World champion Loic Meillard won the season’s penultimate men’s World Cup slalom as the Swiss skier boosted his chances of taking the discipline title.

Reigning world champion Loic Meillard kept alive his World Cup Alpine skiing slalom title hopes by winning the season's penultimate race in the discipline in Norway on Sunday. The Swiss skier followed up Saturday's giant slalom victory in Hafjell with a win that slashed Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen's lead in the standings to 47 points with 100 remaining to be won.

Twice world champion Loic Meillard of Switzerland made it two wins from two weekend races in Norway and now has the chance to claim the slalom World Cup title at the season ender in the United States.

HAFJELL, Norway (AP) — World champion Loic Meillard posted the fastest time in the opening run of the season's penultimate men's World Cup slalom Sunday as the Swiss skier hopes to boost his chances of winning the discipline title.

Federica Brignone is still a relentless winner in giant slalom races and Mikaela Shiffrin is still searching for form after her serious crash in November.

Loic Meillard led a Swiss podium sweep in a giant slalom in Norway as second-placed Marco Odermatt clinched a third straight World Cup title in the discipline and made a fourth straight overall crown official as well on Saturday.

World champion Loic Meillard won the season's penultimate men's World Cup slalom Sunday as the Swiss skier boosted his chances of taking the discipline title.