"The Colorado course is hosting men's World Cup races for just the second time, after 1975-76, and it was the stage for another strong run by Odermatt, who still needed to make up time in the final section to overhaul Vincent Kriechmayr and win by 0.08 seconds. It denied Austria a clean sweep, with Raphael Haaser a further 0.05 back in third and Stefan Babinsky in finishing fourth."
"For much of that time, Kilde the 2020 overall champion and winner of 21 World Cup races has been on the sidelines because of the effects of injuries sustained in a horrifying downhill crash in January 2024. Nearly 700 days later, Kilde was back racing and it was all too much for Shiffrin, the US skiing great, who was in the crowd and weeping as he crossed the line 1.25 seconds adrift of Odermatt."
Marco Odermatt won the World Cup super-G at Copper Mountain, overtaking Vincent Kriechmayr in the final section to win by 0.08 seconds. Odermatt had already won the opening giant slalom at Solden and is the three-time defending crystal globe winner in super-G, providing a strong start ahead of the Milan Cortina Olympics. The Colorado course hosted men's World Cup races for only the second time since 1975-76, and Austria narrowly missed a sweep with Raphael Haaser third and Stefan Babinsky fourth. Aleksander Aamodt Kilde returned nearly 700 days after a January 2024 crash, tying for 24th and finishing 1.25 seconds back, while Mikaela Shiffrin was visibly emotional and embraced him after his run. Kilde has lingering leg and shoulder damage from surgery but delivered an encouraging performance on his comeback.
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