Norwegian skier Kristoffersen holds big lead in WCup slalom

Published January 4, 2023 10:42 AM

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) — Norwegian skier Henrik Kristoffersen took a big lead in the opening run of a men’s World Cup slalom and positioned himself for a first win in the discipline in 11 months. Kristoffersen posted the fastest intermediate times at the first three splits to lead home crowd favorite Linus Strasser by 0.71 seconds. Clément Noël of France was 0.93 behind in third. Fourth-ranked Manuel Feller of Austria was left with 1.33 to make up in the second leg. Kristoffersen won the World Cup season title in slalom for a third time last year but has not won a race in the discipline since back-to-back victories in Garmisch-Partenkirchen last February.

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