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Monday 23 deceMber 2019

SHAKE N’ BAKE

Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen
celebrates at the finish area
of an alpine ski, men's World
Cup giant slalom, in Alta Ba-
dia, Italy, Sunday, Dec. 22,
2019.
Associated Press

Hirscher's

successor?

Kristoffersen

wins Alta

Badia GS

LA VILLA, Italy (AP) —
With longtime rival Marcel
Hirscher retired, things are
looking up for Henrik Krist-
offersen.
The Norwegian skier surged
up from sixth after the first
run to win the vaunted Alta
Badia giant slalom on Sun-
day and move top of both
the GS and overall World
Cup standings.
Kristoffersen finished 0.31
seconds ahead of surprise
runner-up Cyprien Sarrazin
of France, with Zan Kranjec
of Slovenia third, 0.39 back.
First-run leader Leif Kristian
Nestvold-Haugen had a
wild second trip down the
steep Gran Risa course and
finished 11th.It was the 20th
career World Cup victory
and second this season
for Kristoffersen, who also
won the giant slalom at last
season’s world champion-
ships in Are, Sweden, and Browns lose, playoff hopes gone
claimed silver in the event
at the 2018 Olympics. Krist-
offersen’s previous best
finish in this race was sec- Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) throws under pressure from Baltimore Ravens outside linebacker Matt Judon (99)
during the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 22, 2019, in Cleveland.
ond in 2015 and 2017, both Associated Press
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