Truckee’s Engel posts personal best slalom finish

By U.S. Ski Team

Mark Engel (Truckee) scored a career-best World Cup slalom result, finishing 19th in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia, on Sunday.

Austria’s Marcel Hirscher once again crushed the field, winning by 1.22 seconds over Norway’s Henrik Kristoffersen in second and Switzerland’s Ramon Zenhaeusern in third.

With the victory, Hirscher won the overall World Cup slalom title, and leads Kristoffersen by 289 points in the overall standings.

Up next, the men head to Kvitfjell, Norway, for downhill and super-G races March 10-11.