COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) — At age 34 and in his 81st World Cup across 14 seasons, Stefan Brennsteiner finally got his first win on Friday.

Brennsteiner took full advantage of Olympic champion Marco Odermatt skiing out in the first run of a giant slalom to win by a big margin of 0.95 seconds.

“It means a lot for me,” Austria's Brennsteiner said. “The last years were quite good but I had tough times in my career.”

Norwegian veteran Henrik Kristoffersen was second despite seeming to struggle with his breathing at the finish-area altitude around 3,000 metres (9,850 feet) in Colorado.

Croatia's Filip Zubcic was third, one second behind the winner, with a fast second run to rise from 13th place.

Calgary's Erik Read placed 27th out of 65 starters.

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