Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen wins World Cup slalom for 2nd victory in 2 days

The 2023 world champion from Norway stood sixth with 0.62 seconds to make up after the opening run, however his ninth-fastest time within the ultimate run on a weakening course within the afternoon sunshine was sufficient for the victory.

Kristoffersen, who additionally gained Saturday’s large slalom, led Timon Haugan by 0.17 for a Norwegian 1-2 end.

“It was a superb second run. I feel I nonetheless tousled the highest and the second half just a little bit,” Kristoffersen stated. “Very tight at this time, so I am fortunate to be on the fitting facet of the hundredths.”

It was the primary time Kristoffersen gained a GS and a slalom race in the identical weekend.

“This was a giant purpose for me, so very pleased with at this time,” he stated.

Manuel Feller, the defending World Cup slalom champion, had the identical time as Kristoffersen within the opening run and completed 0.23 behind in third.

World champion Loic Meillard posted the quickest opening-run time however dropped to fourth, one-hundredth behind Feller.

Meillard racked up 4 podium leads to slalom this season. His sole profession World Cup victory within the self-discipline got here a 12 months in the past in Aspen, Colorado.

Victor Muffat-Jeandet, who wore bib 38 and certified in twenty sixth, had a blistering run as an early starter within the second leg and the Frenchman completed in sixth, 4 spots forward of his teammate Clement Noel, who’s the Olympic champion.

Noel gained 4 races this season however trails chief Kristoffersen by 77 factors within the self-discipline standings.

Kristoffersen is second within the total standings, however nonetheless faces a giant hole of 360 factors to three-time defending champion Marco Odermatt. The Swiss star doesn’t compete in slaloms.

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen straddled a gate and didn’t end his first run, a day after he positioned second within the GS to got here near giving Brazil its first World Cup victory in snowboarding.

The boys’s World Cup travels to Norway for 2 downhills and a super-G in Kvitfjell subsequent week.

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