Fill wins Combined title as Muffat-Jeandet triumphs in Wengen
Nicholas McGee
January 12, 2018 22:54 MYT
January 12, 2018 22:54 MYT
Peter Fill won the Alpine Combined World Cup title as Victor Muffat-Jeandet prevailed in Wengen.
Frenchman Muffat-Jeandet claimed victory in Switzerland as Vincent Kriechmayr, who led after the downhill run, crashed out in the slalom.
Kriechmayr clocked the fastest time in the downhill with a time of one minute and 43.66 seconds, giving him a lead of over two and a half seconds.
But, after recording a run of 1:46.21 in the downhill, Muffat-Jeandet moved into the lead with an impressive slalom time of 49.08 secs.
And Kriechmayr could not respond as his run ended after just a few gates, giving Muffat-Jeandet maximum points ahead of Pavel Trikhichev and Fill.
Fill's third-place finish means he wins the Combined title with 140 points, 30 ahead of Kjetil Jansrud, who could only manage fourth in the race.