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SPORTSMonday 7 December 2015

Vonn wins super-G to complete Lake Louise sweep

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta (AP) according to information like I’m in a good place for “It was a big deal,” Vonn Sunday and finished 15th.
— Lindsey Vonn won a provided by the U.S. Ski the next couple races.” said. “I feel like there were Vonn was certainly im-
super-G race Sunday to Team. Another Austrian, Vonn captured both some people that doubt- pressed with Shiffrin’s per-
complete a sweep of Cornelia Huetter, was third. downhill races over the ed whether I could win formance.
World Cup races at Lake “Whenever you win, peri- weekend for the hat trick. today, and especially be- “I watched her run and
Louise for the third time in od, let alone by over a sec- Vonn also accomplished cause Lara (Gut) had won I thought she did really
her career. ond, it definitely gives you the feat at the Alberta re- the last couple races here well,” Vonn said. “In gen-
The American finished in a that little bit extra boost of sort in 2011 and ‘12. in super-G.” eral, she’s such a techni-
time of 1 minute, 19.79 sec- confidence,” said Vonn, What’s more, she now The U.S. placed four rac- cally sound skier and she
onds, beating Tamara Tip- who has 70 career World has 14 downhill victories ers in the top 20, includ- has such a great feel for
pler of Austria by 1.32 sec- Cup victories. “I’m feeling and four super-G wins at a ing Laurenne Ross at 12th. the snow.
onds. The margin of victory great, and I know my su- place that’s referred to as Olympic and world slalom “I’m sure she’s going to be
was the largest in a wom- per-G is good — my down- “Lake Lindsey” because of champion Mikaela Shiffrin a strong competitor here in
en’s super-G since 1997, hill is pretty good — so I feel her dominance. made her speed debut the next couple races.”q

Hirscher cruises to World Cup giant slalom victory

Austria’s Marcel Hirscher speeds down the course during the men’s World Cup giant slalom ski “It’s great to be on top of hooked an edge, tumbled
those.” to the snow and crashed
race Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, in Beaver Creek, Colo. (AP Photo/Nathan Bilow) Hirscher turned in a smooth, through a gate before
clean run and pumped his stopping.
PAT GRAHAM G win the day before, ant slalom victory. With ski poles after finishing. His day was done.
AP Sports Writer Hirscher made it through that, he became Austria’s Once again, Hirscher had “It’s not cool in any kind
BEAVER CREEK, Colo. (AP) the extra grippy snow career GS victory leader, no trouble finding the fast- of race when you go out,”
— Austrian Marcel Hirscher conditions in a combined surpassing Hermann Maier est way down the course. said Ligety, who won the
held on to his first-run lead time of 2 minutes, 32.58 and Benjamin Raich. He’s attempting to win a season-opening giant sla-
to easily win a World Cup seconds. He beat Victor “We are getting closer to fifth straight overall title this lom in Soelden, Austria,
giant slalom Sunday on a Muffat-Jeandet of France these records that I think season. nearly two months ago.
day when American Ted by 0.98 seconds. Norway’s are pretty heavy,” said “He’s in first class (com- “But this one is especially a
Ligety and some other top Henrik Kristoffersen was Hirscher, who spent some pared) to me,” Muffat-Je- bummer, for sure.”
rivals crashed. third. time fly fishing in Colorado andet chuckled. “I need Ligety had to wait several
Fresh off his surprise super- It was Hirscher’s 15th gi- when he wasn’t racing. more podiums.” minutes in the start gate
Done early in this race was before his run as course
Ligety, along with French workers fixed the netting
racers Thomas Fanara and after a crash by Fanara.
Alexis Pinturault. All three Ligety insisted the delay
crashed out — right in a was no big deal.
row, too. “It always happens,” said
It was Ligety’s first “DNF” — Ligety, who complained of
did not finish — in a first run a “dead leg” after hitting
of a World Cup GS since the gate.
2013. He was the big favor- Pinturault also wiped out
ite on this course, consider- and was taken to the hos-
ing he has won five races pital for evaluation after
at Birds of Prey along with a hitting his head.
world title last February. Norway’s Aksel Lund Svin-
But he struggled in snow dal, who won Friday’s
conditions that drasti- downhill race, didn’t com-
cally changed when the pete because of an illness.
temperature significantly The top American finisher
dropped overnight — turn- was Tim Jitloff. He was
ing the course from icy to 14th, 2.28 seconds behind
super aggressive. Ligety Hirscher.q

Bowe leads another American 1-2 at speedskating World Cup

INZELL, Germany (AP) — third, 1.11 behind, followed sprint on Friday, extended after winning the opening seconds to win the wom-
Brittany Bowe beat Heath- by Ida Njatun of Norway her standings lead to 110 four sprints. Denis Yuskov of en’s mass start in 8:18.41.
er Richardson-Bergsma to and Martina Sablikova of points over Richardson- Russia won the men’s 1,500 Park Do-young of South Ko-
win the women’s 1,500 me- the Czech Republic. Bowe Bergsma. Artur Was of meters in 1:44.21 — 0.99 rea was third, 0.20 behind.
ters for the second Ameri- leads Richardson-Bergsma Poland won the second seconds ahead of Dutch Schouten leads the stand-
can 1-2 in as many days at by 20 points in the stand- men’s sprint in 34.65, edg- skater Kjeld Nuis and 1.04 ings by 50 points from Blon-
a speedskating World Cup ings after three races. Lee ing Alex Boisvert-Lacroix of ahead of American Joey din after three races.
event on Sunday. Sang-hwa of South Korea Canada by 0.09 and Kai Mantia. Nuis leads the Victory in the men’s mass
Bowe, who also won the won the second of the Verbij of the Netherlands standings on 240 points, 20 start went to Alexis Contin
1,000 meters on Saturday, weekend’s sprints in 37.36, by 0.15. Another Cana- ahead of Mantia and 40 of France. Contin clocked
clocked 1 minute, 54.68 beating Richardson-Bergs- dian, Gilmore Junio, was ahead of Yuskov. 7:33.37 to beat Jorrit Bergs-
seconds to edge her team- ma by 0.48 and Canada’s fourth, 0.18 behind. Irene Schouten of the ma of the Netherlands by
mate by 0.26. Marrit Leen- Heather McLean by 0.66. Pavel Kulizhnikov of Rus- Netherlands edged Ivanie 0.39 seconds and Fabio
stra of the Netherlands was Lee, who also won the first sia still leads the standings Blondin of Canada by 0.02 Francolini of Italy by 0.69.q