Britain's Dave Ryding finished in an impressive 15th place in the Men's slalom race in the World Cup Finals in St Moritz this morning, taking another 16 points in the last World Cup race of the 15-16 season.
With a starting place of 23rd, Ryding was placed 14th after the first run and scored near identical times on both runs of 52.62 in run one and 52.68 in run two.
"…I achieved something more than I ever dreampt of as a child! It was an incredibly proud moment realising I had made it to the World Cup Finals!!" Ryding posted on Facebook earlier this month,
"It has been an incredible season and to take part in every single 2nd run of the World Cup Slalom series this season says a lot... I didn't always get my best skiing out there but I was always there to give it a go!"
The race today was won by Sweden's Andre Myhrer who pipped Austrian Marcel Hirscher for top spot by .14. Hirscher was however top overall in the world cup standings for the fifth successive year, improving on his record four successive years achieved in 2014.
He finished with 1795 World Cup points, almost 500 more than the second placed young Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen who won his first crystal globe in slalom.
"There are so many people I have to thank for putting me in a position to achieve this, I cannot begin to list them all here but from my family, coaches, sponsors, team sponsors and all those who work behind the scenes, I feel I am just the tip of the arrow and these people make everything possible." Ryding concluded.
Dave Ryding finished the season 22nd in the world for slalom and 70th in the world overall with 115 World Cup points.
