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Monday 17 January 2022
Italian skier Brignone wins World Cup super-G with gutsy run

Associated Press had almost no problem,”
(AP) — Federica Brignone she said. The result marked
saw a gutsy run rewarded Brignone’s Italian record
with the victory Sunday in extending 18th career win,
the fifth women’s World and sixth in a super-G. It’s
Cup super-G of the season. the first time Brignone has
Racing in perfect, sun- won multiple super-G races
ny conditions, the Italian in one season.
gained about three-tenths “For me, it’s important. It’s
of a second on her rivals an emotion. I have won
with an attacking and before in my career but it’s
risky approach in the mid- always nice,” she said.
dle part of the Kälberloch Italian teammate Sofia
course. Goggia, who had a nasty
While many racers post- crash in Saturday’s downhill
ed faster times at the first on the same slope, started
split, no one matched Brig- despite complaining about
none’s pace in the turning being sore.
steep section. “My whole body hurts. But
“I was really attacking from skiing is better than going
the top to the bottom,” for a walk,” she said be-
said the overall World Cup Italy's Federica Brignone celebrates at finish area after completing an alpine ski, women's World fore the race, in which she
champion from two sea- Cup super-G race in Zauchensee, Austria, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Marco Trovati) avoided risk taking and
sons ago. finished 0.92 behind team-
“Today was not easy to put Corinne Suter came closest could see it in every turn. one week after she sat mate Brignone in 19th.
all the pieces of the puzzle with a strong finish to close Now I feel I am completely out a giant slalom in Slove- Goggia also has two super-
together, because there’s the gap to Brignone to 0.04 on the right track again,” nia with a knee issue. She G wins this season, and
some girls really fast in some seconds. It was the best Suter said. worked with physiothera- the two Italians are clearly
sections, but then making a result of the season for the Ariane Rädler was 0.17 pists to get ready for the ahead in the super-G sea-
small mistake.” downhill world champion behind in third for the Aus- speed races this weekend. son standings, with Goggia
The top 20 finished within from Switzerland. trian’s first career podium “My knee was not perfect. leading Brignone by just
1.04 seconds of the winning “My confidence has been result. But the best thing was that five points with four races
time. lacking until now, you Brignone’s triumph came it was good when skiing. I left.q

Suspended game in Spain to resume without injured player

By Tales Azzoni represent the fans of Real
Associated Press Betis or the way of living
(AP) — The Copa del Rey football in our city,” Sevilla
match suspended after an said in a statement early
object was thrown from the Sunday. “Likewise, the club
stands will resume Sunday demands the utmost re-
behind closed doors and spect for Joan Jordán, a
without the Sevilla player true professional and an
hit in the head in what the exemplary person who has
club called an “appalling suffered an appalling at-
attack.” tack.”
Sevilla midfielder Joan Betis players condemned
Jordán was doing well the incident but some ac-
at home but will not play cused Sevilla coach Julen
when the match between Lopetegui of trying to urge
his club and Real Betis re- Jordán to go down after
starts from the 39th minute being hit.
with the score tied at 1-1 at “Shameful and unjustifiable
the Benito Villamarín Sta- act by someone who does
dium. not represent our fans,” Be-
Jordán had been taken to tis substitute Víctor Cama-
a hospital after being hit by rasa said on Twitter. “I hope
a piece of PVC hurled from that Joan Jordán is OK, but
the stands while Betis was Sevilla's Joan Jordan, left, vies for the ball with Barcelona's Gavi during the Spanish La Liga soccer we all heard (even the as-
celebrating Nabil Fekir’s match between Sevilla and Barcelona at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium, in Seville, Spain, sistant referee) his coach
equalizer before halftime Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/Angel Fernandez) tell him to ‘be dizzy and
in the round-of-16 match drop to the ground.’”
between the fierce Seville The federation said it want- pened.” scheduled for Sunday, with The Seville derby is notori-
rivals. ed to avoid major logisti- The match will restart 4 p.m. Valencia visiting Atlético ous for being Spain’s most
Jordán underwent a series cal challenges by keeping local time (1500 GMT), just Baleares. fiercely contested cross-
of tests and was diagnosed the match at the Villamarín hours before the Spanish “Sevilla condemns the vio- town rivalry. In 2007, Se-
with a head trauma. He will stadium, but no fans will be Super Cup final between lent act suffered by Joan villa coach Juande Ramos
remain under observation allowed “to guarantee the Real Madrid and Athletic Jordán, an unacceptable was knocked unconscious
for at least 24 hours, the match ends without new Bilbao takes place in Sau- act in the world of sport when he was hit in the
Spanish soccer federation incidents, considering the di Arabia. Only one other committed by an individu- head by a bottle thrown by
said Sunday. seriousness of what hap- Copa del Rey match was al who, of course, does not a Betis fan.q