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01/11 04:34 CST Kristoffersen leads World Cup slalom and would be 6th different
winner in 6 races
Kristoffersen leads World Cup slalom and would be 6th different winner in 6
races
ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) --- Henrik Kristoffersen led a Norwegian 1-2 from
Atle Lie McGrath in the first run of a World Cup slalom Sunday in an Olympic
season that is tough to predict.
Kristoffersen, the bronze medalist in slalom at the 2014 Olympics, would be the
sixth different winner in six races this season if he protects his lead in the
afternoon run.
He was 0.28 seconds ahead of United States-born McGrath with breakout Finland
prospect Eduard Hallberg a further one-hundredth back.
Most highest-ranked skiers got the advantage of starting in the first sunshine
of the weekend at Adelboden on a minus-5 Celsius (23 Fahrenheit) day. However,
the light tends to fade fast when the leaders race for a second time around 2
p.m.
Racers placed around 10th, within 0.70 of Kristoffersen, should be well
positioned to attack in the second run.
World champion Loc Meillard was 0.38 back in fifth, one spot ahead of Olympic
champion Clment Nol, who won Wednesday in Italy at Madonna di Campiglio.
World Cup slalom standings leader Timon Haugan failed to finish by straddling a
gate on the steep final section, with Nol poised to take advantage.
Another packed finish-area crowd at Adelboden observed a minute's silence
before racing for the victims of the fatal fire in a bar in nearby
Crans-Montana on New Year's Day. Crans-Montana hosts men's and women's World
Cup races in three weeks.
At the Milan Cortina Olympics, the men's slalom is Feb. 16 at Bormio.
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