KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) — Felix Neureuther of Germany won the slalom of the classic Hahnenkamm event in heavy snow on Friday after first-run leader Marcel Hirscher failed to finish.
Neureuther, who trailed Hirscher by 0.38 seconds, avoided mistakes in his second run and finished in 1 minute, 53.23 seconds.
As the final racer on the course, Hirscher initially extended his lead over the German to 0.40 before straddling a gate.
Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway was 0.57 back in second, and Patrick Thaler of Italy finished third, 0.82 behind Neureuther.
