Ivica Kostelic

Ivica Kostelic has two reasons to celebrate today. After a disappointing 50th place in yesterday’s Downhill, things couldn’t have gone better today for the Croatian. The 2010/11 Combination winner was able to convert his time lag in the Downhill into an impressive lead – leaving no doubt as to his intentions on adding the 2012 Combination title to his collection. The slalom specialist managed to complete a great first run, with a mere 0.01 seconds separating him from the leader, Mario Matt.

Ivica Kostelic managed to combine the perfect mix of aggression and caution in the second run which, after three slalom wins already this season, was enough to secure third place today. With that, nothing could stand in the way of his Classic Combination title.

"I am very satisfied with this weekend’s results. I recovered well from my accident in training over the last few days. Even though the Downhill didn’t go exactly to plan, it was enough to secure victory in the Combination. I didn’t risk much in the second run, which is why third place is completely acceptable”, said Ivica Kostelic during the winner’s press conference.