Austria's Marcel Hirscher has taken the lead in the World Cup overall standings after claiming his second win of the season in a slalom in Alta Badia on Monday.
Hirscher was fastest in the first leg and attacked the second to record a combined time of one minute 47.16 seconds. It was the 22-year-old's second win of the season following a giant slalom victory in Beaver Creek earlier this month.
Hirscher revealed he tried to remain aggressive after adopting more conservative tactics in recent races.
"I took things differently this time. I did not take notice of what was going on around, I just focused on my ski and being aggressive," said Hirscher, who saw off Olympic champion Giuliano Razzoli by 0.56 seconds.
The victory at Alta Badia sees Hirscher replace Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal at the top of the overall standings by nine points. The next leg of the men's World Cup, a floodlit slalom, takes place in Flachau on Wednesday.
Razzoli, who has struggled with health problems in the early part of the season, was clearly pleased with his first podium finish of the season.
"I was inspired by Max Blardone's victory yesterday. I skied the way he did, go for it and don't think much," he said.
"It's my first podium in Italy, it's Alberto Tomba's birthday. It's going to be a perfect party."
