Manfred Pranger and Reinfried Herbst swapped the first and second places they scored last weekend in Adelboden with Pranger finishing first and Herbst second in the Lauberhorn slalom at Wengen, Switzerland Sunday.

Austria's Manfred Pranger speeds past a pole on his way to clock the fastest time during the first run of a men's Ski World Cup slalom race in Wengen, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

It was nearly an Austrian sweep as Croatian Ivica Kostelic was just able to stay ahead of a hard second run charge by Marcel Hirscher to get third.

Croatia's Ivica Kostelic reacts after taking third place in a men's Ski World Cup slalom race in Wengen, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati)

Austria's Manfred Pranger at the start of a men's Ski World Cup slalom race in Wengen, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

Austria's Reinfried Herbst speeds past a pole on his way to clock the seconnd fastest time during the first run of a men's Ski World Cup slalom race in Wengen, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

World Cup overall leader Benjamin Raich was fifth, but nearly a full second back of Pranger. Sixth finishing Jean-Baptiste Grange, who looked invincible in slalom earlier this season, was 1.02 back.

Canadians Michael Janyk and Julien Cousineau finished eighth and ninth respectively to uphold North American honor. American Ted Ligerty was 12th, the unretired Thomas Grandi 17th and Jimmy Cochran 18th. Canadian Trevor White got 22nd, but did not score what would have been his first career Cup points.

Bode Miller of U.S. clears a gate during the men's Ski World Cup first run slalom in Wengen, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Keystone/Alessandro Della Bella)

The win was the first in the Wengen slalom for an Austrian since 2004 when Raich turned the trick. Austrians have only won the race six times since it became a World Cup staple.

By Hank McKee
SkiRacing.com
Sunday, 18 January 2009

From left, Austria's Reinfried Herbst , second placed, the winner Manfred Pranger of Austria, and third placed Croatia's Ivica Kostelic celebrate on podium after a men's Ski World Cup slalom race in Wengen, Switzerland, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Alessandro Trovati)

OFFICIAL RESULTS

Rank Bib FIS Code Name Year Nation Run 1 Run 2 Total Time FIS Points
 1  11  50624 PRANGER Manfred  1978  AUT   48.10  52.26  1:40.36  0.00
 2  3  50605 HERBST Reinfried  1978  AUT   48.44  52.26  1:40.70  2.03
 3  2  380260 KOSTELIC Ivica  1979  CRO   48.80  51.95  1:40.75  2.33
 4  10  53831 HIRSCHER Marcel  1989  AUT   49.25  51.59  1:40.84  2.87
 5  1  50625 RAICH Benjamin  1978  AUT   48.60  52.69  1:41.29  5.56
 6  7  192665 GRANGE Jean-Baptiste  1984  FRA   48.66  52.72  1:41.38  6.10
 7  19  501111 HARGIN Mattias  1985  SWE   49.90  51.49  1:41.39  6.16
 8  34  102435 JANYK Michael  1982  CAN   50.10  51.59  1:41.69  7.95
 9  45  102239 COUSINEAU Julien  1981  CAN   49.50  52.21  1:41.71  8.07
 10  15  290478 ROCCA Giorgio  1975  ITA   50.01  51.74  1:41.75  8.31

Did not finish 1st run: GEORGIEV Georgi (BUL)
Did not qualify 1st run: ALBRECHT Kilian (BUL)