MERIBEL, France (AP) β Norwegian racer Henrik Kristoffersen won the men’s giant slalom race at the season-ending World Cup finals in convincing style Saturday, while Marcel Hirscher took a step closer to clinching the overall title after placing fourth.
Kristoffersen led Germany’s Fritz Dopfer by 0.08 seconds after the first run and dominated the second to finish 0.79 seconds ahead of him and 0.97 clear of Frenchman Thomas Fanara, who was fourth in the morning.
Hirscher, who was sixth after the first run, is contesting the World Cup title with Norway’s Kjetil Jansrud, who placed 11th.
Jansrud won the downhill and super-G titles this season, but has never made the podium in a slalom race, with a best finish of fourth place nearly 10 years ago.
Hirscher has already sealed the GS title.
