Slalom master Kristoffersen secures 30th World Cup victory

Wengen (AFP) – Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen posted his second victory of the season and the 30th of his career winning the men s World Cup slalom at Wengen on Sunday in very challenging conditions.

The 28-year-old s combined time over two legs was 20 hundredths quicker than Swiss racer Loic Meillard -- who had been fastest in the first leg -- with his fellow Norwegian Lucas Braathen third, 49 hundredths adrift.

Kristoffersen s victory came on a course in a bad state due to the recent warm temperatures and it became a veritable battle against the elements when heavy snow fell on the second leg.

Admirably consistent it was Kristoffersen s seventh top three finish of the campaign -- his previous win came at Garmisch a fortnight ago.

The overall World Cup standings were unaffected as neither the leader Switzerland s Marco Odermatt nor second-placed Aleksander Aamodt Kilde -- who trails by 340 points -- competed in the slalom.