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He went into the night slalom brimming with confidence and emerged as the winner. Ivica Kostelić (CRO) celebrated what was a very special win at the night race in Flachau (AUT). The 20th in his World Cup career. He was full of confidence as he started out in the second run: "I wasn't overconfident of course, but I have never lost a race after leading in the first leg. Apart from once in Kitzbühel, that is," were his words after winning the race.