Alexander Schmid became Germany's first individual world alpine skiing champion since 1989 with victory in the men's parallel at Courchevel Meribel.
The 28-year-old beat Austria's Dominik Raschner in the final by 0.91 seconds in a historic feat, while Norway's Timon Haugan beating Austria's Adrian Pertl for the bronze.
Ad «It means a lot — I didn’t expect it, and I am so happy to be here with a gold medal, it is just amazing,» said Schmid.
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