Pertl, who had the sixth best time in the first run of the competition, posted an overall time of 1 min 37.64 sec to finish 0.16 seconds clear of his nearest rival.

"The first run was okay, I wasn’t nervous before the second run and I think that was good for me," said the Austrian.

Björn Brudevoll of Norway finished in second place in a time of 1:37.80.

"The goal was to win today so it was a bit annoying to miss that by 16-hundredths, but second place is still great, especially since I struggled a bit in the second run," said Björnevoll.

Russia's Simon Efimov rounded off the podium after he took the bronze medal with his time of 1:38.26.

Norway's Tim Haugan, yesterday’s giant slalom silver medallist, was in the lead after the first run but disappointingly fell away in the second stage of the event.

He ultimately finished in 15th place in 1:39.91.

A number of athletes who were expected to challenge for medals were ruled out of the competition following the first run. 

Yesterday’s giant slalom gold medallist, Switzerland's Loïc Meillard, was disqualified after missing a gate while Frenchman Victor Guillot, who took bronze yesterday, also failed to make it through to the second run.

Only 45 of 129 entrants advanced past the first stage of the competition.

Today's slalom competition brought the action in Åre to a close and was followed by the Closing Ceremony.

Overall, 11 nations won medals with Austria topping the overall standings with three golds, four silvers and five bronzes.

As a result, the Austrians won the prestigious Marc Hodler Trophy for the best overall team performance in front of Switzerland and the United States.

The Swiss won five medals overall with the Americans earning three.