Alberto Tomba is getting better as the Winter Olympics draw closer.
A three-time gold medal winner, Tomba warmed up for the Lillehammer Games with a World Cup victory in the slalom on Sunday.
In the final slalom before the Games, the Italian won by more than a second over Tomas Fogdoe, covering the two runs in 1 minute, 32.47 seconds. It was Tomba’s fourth slalom win this season and his second in a row.
“There are still 20 days to go before the Olympic slalom and I hope I can stay in form,” Tomba said. “I will keep on training hard and hope for the best.”
Sunday’s slalom was the first race in this Bavarian resort since Austrian star Ulrike Maier was killed during a women’s downhill eight days ago. A men’s downhill planned for Saturday was canceled. Tomba donated his prize money-$17,000-to a foundation named for Maier to help victims of skiing accidents on the World Cup circuit.
