ARE, Sweden — Norwegian skiing is in safe hands, even with its beloved king now in retirement.
Henrik Kristoffersen gave Norway its second individual gold medal of the world championships by toppling an under-the-weather Marcel Hirscher to win the giant slalom on Friday.
With Kjetil Jansrud also victorious in the downhill last week, Norway appears in great shape heading into the post-Aksel Lund Svindal era.
Svindal signed off his illustrious career with a silver medal behind Jansrud in the downhill, and said he was leaving behind a strong generation of Norwegian skiing talent.
Kristoffersen is at the forefront of that — especially now that he has ended his long wait for a medal at a world championship.