Alpine Skiing: Hirscher Wins World Cup Slalom At Madonna Di Campiglio

Austria's Marcel Hirscher claimed his 49th World Cup win in the night slalom at Madonna di Campiglio in Italy on Friday to go top of the overall standings

Madonna di Campiglio, Italy, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Dec, 2017 ) :Austria's Marcel Hirscher claimed his 49th World Cup win in the night slalom at Madonna di Campiglio in Italy on Friday to go top of the overall standings.

The six-time overall World Cup winner finished just ahead of world champion Luca Aerni of Switzerland and Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen, winner of the previous two editions. In the Dolomites resort, Hirscher had the fastest time in the first run and managed to hold a 0.04sec advantage on Aerni with Kristoffersen at 0.

05, allowing the Austrian to reclaim the overall World Cup lead from the Norwegian.

It was Hirscher's fourth win of the Winter Olympic season, coming on the legendary Canalone Miramonti slope where he had a narrow miss two years ago when a drone camera fell from the sky as he was coming down the piste.

The 28-year-old was an Olympic slalom silver medallist at Sochi in 2014, and with the 2018 Games just over a month away from February 9 to 25, he looks like the man to beat at Pyeongchang.