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Goggia takes the downhill title and Vonn takes the win

ARE, Sweden (AP) — Sofia "But in the end it turned out
Goggia and Lindsey Vonn well."
each had something to It was Mckennis' second
celebrate when their sea- career podium result, more
son-long rivalry in downhill than five years after she
concluded Wednesday. won a downhill in St. Anton,
Goggia followed up her Austria.
Olympic downhill gold by Tina Weirather of Liechten-
claiming the season-long stein, the only other woman
World Cup title in the disci- with a chance of claiming
pline, while Vonn narrowly the title, finished seventh
beat Goggia to win the in the race and third in the
race at World Cup finals standings, 115 points be-
and record career victory hind Goggia.
No. 82. The start of the race was
Goggia ended up three delayed by snow, wind
points ahead of Vonn in and fog.
the standings. In the men's standings, Feuz
"It was really a (tough) race ended up 70 points ahead
but she won the race and of Svindal, thanks in large
I won this," Goggia said part to his victories in Lake
as she hugged the crystal Louise, Alberta; Wengen,
globe trophy. "It's always Switzerland; and Garmisch-
an honor to race her. Associated Press Partenkirchen, Germany.
"After the gold in Korea I He became the first Swiss
knew that I could also win Lund Svindal to take his first full downhill, Vonn clocked 86. racer to claim the honor
this cup but it wasn't easy," career discipline title. 55.65 seconds to finish 0.06 After crossing the line first since Didier Cuche won the
the Italian added. "I was a Austrian teammates Vin- ahead of Goggia. and pushing Goggia down last of his four crystal globes
bit uncertain after missing a cent Kriechmayr and Mat- It was Vonn's fourth straight to second, Vonn need- in 2011.
gate in training but I skied thias Mayer tied for the World Cup downhill victory, ed another racer to finish It was a measure of re-
well today." win, finishing 0.04 seconds after settling for bronze at ahead of Goggia to win venge for Feuz, who took
The only other Italian wom- ahead of Feuz and 0.12 the Pyeongchang Olym- the title but the help never bronze behind Svindal and
an to win the downhill title ahead of Svindal, giving pics behind Goggia and came. American skier Alice Kjetil Jansrud in the Olym-
was Isolde Kostner in 2001 the once-dominant team Ragnhild Mowinckel of Nor- Mckennis came closest but pic downhill.
and 2002. its first downhill victory of way. finished third, 0.28 behind. Super-G races are sched-
On the men's side, Beat the season. The American is now within "I've never suffered so uled for Thursday in Are,
Feuz finished ahead of In a shortened race that four wins of Ingemar Sten- much waiting for the end which will host next season's
Olympic champion Aksel was more like a sprint than a mark's World Cup record of of a race," Goggia said. world championships.q

Iditarod ists for putting pressure on Craig threatened to expose
Continued from Previous Page sponsors. him as another musher who
Ulsom's victory generated The Iditarod also was had a positive drug test last
heavy media attention in marked by fallout from year. Iditarod spokesman
Norway, a winter sports na- its first-ever dog doping Chas St. George has said
tion still basking in the glory scandal. Race officials an- Seavey's team had the
of winning the most medals nounced that the team of only positive test.
at the Winter Olympics in four-time champion Dallas Marrs, who is president of
Pyeongchang, South Ko- Seavey tested positive for the Iditarod Official Finish-
rea. the opioid painkiller trama- ers Club, said he felt Craig
"This is completely insane. dol after his second-place was trying to punish him
It's fantastic to win this race finish last March but said for criticizing how the race
here," Ulsom said, accord- they could not prove he handled Seavey's case
ing to Norwegian broad- Joar Ulsom of Norway is interviewed after winning the Iditarod gave the drug to his dogs. and to silence him before a
caster NRK. "It was rather sled dog race in Nome, Alaska, Wednesday, March 14, 2018. Officials did not punish mushers meeting this week.
tough. It was hard to keep Associated Press Seavey but changed race The Iditarod said the con-
my tears back when I rules to make mushers re- text and intent of the con-
crossed the finish line." He saw a sled track ahead the year, and has never fin- sponsible for any positive versation between Marrs
The 31-year-old, who took of him, and figured he ished below seventh place. drug tests. Seavey, who and Craig differed but
the lead Monday when would find someone resting His previous best finishes won four titles between acknowledged that it was
Nicolas Petit got off course at the checkpoint. were fourth-place rankings 2012 and 2016, denied giv- ill-timed. Officials also said
in a blizzard, became the It was a pleasant surprise in both 2017 and 2014. ing drugs to his dogs and Craig should only commu-
third person born outside when he found out he Ulsom picks up about sat out this year's race in nicate test results to board
the U.S. to claim the Iditar- was the first musher to ar- $50,000, a drop from the protest. members and that any fur-
od Trail Sled Dog Race. He's rive, and figured he had "a 2017 winner's earnings of The Iditarod also repri- ther actions deemed detri-
also the second Norwegian good shot at taking it home more than $71,000. manded but did not fire mental to the race would
after Robert Sorlie, a two- then." The race, which began the head of its drug testing result in further disciplinary
time winner who cheered Ulsom moved in 2011 from March 4, has been suf- program on Monday after action, including possible
Ulsom's progress along the Norway to Willow, Alaska, fering financially and lost a musher claimed Dr. Mor- termination.
trail. the dog mushing capital the Wells Fargo bank as rie Craig threatened him Sixty-seven mushers started
Ulsom said he had no idea of the U.S. He first entered a major sponsor over the minutes before the race's the race north of Anchor-
he had taken the lead the Iditarod in 2013, when last year. Organizers have start. age. Eight of those, includ-
when Petit got off course. he was named rookie of blamed animal rights activ- Musher Wade Marrs said ing Marrs, left the race.q