CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Reuters) - Austrian Marco Schwarz won the men's combined event at the alpine skiing world championships to claim his maiden global title on Monday. Swiss Loic Meillard made a big mistake in the slalom as he ended up with the bronze medal, 1:12 off the pace. On a slalom course designed by their coach, the Swiss racers disappointed, with 2017 combined champion Luca Aerni skiing out after a few gates. After an aggressive start, the slalom World Cup leader stayed in control to add to his combined and slalom bronze medals from the 2019 world championships. It was a tight event and a great fight between several athletes," said Pinturault, who returned to his training location in Reiteralm, Austria after clinching the bronze medal last week.

Source: The Star February 15, 2021 16:04 UTC