LA VILLA, Italy (AP) — Norwegian skier Timon Haugan added to his first-run advantage to win a World Cup slalom by a large margin in Alta Badia on Monday.
Haugan finished 1.13 seconds ahead of Loic Meillard of Switzerland and 1.26 ahead of Norwegian teammate Atle Lie McGrath.
It was Haugan’s second World Cup victory after taking the slalom at finals last season in Saalbach, Austria, the site of this season’s world championships in February.
Haugan led McGrath by 0.31 after the first leg then charged the entire way down his second run. He made a mistake and was pushed wide midway down and also made a slight bobble on the bottom of the Gran Risa course. But he recovered both times and celebrated by skiing in a circle in the finish area.
“I tried to keep it simple, keep it clean and really attack,” McGrath said. “That was the main goal today, just focus on the skiing and not think about the result.”