Marco Odermatt: Three disciplines from one line

Marco Odermatt combines tasks in alpine skiing that feel very different when you watch them. In giant slalom, one change of direction follows the next. In downhill, longer sections of terrain lie between the gates. The Swiss skier is successful in both disciplines, as well as in super-G. His profile ahead of 2026/27 is therefore about breadth at the highest level and about race venues where you can distinguish between these disciplines.

Odermatt won the overall World Cup in 2025/26 and is part of the Swiss national team for the coming winter. That is a documented starting point. Which races he competes in and how they turn out remains subject to team selections and competitions.

Odermatt was born in Stans and grew up in Buochs. He competes for SC Hergiswil. These places in the canton of Nidwalden form the starting point of his public sporting biography. The sports school in Engelberg is also part of his path. That does not, however, make every alpine address in the area a suitable basis for a travel plan.

At the 2018 Junior World Championships in Davos, he won five gold medals. This youth achievement was an early milestone, not an explanation for every later victory. His first World Cup win came in 2019 in the super-G at Beaver Creek. From there, his career developed across several disciplines.

If you follow Odermatt over a season, you can consciously track this change. Compare a giant slalom with a fast race. The results list names the same skier, but the task on the mountain looks different. For your own visit as a spectator, choosing the discipline is therefore the first sensible step.

At the 2022 Olympics, Odermatt won the giant slalom. At the 2023 World Championships, he added the downhill and giant slalom titles, followed by the super-G title in 2025. This means that major individual achievements span all three disciplines that define his current sporting focus. You do not need a record formula to recognise this range.

The 2025/26 overall World Cup was his fifth in a row. The latest season also brought him the downhill and super-G discipline titles. An overall World Cup reflects a series, while a World Championship title comes from a single competition. Both achievements say something different about a career. They are therefore kept clearly separate in this profile.

The 54 World Cup wins are valid as at 22 October 2026. Such a figure is a historical snapshot, not a promise for the next winter. Even a highly successful skier cannot be fully explained by a single passage or a single race day. At the venue, you always see only part of his work.

Adelboden is an important reference point for the technical part of the winter. The men's giant slalom and slalom are scheduled for 9 and 10 January 2027. For Odermatt's profile, focus on the giant slalom.

Wengen stands for downhill. Odermatt won his first two World Cup downhill races there in 2024. This explains the venue's sporting relevance without anticipating a new success. For the 2026/27 edition, the Lauberhorn Races website remains the authoritative source for the programme and spectator routes.

Kitzbühel adds to the focus on speed. The race weekend is scheduled for 22 to 24 January 2027. The date sources were checked on 22 October 2026; personal starts are not guaranteed by this.

The World Championships in Crans-Montana from 1 to 14 February 2027 add another focus in Switzerland. For Odermatt's three disciplines, the championship races are a separate event. The Swiss team will be selected separately. Date status: 22 October 2026.

For spectators on skis, the Hahnenkamm organisers list places including Mausefalleboden, Seidlalm and Oberhausberg. A spot like this can bring you closer to one section of terrain. It still requires suitable access and a safe route back under your own steam. The ticket alone does not answer these questions.

For a first visit, our simpler recommendation is a designated area in the finish zone. There, you can follow the final metres and the times together. At a spot on the slope, you focus more closely on one section. You cannot see the whole course from there either; the choice between proximity and an overview remains a genuine compromise.

In Adelboden, check the organiser's current mobility plan. Old shuttle information is not a timetable for January 2027. Plan the final section to the spectator access point explicitly. Accommodation with Adelboden in its name says little about this route.

Compare accommodation based on the actual routes to the mountain railway and spectator access. If you want to ski yourself, set aside a separate day for it. A run in the public ski area serves a different purpose from attending a race. At the next giant slalom, choose one transition in the terrain and watch it across several skiers. This turns a famous name into a specific movement that you can recognise on the slope.