Atle Lie McGrath has dominated the opening run of a men’s World Cup slalom as two of the favorites skied out of the night race in Madonna Di Campiglio.

Atle Lie McGrath topped the times in the first run of Wednesday's World Cup slalom in Madonna di Campiglio, where Olympic champion Clement Noel failed to qualify for the second run. The slalom specialist finished 0.

Bulgaria’s Albert Popov waited nervously through the final seven racers before erupting in ecstasy on Wednesday (8 January) as he claimed his first and his nation’s second-ever FIS World Cup win in the night slalom at Madonna di Campiglio, Italy.

Albert Popov gave Bulgaria’s ski team its first World Cup victory in 45 years by triumphing in a slalom on Wednesday as four of the favorites skied out of the night race in Madonna Di Campiglio. The victory came on the anniversary of Peter Popangelov’s lone win for Bulgaria,