'Super Mario' saves his best for last

Two generations collided on a treacherous Russian slalom slope on Saturday with Austrian Mario Matt fighting off two young guns to become the oldest winner of an Olympic Alpine skiing gold.

With favorites careering off in all directions from a rutted course resembling a battlefield, the 34-year-old former world champion used every ounce of his experience to edge out his teammate, Marcel Hirscher, 10 years his junior, by 0.28 sec.

Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen also snapped at Matt's heels during a floodlit second run which five of the last 10 down failed to finish, the 19-year-old taking a bronze to become the youngest man to win an Alpine skiing Olympic medal.