Austria's Haaser claims giant slalom gold, no podium for Odermatt
Raphael Haaser claimed a stunning giant slalom world title for hosts Austria to end Switzerland's golden run in the men's events and leave only fourth place for top favourite Marco Odermatt.
A week after getting super-g silver, Haaser rose from fifth after the first run to his biggest career success ahead of three Swiss skiers.
Thomas Tumler climbed from sixth to a surprise silver, .23 of a second back. Loic Meillard took bronze, seven-hundredths ahead of defending and Olympic champion Odermatt.
Odermatt won super-g gold last week but now missed the podium for the second time when he dropped from third to fourth, after coming fifth in the downhill.
First run leader Timon Haugan of Norway faded to seventh.
The Swiss had won all previous three men's events in Saalbach from Odermatt in the super-g, Franjo von Allmen in the downhill and Von Allmen/Meillard in the team combined.
Haaser, who had never made a giant slalom podium before, gave the home team a second gold, following Stephanie Venier's success in the women's super-g.
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