Norway narrowly win mixed team Parallel World Cup in Soldeu

18.03.2023 - 02:07 eurosport.com

Norway won the season-ending mixed team Parallel World Cup title with a narrow victory over Switzerland in the final in Soldeu.

Switzerland had fought back from 1-0 down in the four-race final only for Timon Haugan to sweep Norway to victory by virtue of a faster tie-break time.

Ad Austria claimed the bronze medal as they beat Germany 4-0 while Norway added World Cup gold to their World Championship silver, with world gold and bronze medallists America and Canada not in attendance.

Soldeu'Haugan wins it for Norway' — Final run of Team Parallel Slalom at World Cup finals10 HOURS AGO Norway made it through to the final with a 4-0 win over hosts Andorra before beating out Austria 3-1 in the semi-finals.

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