Benjamin Raich
Sep 8 2008, Bharat

With a victory in the super-combined at Kvitfjell, the Austrian Benjamin Raich increased his overall World Cup lead while Aksel Lund Svindal bagging the season’s title in the event.

Winning a spellbinding slalom race, clocking 2 minutes 21.22...

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