Austrian veteran Mario Matt caused a sensation on Saturday, winning the men’s slalom and taking his first Olympic medal at the age of 34 in front of favourite Marcel Hirscher.
Matt, a two-time slalom world champion, proved unbeatable over two runs, finishing with a combined time of 1min 41.84sec to close the alpine skiing competitions at the Sochi Games.
His compatriot Hirscher, the reigning world champion, finished second at 0.28sec, which young Norwegian sensation Henrik Kristoffersen taking bronze at 0.83sec.