Giuliano Razzoli of Italy claimed gold in the men’s slalom on Saturday at Whistler Creekside. Ivica Kostelic of Croatia was in fourth place after run one but took the silver in run two while Sweden’s Andre Myhrer came from a far 10th spot to win the bronze.

Canada hopes to field its strongest men’s alpine skiing team in decades with one goal in mind: to break a 16-year Olympic drought without a medal.