Marco Odermatt followed up his first win in Val Gardena in Saturday's downhill by winning a World Cup giant slalom Sunday to become Switzerland's most successful male skier.

Marco Odermatt made ski history for Switzerland on Sunday when he followed up on his Val Gardena downhill victory the previous day with first place in a giant slalom in nearby Alta Badia. Odermatt rose from third place after the first run with the fastest time in the second to a 25th victory in his pet event where he is also the world and Olympic champion.

"It was one of my best downhills," Odermatt said. "If you want to win the downhill, you need the perfect run and today already on the top, which is not really my section, I could

Swiss great Marco Odermatt finally claimed his first victory in a Val Gardena World Cup race after several near misses over the past years when he came from behind to win Saturday's downhill at the Italian venue.

Marco Odermatt soared to victory in the World Cup downhill race at Val Gardena on Saturday, one of the few classics missing from the Swiss skier's collection. It was a 40th World Cup victory and the third of the winter for Odermatt after his successes in the super-G at Beaver Creek,