Schwarz wins slalom at Alpine Skiing World Cup in Schladming Tuesday, 26 January 2021
Austria s Marco Schwarz secured his second Alpine Skiing World Cup victory of the season as he won the famous night slalom on home soil at Schladming.
The Olympic team silver medallist was sixth after the first run but stormed down the course in his second, finishing in a combined time of 1min 44.04sec to edge out Frenchman Clement Noël by 0.68sec.
Alexis Pinturault extended his lead at the top of the overall World Cup standings as he took third, 0.82 adrift of Schwarz.
The triumph for Schwarz, a three-time World Championships medallist, saw him become the first skier to win two slalom events on this season s World Cup circuit.
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