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Monday 23 deceMber 2019

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

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Hirscher also won the last spots. Previously, Sarrazin
eight overall titles and Krist- had finished better than
offersen is one of the top 10th only once, by winning
contenders to take the a parallel giant slalom in
Austrian's crown. Alta Badia three years ago. International team player Adam Scott of Australia celebrates a win over the U.S. during their four-
In the overall standings, It was Kranjec's third top- ball match at the Royal Melbourne Golf Club in the opening rounds of the President's Cup golf
tournament in Melbourne, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019.
Kristoffersen moved 31 four finish in giant slalom Associated Press
points ahead of Vincent this season after coming
Kriechmayr, the winner of third in Soelden, Austria,
Friday's super-G in nearby and fourth in Beaver Creek, Adam Scott wins Australian
Val Garden, and 47 points Colorado. The top Ameri-
ahead of French rival Alexis can finishers were Ryan PGA championships by 2 shots
Pinturault, who dropped Cochran-Siegle in 19th and
from third after the open- Tommy Ford in 20th.
ing run to finish eighth.Krist- Ford, coming off his first ca- GOLD COAST, Australia Scott came into the final nice year for me.
offersen was asked how he reer win in Beaver Creek, (AP) — Adam Scott sealed round with a one-shot lead ""It's been a long time be-
deals with his new favorite made a big mistake at the his first tournament win in over Hendry but fell a shot tween drinks for me and
status. beginning of his first run in almost four years Sunday behind the Kiwi after 11 maybe only once or twice
"I don't really care," Kristof- blizzard-like conditions. when he shot 3-under 69 holes. did the thought cross my
fersen said. "I just try to ski Ted Ligety, a two-time win- to win the Australian PGA He had an unplayable lie mind that I'll never win
as fast as possible and try ner on the Gran Risa, mis- Championships by two on the 12th but got up and again,. "It's very difficult to
to win as many races as judged an artificial jump shots. down for par and that was win and I'm on the wrong
possible. First things have toward the end of his open- Scott's win gave him the the turning point in his final side of this age thing now,"
to come first. First you have ing run and missed the next 30th title of his professional round. He played the next the 39-year-old said.
to ski fast, then you can gate. career and his second Aus- three holes three under par Scott's 2013 PGA Champi-
win races and then you The course was shortened tralian PGA crown after his to surge past Hendry into onship win came before his
can talk about all this other due to overnight snowfall. win at Royal Pines in 2013. first place. U.S. Masters victory and he
stuff. But I feel pretty good A parallel giant slalom He was edged into sec- Hendry's winning chance now looks towards the Mas-
at the moment." night race is scheduled for ond place by compatriot evaporated when his ap- ters in April.
Sarrazin had the fastest Monday in Alta Badia.q Greg Chalmers in a thrilling proach on the 17th hole "A win (makes) you feel
seven-hole playoff on the clipped trees and plunged like you're just never going
Women's World Cup same course in 2014. into a green-side bunker. to lose again," Scott said.
Scott's last tournament win He made bogey to fall "I hope it helps; it's nice to
downhill cancelled came 3 years, 9 months, two shots behind Scott, have reassurance and the
16 days ago at the WCG then bogeyed again when belief of winning.
again by heavy snow Cadillac Classic in Miami he three-putted the 18th "You want to be in conten-
green to give the Austra-
tion and find out how you
where he beat Bubba Wat-
son by a shot. lian a three shot lead com- feel and respond and I got
VAL D'ISERE, France (AP) instead of a scheduled Al- His win in front of a home ing to the last hole. some of that today and if I
— A women's World Cup pine combined event. crowd — he has a house Scott went through the happen to be in that posi-
downhill race was can- The blank weekend at Val close by — completed a green at the 17th but tion Sunday at the Masters I
celled Sunday for the sec- d'Isere means World Cup solid year and lifted him saved par, then could af- can draw on it."
ond straight day because standings leader Mikaela from 18th to 13th on world ford his bogey on 18 and Hendry battled a painful rib
of heavy snowfalls in the Shiffrin kept her points lead rankings. still claim the title. "After injury over both of the last
French Alps. after skipping the French Scott finished with a 72- a good save on 12 it was two rounds and only gave
The International Ski Feder- venue. hole total of 275, 13 under time to do something and up his title bid with bogeys
ation wrote on Twitter there She chose to train for races par and two shots ahead I was behind so there was at the last two holes.
was "nothing we could do next weekend in Lienz, Aus- of New Zealand's Michael opportunity for everyone Flanagan was in the mix
against the weather." tria in her preferred disci- Hendry who matched and I was the one who took until late in the final round
The race was first scheduled plines of slalom and giant Scott's final round 69. For- them today," Scott said. but had a disastrous dou-
Saturday and postponed. slalom. mer U.S. amateur cham- "I'm stoked. This has been a ble bogey at the 13th, bo-
Organizers then switched The next women's down- pion Nick Flanagan shot 70 long time coming and I'm geyed the 14th, then fin-
the program for Sunday hill is Jan. 11 in Altenmarkt, Sunday to finish among a really happy to win anoth- ished with bogey to drop
to focus on the downhill Austria.q five-way tie for third place. er PGA here. It finishes off a back into a tie for third.q