SAALBACH, Austria - Austria's Raphael Haaser won the gold medal in the men's giant slalom at the Alpine Skiing World Championships after a storming second run on Friday. Outsider Haaser, fifth after the first run,

SAALBACH-HINTERGLEMM, Austria (AP) — Austrian skier Raphael Haaser ended the Swiss dominance in the men’s events at the Alpine world championships by winning the giant slalom on Friday. Haaser improved from fifth place in the opening run as the leading racers faltered in the second, and he finished ahead of three Swiss rivals.

Raphael Haaser won the men's giant slalom Friday for his second medal at the alpine skiing world championships in Saalbach-Hinterglemm, Austria.