Swiss stars Marco Odermatt and Lara Gut-Behrami earned the most money on Alpine skiing’s World Cup circuit this season, although the two overall champions made less than the record $1 million totals of one year ago. Odermatt again won 13 races to earn 810,000 Swiss francs in prize money, compared to his total of 941,200 Swiss francs last year.
Switzerland’s Marco Odermatt holds the alpine ski World Cup overall title trophy, left, and the trophies for downhill, super-G and giant slalom disciplines as he celebrates on the podium, in Saalbach, Austria, Sunday, March 24, 2024. Switzerland’s Lara Gut Behrami poses with the alpine ski, women’s World Cup overall trophy, in Saalbach, Austria, Saturday, March 23, 2024.
Gut-Behrami topped the women’s list with 574,200 Swiss francs in a season when she won a career-best eight races. In her injury-hit season, American standout Mikaela Shiffrin earned 557,000 Swiss francs , one year after earning a World Cup record 964,200 Swiss francs . Shiffrin’s tally of nine race wins was five fewer than last season.
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