The Latest: Foss-Solevåg says winning 2 golds “is a dream”

Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 21/02/2021 (2005 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.

CORTINA D’AMPEZZO, Austria – The Latest from the skiing world championships (all times local):

___

2:30 p.m.

Sebastian Foss-Solevåg says winning two gold medals at the skiing world championships “is a dream.”

The Norwegian skier won the men’s slalom after triumphing in the team event four days ago.

Norway arrived at the worlds with many racers missing because of injuries.

Foss-Solevåg says “with a small team we have two medals. That’s very good.”

___

2:10 p.m.

Sebastian Foss-Solevåg won gold in the men’s slalom at the world championships.

The Norwegian beat Adrian Pertl by 0.21 seconds. The Austrian led the race after the first run.

World Cup slalom champion Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway finished 0.46 behind in third.

Foss-Solevåg became the first slalom world champion from Norway since Tom Stiansen won the title in 1997.

The race was the last event of the worlds.

___

10:45 a.m.

Austrian skier Adrian Pertl led the men’s slalom at the world championships after the top 30 skiers completed their first runs.

Winnipeg Free Press | Newsletter

Paul Samyn | Editor's Note

A weekly dispatch from the head of the Free Press newsroom.

Sign up for Paul Samyn | Editor's Note

Sign Up

I consent to the Terms and Conditions, Cookie and Privacy Policies.

I consent to CASL agreement.

Pertl was 0.14 seconds faster than Alex Vinatzer of Italy. Sebastian Foss-Solevåg of Norway was 0.16 behind in third.

World Cup slalom champion Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway had to make up 0.38 in the final run.

Lower-ranked skiers in the 100-athlete field were still coming down the course.

___

More AP skiing: https://apnews.com/hub/skiing and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports