SANTA CATERINA VALFURVA, Italy (AP) — Filip Zubcic had a blistering second run in dense snowfall to edge half-time leader Zan Kranjec and win a men’s World Cup giant slalom on Saturday in the Italian Alps.
Racing in flat light, the Croatian skier was almost seven-tenths off the lead after the opening run but posted the second-fastest time in the final and beat Kranjec by 0.12 seconds.
Swiss duo Marco Odermatt and Loic Meillard finished third and fourth, respectively.
It was Zubcic’s second career win, after triumphing in a GS in Japan in February.