The Japanese racer at the start of the video was the #30 racer at one of the Austrian Slalom races a couple of weeks ago. The depth of view of the camera placement is interesting as the end of the course appears to be uphill.
according to this video, if Sasaki had kept his advantage through the rest of the course he should have been ahead of Hargin at the end of the challenge... both men are beautiful skiers and are exemplars of the current technique. Cheers! to both.