By AFPMore by this AuthorKITZBÜHELNorway's self-styled 'Attacking Vikings' will head to next month's Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang full of confidence after peaking on the World Cup circuit at just the right time. Kitzbuehel proved a happy hunting ground for the trio, Svindal winning Friday's super-G ahead of Jansrud, while Kristoffersen claimed the slalom title. After 25 of 39 races this season, Austrian Marcel Hirscher tops the overall World Cup table followed by Kristoffersen, Svindal and Jansrud. And despite one minor blip halfway down the Ganslern course, the Norwegian kept his nerve to claim a 16th World Cup victory and snap a five-race winning streak by Hirscher. "Henrik was in a league of his own," acknowledged Hirscher, a six-time overall World Cup winner who will be bidding for his first Olympic title in Pyeongchang next month.

Source: Daily Nation January 21, 2018 18:22 UTC