Alexander Khoroshilov of Russia celebrates after the men's Alpine Skiing World Cup night slalom in Schaldming January 27, 2015. REUTERS/Dominic Ebenbichler
SCHLADMING, Austria (Reuters) - Alexander Khoroshilov bridged a 34-year gap when he became only the second Russian to win a World Cup slalom in the classic floodlit event in Schladming on Tuesday. At nearly 31, the skier born in the Kamchatka peninsula finally came of age to clinch his maiden victory in front of 40,000 Austrian fans in the most prestigious slalom of the ski season.
With confidence high after his first podium place in Are this winter, Khoroshilov destroyed the rest of the field in the first leg to secure a comfortable victory in an aggregate time of one minute and 46.39 seconds.
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