Jono Brauer has missed another second run opportunity by just three places, but edged closer on times to making the first top 30 of his career.

After finishing in 33rd place in Chamonix, Brauer repeated the result in the Swiss resort of Wengen at the weekend, but this time was just .24 of a second away from a start in the second run, and 2.73 seconds behind first run leader Benjamin Raich of Austria. In Chamonix he had been .32 away from the top 30.

Raich went on to win the event from Rainer Schoenfelder of Austria and Croatian Ivica Kostelic.

The first three men at the top of the World Cup points table going into the event - Italian Giorgio Rocca, Austrian Manfred Pranger and Finnish skier Kalle Palander - all failed to finish the first run.

But Rocca maintained his lead on the standings, with Schoenfelder and Raich moving up to second and third respectively.

Brauer will ski the next World Cup slalom in Schladming on January 27.

Courtesy Sportcom/OWI