Marco Odermatt (born 8 October 1997) is a Swiss World Cup alpine ski racer who races in downhill, super-G and giant slalom. In addition to the World Cup, Odermatt has competed for Switzerland at two Junior World Championships, three World Championships, the 2022 (where he won an Olympic gold medal) and 2026 Winter Olympics.
Career At the 2016 Junior World Championships in Sochi, Odermatt won the bronze medal in super-G and the gold medal in giant slalom, which allowed him to make his World Cup debut in March 2016 in the giant slalom at the season finals in St. Moritz. At the 2018 Junior World Championships in Davos, Odermatt won an unprecedented five gold medals (combined, downhill, super-G, giant slalom, and team event).
He gained his first World Cup podium at Kranjska Gora in and his first win in December 2019 in a super-G at Beaver Creek. In the next season, Odermatt achieved his first victory in giant slalom in Santa Caterina and finished second in the giant slalom and overall World Cup titles, both times after Alexis Pinturault.
Odermatt had his breakthrough in the 2021–22 season, winning seven races as well as the overall and giant slalom season titles. He achieved his childhood dream of winning the historic giant slalom in Adelboden and represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics, where he won the gold medal in the giant slalom, recording the fastest time in the first run and finishing 0.19 seconds ahead of runner-up Žan Kranjec. The next season, Odermatt set a new record for overall men's points in a World Cup season with 2,042, overtaking Hermann Maier, and tied Maier (2000–01), Ingemar Stenmark (1978–79) and Marcel Hirscher (2017–18) for the men's record for most wins in a World Cup season with 13. He also won gold medals in downhill and giant slalom at the 2023 World Ski Championships, recording his first win in a professional downhill event.
In the 2023–24 season, Odermatt again claimed 13 wins, including the first nine giant slalom races, and became the fourth man in World Cup history to win four season titles in the same year, claiming the overall, downhill, super-G and giant slalom globes. The following year, Odermatt surpassed Pirmin Zurbriggen as the most successful male Swiss skier in World Cup history with his 41st victory, and became the second man to win four consecutive GS races in Adelboden after Stenmark (1979–1982).
He opened the 2025–26 season with a giant slalom victory in Sölden, followed by a super-G victory in Copper Mountain.
Personal life Odermatt is in a relationship with Stella Parpan, who in 2023 was a nurse studying to become a physician and whom he has known since kindergarten.
World Cup results
16 titles – (5 Overall, 4 Giant Slalom, 4 Super-G, 3 Downhill)
Season titles Season Discipline2022 Overall Giant slalom2023 Overall Super-G Giant slalom2024 Overall Super-G Giant slalom Downhill2025 Overall Giant slalom Super-G Downhill2026 Overall Super-G Downhill
Season standings Season Age Overall Slalom Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Combined 2016 18 163 — 58 — — — 2017 19 114 — 41 — — — 2018 20 76 — 46 34 38 — 2019 21 24 — 8 20 53 35 2020 22 17 — 9 7 43 — 2021 232 — 2 2 16 rowspan=9 2022 24 1 — 1 2 4 2023 251 — 1 1 3 2024 261 — 1 1 1 2025 271 — 1 1 1 2026 281 — 2 1 1
Race victories Total Giant slalom Super-G Downhill Wins 54 29 17 8 Podiums 102 46 28 28
SeasonDateLocationDiscipline 2020 Beaver Creek, United States Super-G 2021 3 victories (2 GS, 1 SG) 7 December 2020 Santa Caterina, Italy Giant slalom 7 March 2021 Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria Super-G 13 March 2021 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 2022 7 victories (5 GS, 2 SG) 24 October 2021 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 2 December 2021 Beaver Creek, United States Super-G 11 December 2021 Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom 20 December 2021 Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 8 January 2022 Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 13 January 2022 Wengen, Switzerland Super-G 19 March 2022 Méribel, France Giant slalom 2023 13 victories (7 GS, 6 SG) 23 October 2022 Sölden, Austria Giant slalom 27 November 2022 Lake Louise, Canada Super-G 10 December 2022 Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom 19 December 2022 Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 29 December 2022 Bormio, Italy Super-G 7 January 2023 Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 28 January 2023 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Super-G 29 January 2023 Super-G 5 March 2023 Aspen, United States Super-G 11 March 2023 Kranjska Gora, Slovenia Giant slalom 12 March 2023 Giant slalom 16 March 2023 Soldeu, Andorra Super-G 18 March 2023 Giant slalom 2024 13 victories (9 GS, 2 SG, 2 DH) 9 December 2023 Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom 17 December 2023 Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom18 December 2023Giant slalom 29 December 2023 Bormio, Italy Super-G 6 January 2024 Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom 11 January 2024 Wengen, Switzerland Downhill 13 January 2024 Downhill 23 January 2024 Schladming, Austria Giant slalom 28 January 2024 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Super-G 10 February 2024 Bansko, Bulgaria Giant slalom 24 February 2024 Palisades Tahoe, United States Giant slalom 1 March 2024 Aspen, United States Giant slalom 2 March 2024 Giant slalom 2025 8 victories (3 GS, 3 SG, 2 DH) Beaver Creek, United States Super-G Val d'Isère, France Giant slalom Val Gardena, Italy Downhill Alta Badia, Italy Giant slalom 12 January 2025 Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom18 January 2025 Wengen, SwitzerlandDownhill24 January 2025 Kitzbühel, AustriaSuper-G 23 February 2025 Crans Montana, Switzerland Super-G2026 9 victories (3 GS, 2 SG, 4 DH) 26 October 2025 Sölden, AustriaGiant slalom27 November 2025 Copper Mountain, United States Super-G4 December 2025 Beaver Creek, United States Downhill 7 December 2025 Giant slalom 18 December 2025 Val Gardena, Italy Downhill 10 January 2026 Adelboden, Switzerland Giant slalom17 January 2026 Wengen, Switzerland Downhill23 January 2026 Kitzbühel, Austria Super-G28 February 2026 Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Downhill
World Championship results
Year Age Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined Teamcombined Parallel Team event 2019 21 — 10 12 — — rowspan="3" — 2021 23 — DNF1 11 4 —11— 2023 25 —1 4 1 DSQ SG—— 2025 27 —41 5——
Olympic results Year Age Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined Teamcombined Team event 2022 24 — 1 DNF 7 — — 2026 28 — 2 3 4 2
Junior World Championship results Year Age Slalom Giantslalom Super-G Downhill Combined Team event 2016 18 DNF 1 3 11 DNF 8 2018 20 — 1 1 1 1 1
References
Books Christof Gertsch, Mikael Krogerus: Marco Odermatt – Meine Welt. Wörterseh, 2025, ISBN 978-3-03763-167-6.
External links
Marco Odermatt at Milano Cortina 2026 Marco Odermatt at the Swiss Olympic Association Marco Odermatt at Swiss Ski (archive)