Odermatt misses out on giant slalom grand slam, Meillard wins

Marco Odermatt missed out on winning every World Cup giant slalom in a season when he skied out late on in his second run while leading in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, gifting victory to compatriot Loic Meillard on Saturday.

Swiss star Odermatt had already long wrapped up a third straight overall title and third straight discipline globe but was looking to win all 10 giant slaloms this season and extend his winning record in the discipline to 13 straight races.

But it appeared he pushed too hard and missed a gate to the shock of the Austrian crowd.

It has still been a stunning season for Odermatt, who also triumphed in two downhills and two super-gs and can add to his tally of 13 season wins as the Finals conclude over the coming days.

Meillard won with a combined time of 2 minutes 36.27 seconds for his second victory of the season and fourth overall to edge out Andorra's Joan Verdu and Switzerland's Thomas Tumler.

The last women's slalom of the season takes place later at the World Cup Finals, with ski great Mikaela Shiffrin going for more glory despite the overall title now being out of reach after she missed several races due to injury.