Henrik Kristoffersen originated from behind to win a guys’s World Cup slalom on Sunday for his 2nd triumph in 2 days in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
The 2023 globe champ from Norway stood sixth with 0.62 secs to compose after the opening run, but his ninth-fastest time within the final function on a weakening coaching course within the mid-day daylight sufficed for the triumph in a consolidated time of 1 min 39.26 secs.
Kristoffersen, that likewise gained Saturday’s large slalom, led Timon Haugan by 0.17 (1:39.43) for a Norwegian 1-2 floor.
“It was a good second run. I think I still messed up the top and the second part a little bit,” Kristoffersen acknowledged. “Very tight today, so I’m lucky to be on the right side of the hundredths.”
It was the very first time Kristoffersen gained a GS and a slalom race in the exact same weekend break.
“This was a big goal for me, so very happy with today,” he acknowledged.
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After a triumph in Saturday’s World Cup large slalom race, Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen gained Sunday’s slalom rivals in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
Manuel Feller, the protective World Cup slalom champ, had the exact same time as Kristoffersen within the opening run and ended up 0.23 behind in third (1:39.49).
World champ Loic Meillard uploaded the quickest opening-run time but went right down to 4th, 1-100ths of a 2nd behind Feller.
Tough day for Canadians
Meillard acquired 4 platform causes slalom this era. His single career World Cup triumph within the self-control got here a 12 months in the past in Aspen, Colo.
Jesse Kertesz-Knight of Jasper, Alta., was the only Canadian to finish up the opening run, placing final of 43 finishers. Calgary’s Erik Read was amongst 25 skilled athletes to not find yourself the very first run.
Victor Muffat-Jeandet, that placed on bib 38 and authorized in twenty sixth, had a scorching run as a really early starter within the 2nd leg and the Frenchman ended up in sixth, 4 locations upfront of his colleague Clement Noel, that’s the Olympic champ.
SEE|Kristofferson victories Saturday GS, his 1st of the interval:
With a gaining time of two:18.18 Henrik Kristoffersen gained Saturday’s World Cup large slalom race in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
Noel gained 4 races this era but routes chief Kristoffersen by 77 elements within the self-control standings.
Kristoffersen is 2nd within the basic standings, but nonetheless offers with a big void of 360 point out three-time defending champMarco Odermatt The Swiss movie star doesn’t full in slaloms.
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen straddled a gateway and actually didn’t full his very first run, a day after he positioned 2nd within the GS forward close to offering Brazil its very first World Cup triumph in winter sports activities.
The males’s World Cup takes a visit to Norway for two downhills and a super-G in Kvitfjell following week.
