Alpine skiing-Swiss Yule claims record comeback win in slalom

Switzerland's Daniel Yule made history as the first skier to come from 30th after the first run to win a men's World Cup slalom race during Sunday's event in Chamonix.

Yule secured the victory 0.16 seconds ahead of countryman Loic Meillard, while Noel Clement of France claimed third place, finishing 0.18 seconds off the pace.

Yule took advantage of being the first skier in the second run, racing down the pristine track in the French Alps before the warm weather softened the surface as the race progressed.

"I thought, 'OK, it's warm weather, you have a perfect track,' so we can maybe go and fight for a top 10 or something, but I never dreamt about the win," Yule said.

The temperature, which reached 10 degrees Celsius, also led to the earlier cancellation of the weekend's downhill races.

"It was warm when the sun came out, the slope suffered a bit more in the second run," Yule said. "I was definitely lucky but also I took my chance. In a career sometimes you get lucky, other times I've been on the unlucky side."