Frenchman Clement Noel won a second straight World Cup slalom at Gurgl in Austria on Sunday assuring his triumph with a blistering first run.

GURGL, Austria — Olympic champion Clement Noel dominated the opening run of a men’s World Cup slalom Sunday, positioning himself for what would be his second win in two weeks. The Frenchman had a flawless run down the Kirchenkar course to build a big ...

Olympic champion Noel beat Kristoffer Jakobsen and Atle Lie McGrath to maintain his perfect start to the season. Manuel Feller, Lucas Pinheiro Braathen and Marcel Hirscher all failed to finish the first run.

Mikaela Shiffrin held her nerve to take a record-extending 99th World Cup win, holding off the challenge of Lara Colturi in the slalom at Gurgl, Austria, on Saturday.

Feller was relaxed on his return to the place of success despite two failures in Sölden (RTL) and Levi (slalom). "They were two different disciplines. I was positively surprised in Sölden in terms of speed. And you can also mess up a slalom if you're in a good mood."

Olympic champion Clement Noel has held on to his commanding first-run lead to take a men’s World Cup slalom for his second win in two weeks.