"I always imagined skiing through the finish line and winning and what the crowds would be like and how they would cheer. This is what happened today, and it is like a dream."The veteran Thomas Stangassinger was second in 1:37.48 ahead of his fellow Austrian Benjamin Raich, a 20-year-old World Cup newcomer who made a staggering improvement on his first run to move up from 16th to third in 1:37.79.Raich's result was a surprise, as was the fourth place of another young Austrian, the 21-year-old Rainer Schonfelder, who recorded the fastest second-run time - nearly three seconds quicker than that of Kosir - for an overall 1:37.85 after lying 27th in the first leg.Thomas Sykora, Austria's leading figure in slalom, and the discipline's World Cup champion for the past two years, suffered a career-threatening injury before the race. Bojan Krizaj managed the feat in 1982 and 1986 and Rok Petrovic won in 1985. Kosir, 26, was speechless after the triumph as fans celebrated loudly and carried him on their shoulders through the finish area "I have been skiing on this slope since I was a kid I always dreamed of winning here. The man from the nearby town of Mojstana thus became the third Slovenian to win a slalom in Kranjska Gora.

Kosir, whose only other World Cup win came in Madonna di Campiglio in 1994, repelled the challenge of the Austrians to produce a two-run aggregate time of 1min 37.22sec. JURE KOSIR of Slovenia fulfilled his childhood dream with a home victory in a World Cup slalom in front of 10,000 fans in Kranjska Gora yesterday. You can contact me at: St Dunstans, Commercial Street, Pontypool, Torfaen, South Wales, NP4 5JE R RIDDICK museum co-ordinator. Sir: The Independent compiler of cricket scorecards for the Ashes Tests was Jo King If only she were TOM SAUL London.

I would also like to hear from families of former players - particularly ex- internationals. You will, of course, be acknowledged in the museum if you wish. We hope to create a Pontypool RFC museum in the near future which we believe could be an attraction for visitors to next year's World Cup. If anyone has anything relating to the club - photographs, caps, jerseys, programmes, etc - and wishes to donate or lend them to the club for inclusion in the museum, please contact me. Jonathan won his title for the fourth time and should have been given greater credit for his achievement. CLIVE RICHARDSONLlandysul, Cardiganshire. Sir: How refreshing it was to read the comments by Sir Elton John which were reported in Glenn Moore's article (23 December). With further opportunities, I feel he could have a beneficial influence on the game PAUL UNDERWOOD Harrow.