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LA VILLA, Italy — Marco Odermatt won another World Cup giant slalom at Alta Badia but by a more slender margin than the two-time defending overall World Cup champion is used to. Odermatt heaved a sigh of relief as the Swiss star crossed the line with a combined time just 0.19 seconds faster than Filip Zubčić. Zubčić had seemed set for a first victory in nearly three years and yelled in joy after a perfect run down the Gran Risa saw the Croatian finish more than two seconds ahead of Žan Kranjec. But Odermatt is is almost unbeatable in his favored discipline. The 26-year-old is the Olympic, world and World Cup champion in giant slalom.
