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Water flows down the swollen river after the release of water from the dam of Casasola in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Emergency teams rescue a dog from flooded areas after heavy rains in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Emergency teams rescue a dog from flooded areas after heavy rains in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Farmland and properties are photographed flooded after heavy rains in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Emergency teams rescue a dog from flooded areas after heavy rains in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Residents clear mud from the streets after heavy rains in Campanillas, Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
A dog is photographed perched in a tree after heavy rains in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
A van is photographed being swept away by the flood in Casasola, Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Residents clear mud from the streets after heavy rains in Campanillas, Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Water is released from the dam of Casasola in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Residents clear mud from the streets after heavy rains in Campanillas, Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
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Water flows down the swollen river after the release of water from the dam of Casasola in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Emergency teams rescue a dog from flooded areas after heavy rains in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Emergency teams rescue a dog from flooded areas after heavy rains in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Farmland and properties are photographed flooded after heavy rains in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Emergency teams rescue a dog from flooded areas after heavy rains in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Residents clear mud from the streets after heavy rains in Campanillas, Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
A dog is photographed perched in a tree after heavy rains in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
A van is photographed being swept away by the flood in Casasola, Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Residents clear mud from the streets after heavy rains in Campanillas, Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Water is released from the dam of Casasola in Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
Residents clear mud from the streets after heavy rains in Campanillas, Malaga, Spain, Tuesday, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Marrero)
ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — The big surprise of the World Cup slalom season scored his second win Sunday adding to his fast-rising reputation before the Winter Olympics.
Paco Rassat raced to the fastest time in the second run to rise from fourth place, and edge United States-born Atle Lie McGrath by 0.18 seconds.
First-run leader Henrik Kristoffersen dropped to third, trailing 0.20 behind Rassat.
The 27-year-old Frenchman had a career-best result of ninth in World Cup races before this Olympic season started.
Rassat now has two wins, a third place and two sixth places this season and shapes as a medal contender for the Milano Cortina Olympics. The men’s slalom is on Feb. 16 at Bormio.
Rassat also took the lead in the seasonlong World Cup slalom standings, ahead of his France teammate Clément Noël, the defending Olympic champion. Noël tied for eighth Sunday.
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Norway's Atle Lie McGrath reacts at the finish line during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen reacts at the finish line during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
France's Paco Rassat speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Giovanni Zenoni)
France's Paco Rassat reacts at the finish line during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Finland's Eduard Hallberg speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Norway's Atle Lie McGrath speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Giovanni Zenoni)
Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen ahead of an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)
Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen speeds down the course during an alpine ski, men's World Cup slalom, in Adelboden, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Gabriele Facciotti)