Zabystran claims Czech men’s first World Cup winReuters, PARISJan Zabystran on Friday stunned prerace favorite Marco Odermatt in the Val Gardena super-G to become the first male skier representing the Czech Republic to win a FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup race. Czech-born Jan Hudec won two World Cup races, in 2008 and 2012, but was then competing for Canada. Czech Republic’s Jan Zabystran celebrates after his run at the men’s super-G event of the FIS Alpine skiing World Cup in Val Gardena, Italy, on Friday. Photo: Reuters“I was hoping that some day I could make it to a World Cup podium, but before that I was just hoping to take part in a World Cup race. Odermatt, now on 685 points, extended his overall World Cup lead over Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen to 383 points and snatched the lead in the super-G standings from Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr with 225 points.

Source: Taipei Times December 20, 2025 16:54 UTC