Germany’s Anna-Lena Forster, pictured, beat compatriot Anna Schaffelhuber to the women’s slalom sitting title as action concluded today in Kranjska Gora ©Getty Images

Germany’s Anna-Lena Forster beat compatriot Anna Schaffelhuber to the women’s slalom sitting title as action concluded today at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup in Slovenian town Kranjska Gora. 

The 21-year-old, who had to settle for a disappointing fifth-place finish in yesterday’s first slalom event, finished runner-up in her first run before producing the fastest time in her second to take the victory in 1 min 50.44sec.

Sochi 2014 Paralympic champion Schaffelhuber, the 2015 slalom runner-up and overall World Cup leader in her category, came second in 1:50.73 ahead of Japan’s Momoka Muraoka in 1:55.16.

Forster will be looking to improve on her world bronze medal at the upcoming World Para Alpine Skiing Championships, which are scheduled to get underway in Tarvisio in Italy on Sunday (January 22).

Germany tasted further success today in the women’s slalom standing as Anna-Maria Rieder triumphed in 1:52.61 to follow up two third-place finishes in Kranjska Gora.

Canada’s Alana Ramsay was the runner-up in 1:53.29, maintaining a 50-point lead in the overall World Cup rankings.

Despite clocking the fastest first run, Slovakia’s Petra Smarzova could not summon the same speed in the second and finished third in 1:54.15.

The United States' James Stanton recorded his first World Cup win of the season in the men’s slalom standing ©Getty Images
The United States' James Stanton recorded his first World Cup win of the season in the men’s slalom standing ©Getty Images

In the men’s slalom visually impaired, Italy’s Giacomo Bertagnolli, guided by Fabrizio Casal, completed a perfect hat-trick of victories in Kranjska Gora with a time of 1:38.04.

The 18-year-old trails Slovakia’s overall World Cup leader Miroslav Haraus, who took second today with guide Maros Hudik in 1:38.26.

Austria’s Gernot Morgenfurt, guided by Christoph Peter Gmeiner, was third in 1:48.69.

Also victorious today was up-and-coming Dutchman Jeroen Kampschreur, who won both runs in the men’s slalom sitting to follow up his win from yesterday.

The 17-year-old’s time of 1:36.85 was enough to hold off the challenge of the United States’ Tyler Walker, second in 1:38.91, and Austria’s Roman Rabl, third in 1:41.28 after battling back from eighth-place in his first run.

American James Stanton, meanwhile, recorded his first World Cup win of the season in the men’s slalom standing in 1:40.21.

Austria’s Martin Wuerz came second in 1:40.54 and Finland’s Santeri Kiiveri was third in 1:40.89.

There was also success for the US in the women’s slalom visually impaired after Staci Mannella and her guide Sadie de Baun won both their runs for an unrivaled time of 1:51.48.

South Korea’s Jae Rim Yang was second with her guide Un So Ri Ko in 1:55.86, while the US’s Danelle Umstead was third with her husband Robert in 2:01.37.