Pinturault wins Alpine combined race to take combined title (The Associated Press)

Alexis Pinturault of France protected his lead from the morning slalom in the afternoon’s downhill to win an Alpine combined race and clinch the overall combined title as rival Kjetil Jansrud’s bid crumbled on Friday. It was the 12th race win of Pinturault’s career, and his first title in any discipline. Italian Dominik Paris finished 0.27 seconds behind Pinturault to take second place in the race, followed by French pair Thomas Mermillod-Blondin and Victor Muffat-Jeandet.