Dopfer leads after opening leg in Kitzbuhel slalom

Marcel Hirscher was fourth fastest in a tightly-bunched field which saw just half a second separating the top seven finishers.

A day after the series of crashes which ended Aksel Lund Svindal's season, Giuliano Razzoli was among six racers who failed to finish.

1 Fritz Dopfer (Germany) 50.14

2 Mattias Hargin (Sweden) 50.32

3 Marco Schwarz (Austria) 50.47

4 Marcel Hirscher (Austria) 50.48

4 Alexander Khoroshilov (Russia) 50.48

6 Anton Lahdenperae (Sweden) 50.6

7 Manuel Feller (Austria) 50.64

8 David Chodounsky (U.S.) 50.74

9 Manfred Moelgg (Italy) 50.79

10 Jean-Baptiste Grange (France) 50.87

11 Felix Neureuther (Germany) 50.88

12 Henrik Kristoffersen (Norway) 50.97

13 Sebastian Foss Solevaag (Norway) 50.98

14 Patrick Thaler (Italy) 51.09

15 Daniel Yule (Switzerland) 51.34

16 Linus Strasser (Germany) 51.38

17 Andre Myhrer (Sweden) 51.55

18 Stefano Gross (Italy) 51.67

19 David Ryding (Britain) 52.02

20 Julien Lizeroux (France) 52.2