Henrik Kristoffersen wins ski worlds slalom; Greece gets first winter sports medal ever
Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen rallied from 16th place after the first run to win the world Alpine skiing championships slalom.
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Kristoffersen wins slalom, historic silver for Greece
COURCHEVEL, France: Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen took gold in the final men's slalom of the Alpine skiing world championships on Sunday (Feb 19) while Alexandros "AJ" Ginnis finished second to give Greece a first ever winter sports medal.
Skier AJ Ginnis picks up 1st-ever world medal for Greece in any winter Olympic sport
Greek racer AJ Ginnis finished runner-up to gold medallist Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway in the men's slalom at the alpine skiing world championships Sunday to earn his country its first medal at a worlds in any Olympic sport on snow or ice.
Alpine skiing-Kristoffersen wins men's slalom, silver for Ginnis
COURCHEVEL, France :Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen took gold in the final men's slalom of the Alpine skiing world championships on Sunday while Alexandros "AJ" Ginnis finished second to give Greece a first ever medal.
Henrik Kristoffersen beats history-maker AJ Ginnis in thrilling men's slalom at Alpine Ski World Championships
Henrik Kristoffersen won gold at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships in Courchevel, Francel narrowly beating out Greek history-makerwho AJ Ginnis won the silver, his nation’s first ever World Championships medal. After the first run, 18 of the starters were within one second of the lead. Austrian Manuel Feller had finished fastest, ahead of Ginnis and Norwegian Lucas Braathen.
Alpine skiing-Austria's Feller leads men's slalom as Ginnis surprises
COURCHEVEL, France : Manuel Feller led the men's slalom on the last day of the Alpine skiing world championships on Sunday as Austria staged a final bid for gold and Greece's Alexandros "AJ" Ginnis sprung a surprise.
Andreas Wellinger romps to Rasnov gold ahead of the World Championships with a second World Cup win in a week
Andreas Wellinger maintained his fine form ahead of the World Championships with a second World Cup win in a week on the normal hill in Rasnov. The German, who grabbed his first win of the season in Lake Placid a week ago and then backed it up with a silver medal 24 hours later, narrowly beat Ziga Jelar to the top spot.
Sander Eitrem claims World Cup gold with track record win at World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowieki
Sander Eitrem set a new track record to claim gold in the men's 5000m event at the speed skating World Cup in Tomaszow Mazowieki, Poland. Norwegian Eitrem finished in a time of 6:15.06 to win gold and break the previous record held by Nils van der Poel.