Briton ends 55-year wait for
World Cup race victory, in slalom‘There’s life in the old dog yet’, says 35-year-old OlympianDave Ryding won the Kitzbühel men’s slalom on Saturday, becoming the first
British skier to win a gold medal in the 55-year history of the Alpine World Cup.
The 35-year-old was sixth after his first run but earned a remarkable victory with a final run of 49.86sec, becoming the oldest winner of a men’s World Cup slalom. Norway’s Lucas Braathen finished 0.38sec behind, with his compatriot Henrik Kristoffersen third.