CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy: Canadian James Crawford stunned the field when he took pole position in the men's combined event at the world alpine skiing championships as he clinched the super-G with a time 0.08 seconds ahead of Frenchman Alexis Pinturault on Monday.
Beaten by Kriechmayer in the super-G on Thursday and having to settle for the bronze medal, Pinturault turned the tables on his rival in the first half of the combined event with an aggressive and risky approach. Having taken a perfect line in the upper half which allowed him to carry the speed into the home straight, Crawford pointed out that he needed to rediscover his slalom skills quickly in order to vie for a medal."I guess about five years ago I used to be quite the slalom skier but since we've moved to speed, it's definitely regressed a bit," he told Eurosport.
Pinturault was still optimistic about his chances of winning his first gold medal of the championships.
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