Austria's Feller overcomes 1st-run deficit to win World Cup slalom in California

Manuel Feller of Austria overcame a first-run deficit to win a World Cup slalom on Sunday, his fourth victory of the season.

Trailing by nearly a half-second entering the final run, Feller smoothly navigated the tricky course in Olympic Valley, Calif. He finished in a combined time of one minute 42.08 seconds to edge Clement Noel of France by a margin of 0.28 seconds. First-run leader Linus Strasser of Germany made a small mistake that cost him time and wound up third.

With the win, Feller extended his lead over Strasser to 204 points in the race for the season-long slalom crown. Feller has been consistent all year, finishing in the top five in all eight World Cup slalom races.

The 31-year-old Feller became the first man to capture four World Cup slalom wins in one season since fellow countryman Marcel Hirscher earned five in 2018-19.

Calgary's Erik Read, the lone Canadian, failed to qualify for a second run after finishing his first in a time of 56.63.

Jett Seymour was the only American to qualify for a second run. He finished 15th, 1.53 seconds behind Feller's time. Seymour won a slalom national title while competing for the University of Denver in 2019.