Odermatt breaks Maier's men's World Cup ski points record
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Switzerland's Marco Odermatt broke Hermann Maier's men's World Cup ski points record on Saturday after dominating the giant slalom at the season finals in Andorra.

Swiss Marco Odermatt poses with the trophy on the podium at the end of the Men's Super G during the FIS Ski World Cup Finals in El Tarter, Andorra on March 16, 2023. (Photo: AFP)

Odermatt's 13th win of the elite circuit season took his points tally to 2042, to pass Maier's mark of 2,000 that had stood for 23 years.

The all-time record is held by Slovenia's Tina Maze, who ended the 2013 women's season with a points haul of 2,414.