Dave Ryding has become the first Briton since 1981 to finish on the podium at a ski event at the Alpine World Cup .
Ryding was a shock second behind Austria's Marcel Hirscher in the slalom at Kitzbuhel, equalling the previous best-ever finish by a Briton - Konrad Bartelski's second-place finish in the 1981 Val Gardena downhill.
Bartelski and Ryding are the only two Britons to finish on the podium in the 50-year history of the Alpine World Cup.
Lancastrian Ryding, 30, had threatened a massive upset after topping times for the first run but was just edged out by local hero Hirscher into second place.
He shone on a tough course that saw five of the first 10 starters crash out, including defending champion on the slope and winner in Wengen last week, Henrik Kristoffersen of Norway.
His result was also betters Scot Alain Baxter's fourth place in the slalom in the Swedish resort of Are in 2001.
"Hats off to Marcel, he was untouchable on that second run," Ryding, whose best previous performances were a sixth and seventh place, said. "If the season stopped now, I'd be over the moon....I'll just keep trying, that's all I can do.
"I did what I could on the second run. It definitely feels like a win and it's something I'll remember for the rest of my life."
Bartelski's second-place in 1981 produced one of the most famous responses from a skiing commentator, a Frenchman, who shouted: "This is not possible - he is an Englishman!"