Brennsteiner fifth

Giant slalom in Schladming from 17.45 LIVE

Alexander Steen Olsen (NOR)(Bild: APA/GEORG HOCHMUTH)

In the end, it wasn't enough for a red-white-red home victory: the giant slalom night race in Schladming brought a Norwegian double victory! Alexander Steen Olsen won on the weather-shortened course ahead of his compatriot Henrik Kristoffersen. Marco Odermatt from Switzerland came third. Behind his compatriot Loic Meillard, Stefan Brennsteiner was the best Austrian in 5th place ...

In rain, snow and fog, the Planai showed its slower side. Steen Olsen, who had been second after the first run, coped best with this, catching the half-time leader Meillard in the decision.

It was the third World Cup victory for the Norwegian, the 23-year-old had already won the season opener in Sölden.

Here are the final results:

Brennsteiner held on to 5th place in the thrilling final, while Schwarz worked his way up ten places. Manuel Feller, on the other hand, dropped back from tenth to 18th place, while Raphael Haaser and Patrick Feurstein had to settle for a shared 20th place.

Lukas Feurstein still collected World Cup points in 23rd place. Noel Zwischenbrugger and Joshua Sturm missed out on the top 30 and were eliminated after run 1.

Here is the standings in the overall World Cup:

There is one more slalom on the Planai on Wednesday (17.45 and 20.45).