British skier Dave Ryding finishes seventh in Zagreb World Cup slalom

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Ryding's second run was the fifth best in the field

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Great Britain's David Ryding recorded his third top-10 finish in two weeks as he came home seventh in the slalom World Cup event in Zagreb.

The 31-year-old was 18th after the first run, but improved by more than 2.2 seconds to finish with a combined time of one minute 52.78 seconds.

Ryding is now eighth in the season's slalom standings.

He came sixth in Italy on 22 December before finishing fourth in a parallel slalom in Oslo on 1 January.

His slalom campaign continues in the Swiss resort of Adelboden on 7 January, with another three events to follow before the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.

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