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 Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway celebrates after taking the second place in the men's Slalom race of the Alpine Skiing World Cup  Marcel Hirscher of Austria celebrates after winning the men's Slalom race of the Alpine Skiing World Cup The victory was the second in two days for overall World Cup leader Hirscher, who took the giant slalom title with a race to spare on Saturday, and his 10th Crystal Globe. The Austrian is also set to secure a fifth successive overall crown because closest challenger and technical specialist Kristoffersen, 21, can only catch him if he enters the speed events for the first time. Hirscher, 27, will be the first male skier to win five overall championships in a row, although Austrian great Annemarie Moser-Proell managed it in the women's World Cup in the 1970s. Kristoffersen took the slalom title from Hirscher, winner for the past three seasons, however and leads the standings by 111 points with only 100 remaining to be won. "This is maybe the first time in a really long time I had to work really hard with myself and I felt the pressure a little bit," said the Norwegian, his country's first slalom World Cup title winner since Kjetil Andre Aamodt in 2000. | |||||
Sunday, March 6, 2016
Kristoffersen takes men's slalom World Cup title
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