Iceman Janka keeps cool to broach bullion in style

He came in as the majority appropriate immature pristine skier in these Olympics and this is how 23-year-old Carlo Janka will go out.

The Swiss who was christened the "Iceman" after a glorious hat-trick of World Cup wins in Colorado last Dec eventually delivered in the hulk slalom here yesterday.

He went last of the critical contenders after gaining a first-run lead over Romed Baumann, an Austrian unfortunate to spin behind a waves of critique at home over the catastrophic display of the once mightiest of Alpine nations.

There was outrageous vigour on Baumann in the second run and it showed as he unsuccessful to reach the podium. However, the Austrian yearnings fast sufficient became educational as Janka over the guarantee that had done him the difficult prime for the blue riband of the games, the downhill.

Janka was created off after that disaster but his reply on the hulk slalom march was one of the majority glorious vindications ever seen in the sport. His total time of 2.37.83 left him 0.39 of a second forward of his nearest challenger, Norwegian Kjetil Jansrud. Another Norwegian, the difficult maestro Aksel Lund Svindal, took bronze.

For Janka it was a impulse of the sweetest satisfaction. He said: "There were couple of nerves going down last but unequivocally I was utterly confident. I realised I only had to keep cool and not have a mistake. Today I knew that it was up to me. I believed in myself and it came off. The feeling is beautiful, fantastic."

Bode Miller, who was competing for a jot down fourth award in these Olympics, slid out of row after unwell to finish his run.