Svindal clinched World Cup overall

Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway clinched his second World Cup overall title on Saturday when Benjamin Raich straddled a gate in the opening run of the final slalom of the season and was disqualified.

Austrian Raich, the only skier who could catch the leading Svindal, trailed the Norwegian by only two points, 1,009 to 1,007, going into the final race of the season.

Raich, who started first, quickly found his rhythm and skied smoothly through the first gates at the top of the course before straddling a gate about halfway down. His race lasted 36.72 seconds.

"I had a really good feeling," Raich said. "I was in shape today. I was fast. I …