COURCHEVEL, France—Marco Odermatt won the men’s giant slalom Friday to become the first Swiss skier in 36 years to earn two gold medals at the same world championships.
Odermatt’s victory came five days after he was the surprise winner of the downhill.
He matched Pirmin Zurbriggen, who won the super-G and downhill at his home world championships in Crans-Montana in 1987.
“Another perfect day for me,” said Odermatt, who had not won a medal in his eight previous world championship races, after winning five junior word titles in 2018.
He called winning the GS “very different” from his downhill victory.
“The emotions in the downhill were way bigger. That was a surprise for me, for everybody,” he said. “Now I had a gold medal in my room, that made it easier today.”…