KITZBUEHEL, Austria – Screaming for joy and smashing his poles on the snow, Swedish skier Mattias Hargin celebrated his first career World Cup victory on Sunday.

Ted Ligety was disqualified for missing a gate in the first run, leaving David Chodounsky in 26th as the only American to score World Cup points.

Third after the opening leg, Hargin used a flawless second run to land his maiden win at the slalom of the classic Hahnenkamm races.

“Normally, I am very calm but this is incredible,” Hargin said. “Finally I’ve made it. It feels great the win has come here in Kitz.”

Hargin posted the second-fastest time in the final run and finished in a total of 1 minute, 43.10 seconds.

First-run leader Marcel Hirscher of Austria overcame a mistake halfway down his final run to finish 0.49 behind in second.

Felix Neureuther of Germany, who won the race a year ago and also triumphed in Wengen, Switzerland, last week, finished third and remained in the lead of the discipline standings with 480 points, 24 clear of Hirscher.

“Usually I lose time in the second run,” Hargin said. “Maybe it was an advantage not to lead after the first run and to just push hard in the second.”

The 29-year-old Hargin has finished on a podium three times since making his World Cup debut eight years ago. He came closest to a win last season when he finished runner-up to Olympic champion Mario Matt of Austria at a slalom in Val d’Isere, France.

“It’s so hard to win a race competing against guys like Hirscher and Neureuther,” Hargin said.

The men’s World Cup travels to nearby Schladming for a night slalom on Tuesday, the final race before the world championships start in Beaver Creek on Feb. 2.