Norway's McGrath tops first leg of Schladming slalom
The Norwegian clocked 53.12 seconds under floodlights in the Austrian resort of Schladming.
Veteran teammate Henrik Kristoffersen sat second, with in-form Swiss racer Loic Meillard in third.
Just five other racers came within a second of McGrath, including Olympic champion Clement Noel of France (+0.88sec).
Meillard won Tuesday's giant slalom in Schladming ahead of Brazilian Lucas Pinheiro Braathen and France's Alban Elezi Cannaferina.