Germany’s Linus Strasser earned victory in the Schladming night
race, the final men’s Alpine Ski World Cup event before the Beijing
2022 Winter Olympics.
KITZBÜHEL, Austria (AP) Italian skier Alex Vinatzer led a group of three that built a commanding advantage in the first leg of a men’s World Cup slalom on Saturday. Racing in dense snowfall, Vinatzer edged Clément Noël of France by 0.08 seconds and Sebastian Foss-Solevåg came one-hundredth further back in third.
Austrian Johannes Strolz emerged the surprise winner of Sunday's slalom in Abelboden for the 29-year-old's breakthrough success on the World Cup circuit.
ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) Teammates Manuel Feller and Fabio Gstrein tied for the lead in a tightly contested World Cup slalom Sunday that opened up when three pre-race favorites failed to finish the first run.