site.btaAlbert Popov Finishes 14th in FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in Kitzbuhel

Bulgarian alpine skier Albert Popov finished in 14th place in the slalom of the FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup in the Austrian winter resort of Kitzbuhel.

Popov took 17th place in the first run of the slalom, and in the second run he finished 1:17 seconds behind the winner Clement Noel.

This is the fourth best ranking for the Bulgarian this season after the victory in Madonna di Campiglio and two more top 10s during the campaign.

The Frenchman Clement Noel was fourth after the first run, but managed to take the lead and win with a total time of 1:41.49 minutes.

This is Noel's 14th World Cup career victory.

The leader after the first run, Timon Haugan (Norway), failed to finish the second. His compatriot Atle Lie McGrath did the same, as did Switzerland's Loic Meillard. The second after the first run, Steven Amiez from France, made a mistake and although he finished, he lost too much time and remained last 27th.

The leader in the general World Cup standings remains Switzerland's Marco Odermatt with 1006 points. Second with 634 points is Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen, who did not finish the first run of Sunday's slalom, and in third place with 542 points was Loic Meillard.

Albert Popov is seventh in the standings in the discipline with 279 points. Clement Noel came out on top with 464 points, followed by Henrik Kristoffersen with 435 points and Meillard with 370.