact make the one or other Austrian in his team. These include giant slalom coach Helmut Krug as well as team member Chris Lödler and, of course, Austrian sponsor Red Bull. Michael Schiendorfer, Odermatt's current manager, also has his roots in Austria. Even without direct or indirect help from the neighboring country, however, Odermatt should still be able to build on his successes. In addition to a great deal of down-to-earth charm, experts attest to his abundant ambition and talent. So far in his career, there have been no major setbacks such as falls or serious injuries.