Jansrud wins Kvitfjell super-G and crystal globe

Home favourite Kjetil Jansrud delighted his hordes of fans in Kvitfjell by storming to victory in the World Cup super-G on Sunday to claim the crystal globe for the season's best skier in the discipline.
Jansrud, who won super-G gold and downhill bronze at last year's Sochi Winter Olympics, clocked 1min 37.44sec down the 2.4km-long Olympiabakken piste.
That was enough to finish 0.24sec ahead of Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr, with Canadian Dustin Cook completing the podium, at 0.33sec.
The 100 points Jansrud garnered for the win saw him go out to 476 points in the discipline for the season, putting him out of reach of Italian Dominik Paris, who could only finish fourth here (+0.48sec) and stands on 353pts, with only the season finale in Meribel to come.
The victory also helped Jansrud close the gap on Austrian Marcel Hirscher in the race for the overall World Cup title, the Norwegian now on 1,076pts behind Hirscher's 1,128.
Jansrud had a shot of claiming the downhill crystal globe on Saturday, but could only finish seventh in a race won by in-form Austrian speed specialist Hannes Reichelt.
It means the globe will now also be decided in Meribel, the Norwegian heading to France with a 20-point lead over Reichelt.
"I've had the opportunity to settle this (downhill) cup for a while now, so it sucks to ruin it for myself," Jansrud said.
Reichelt said he was looking forward to the season's denouement in Meribel from March 18-22.
"Hopefully I can bring the flow to Meribel to keep a chance for the globe. When you have a goal in sight, you do everything to try and achieve that goal. Hopefully I have a chance to make it exciting," he said.
Source: AFP