Swiss skier Ramon Zenhaeusern kept a slim chance of winning the World Cup slalom title on Sunday by posting the fastest start time in the final race of the season.
Zenhaeusern has to win the race and hopes that his rivals Lucas Braathen and Henrik Kristoffersen will falter. The Norwegians are 1-2 in the table, and Braathen has an advantage of 32 points.
Braathen had the fastest splits in the middle sectors, but finished 0.26 seconds behind Zenhaeusern in second after a mistake before the finish.
Braaten would secure the globe of discipline by holding that position in the final run later on Sunday.
Kristoffersen was 0.80 back in fifth, but would need to overtake team-mate Braathen to have a shot at the title. Kristoffersen won the slalom title for the third time last season.
Daniel Yule was the only other globe competitor entering the race, but the Swiss skier was more than two seconds off the pace in the first run.
Overall World Cup champion Marco Odermatt does not compete in slaloms. The Swiss ended the season after winning Saturday’s giant slalom to set the men’s record for most World Cup points in a single season with 2,042.
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