Felix Neureuther wins his 10th World Cup title

Felix Neureuther

Rome, Dec 23 (IANS)

German skier Felix Neureuther registered his 10th World Cup victory in the men's slalom at Madonna di Campiglio resort of Italy.

The 30-year-old Neureuther finished second in the World Cup slalom standings in the past two years. He won Monday's event in a time of one minute 40.57 seconds, and his compatriot Fritz Dopfer was second, 0.82 second slower than Neureuther, reports Xinhua.

"I attacked, relaxed and took it lightly. I even had time to think of Christmas." Neureuther said.

Thanks to this win, Neureuther replaced Hirscher on top of the slalom World Cup standings.