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KITZBUEHEL, Austria (AP) Henrik Kristoffersen used a blistering second run to win a men's World Cup slalom on Sunday for his fifth victory of the season and ninth overall.
The Norwegian skier was 0.85 seconds off the lead in 12th after the opening leg before surpassing all rivals in the final run.
Kristoffersen finished in 1 minute, 43.96 seconds to edge Marcel Hirscher of Austria by 0.03.
Fritz Dopfer of Germany, who led after the first run, dropped to third, 0.45 behind Kristoffersen.
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Kristoffersen extended his lead in the slalom standings, while Hirscher closed the gap on overall leader Aksel Lund Svindal, who is out for the season after a crash in Saturday's downhill, to 27 points.
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