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 6th with 0.62 secs to compose after the opening run, yet his ninth-fastest time in the last operate on a weakening training course in the mid-day sunlight sufficed for the triumph in a consolidated time of one min 39.26 secs.
Kristoffersen, that likewise won Saturday’s huge slalom, led Timon Haugan by 0.17 (1:39.43) for a Norwegian 1-2 surface.
“It was a good second run. I think I still messed up the top and the second part a little bit,” Kristoffersen stated. “Very tight today, so I’m lucky to be on the right side of the hundredths.”
It was the very first time Kristoffersen won a GS and a slalom race in the very same weekend break.
“This was a big goal for me, so very happy with today,” he stated.
SEE|Kristoffersen takes slalom by 0.17 secs over colleague Haugan:
After a triumph in Saturday’s World Cup huge slalom race, Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen won Sunday’s slalom competitors in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
Manuel Feller, the protecting World Cup slalom champ, had the very same time as Kristoffersen in the opening run and ended up 0.23 behind in 3rd (1:39.49).
World champ Loic Meillard uploaded the fastest opening-run time yet went down to 4th, 1-100ths of a 2nd behind Feller.
Tough day for Canadians
Meillard acquired 4 platform causes slalom this period. His single profession World Cup triumph in the self-control came a year ago in Aspen, Colo.
Jesse Kertesz-Knight of Jasper, Alta., was the single Canadian to end up the opening run, putting last of 43 finishers. Calgary’s Erik Read was amongst 25 professional athletes to not end up the very first run.
Victor Muffat-Jeandet, that put on bib 38 and certified in 26th, had a scorching run as a very early starter in the 2nd leg and the Frenchman ended up in 6th, 4 places in advance of his colleague Clement Noel, that is the Olympic champ.
SEE|Kristofferson victories Saturday GS, his 1st of the period:
With a gaining time of 2:18.18 Henrik Kristoffersen won Saturday’s World Cup huge slalom race in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.
Noel won 4 races this period yet routes leader Kristoffersen by 77 factors in the self-control standings.
Kristoffersen is 2nd in the general standings, yet still deals with a large void of 360 indicate three-time protecting champMarco Odermatt The Swiss celebrity does not complete in slaloms.
Lucas Pinheiro Braathen straddled a gateway and really did not complete his very first run, a day after he positioned 2nd in the GS ahead near providing Brazil its very first World Cup triumph in winter sports.
The males’s World Cup takes a trip to Norway for 2 downhills and a super-G in Kvitfjell following week.
