Kristoffersen wins slalom, Hirscher extends World Cup lead (The Associated Press)

A quick phone conversation with his father Lars just before his final run helped Henrik Kristoffersen win a men’s World Cup slalom Sunday. The 20-year-old Norwegian used a flawless second run to climb from third to first and claim his third career victory, just days after successfully defending his junior world titles in slalom and GS. It’s like he’s always there and it’s good to have a person like that,” Kristoffersen said about his father. I pushed it all the way.” After the brief chat with his dad, Kristoffersen finished in a total time of 1 minute, 41.26 seconds for his third career win, beating 2010 Olympic champion Giuliano Razzoli by 0.24 seconds.