Henrik Kristoffersen, who leads the slalom standings, placed fifth but the Norwegian saw his advantage over Meillard reduced to 47 points with only the season-ending race remaining at the World Cup finals in Sun Valley, Idaho on March 27.

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.

Swiss ski star Marco Odermatt swept up his fourth consecutive World Cup overall and giant slalom crystal globes after finishing second on Saturday behind compatriot Loic Meillard in Hafjell. But he has consoled himself in the World Cup and is well on his way to achieving the triple crown of the super-G,