Marco Odermatt signed off the greatest men's World Cup season in history in the style he, and the watching world, have become irresistably accustomed to.
The Swiss maestro has barely left the top step of the podium all season and he was not about to change the habit in his final race, the men's giant slalom at the World Cup Finals in Soldeu.
Leading after the first run, Odermatt produced a flawless second run to finish a seismic 2.11 seconds ahead of Henrik Kristoffersen, with in the in-form Marco Schwarz in third.
Incredibly it was Odermatt's seventh GS victory in 10 races, but even more importantly it pushed his season points total up to a barely believable 2,042 points.
Back at the beginning of the century, the great Hermann Maier became the first skier to ever reach 2000 World Cup points. It was a record that many thought would never be broken.
But they had not reckoned on the 25-year-old Odermatt and a truly dream season. The stats do not tell the whole story but they do help: 25 races: nine podiums and 12 victories heading in to his final effort.
It left Odermatt knowing he needed a top-three finish in his final race to go past Maier's record - but victory never seemed in doubt.