Medals update: Johannes Strolz wins Alpine combined gold 34 years after father did the same

In the discipline that decides the best men's all-round Alpine skier, the combined event, it was Johannes Strolz who came out on top at the Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre on Thursday (10 February). The Austrian added to the family trophy cabinet winning the gold medal in the two-run speed and technical event, 34 years after his father Hubert did the same.

The slalom specialist managed to make up 0.75 seconds on the top skier after the first leg, the downhill specialist Norwegian, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde who claimed silver. James Crawford dropped one place after the first run to win bronze, Canada's first-ever Alpine combined medal.

The next Alpine skiing event is the women’s super-G on Friday 11 February. See link here for full schedule.