Odermatt was already assured of a successful defence of his overall World Cup title because of the absence of closest challenger Aleksander Aamodt Kilde of Norway in the Slovenian resort, and he now mathematically cannot be caught.

Two giant slalom wins on the Podkoren 3 slope moved him closer to breaking the record for most points in a World Cup season.

His latest success moved him on to 1,826 points, meaning he needs 175 from the four events at the World Cup Finals in Soldeu in Andorra to exceed the 2,000 set by Austria's Hermann Maier in 2000.

Odermatt set the quickest time on the technical first run of 1min 12.16sec, which was 0.28sec faster than France's Alexis Pinturault.

He then clocked the fourth-quickest time of 1:08.75 on the straighter and faster second run despite a scrappy mid-section, finishing in 2:20.91.

Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway was third on the first run with 1:12.63, and notched the fastest time on the second of 1:08.60 to take silver in 2:21.23.

Pinturault's 1:09.17 on the second run was only the ninth fastest, but he comfortably held on to a podium finish in 2:21.61.

Home favourite Žan Kranjec in fourth clocked 2:22.53 with runs of 1:13.10 and 1:09.43.

Odermatt's sixth giant slalom win of the season from nine World Cups moved him onto 740 points of the discipline, 140 clear of Kristoffersen.

"I was very happy with the first run in a very turny course," Odermatt explained.

"It was another hard battle today in the second run.

"It wasn’t good at the top.

"I made mistakes just before the second flat, I thought 'oh, this is going to be tight'.

"So I really risked it all, and it worked out.

"I pushed on the lower sections and was a little bit surprised and super relieved to see the green lights."

He has already won the super-G Crystal Globe for the first time this season.

Downhill training at the World Cup Finals is due to begin tomorrow in Soledu, with competition running until next Sunday (March 19).