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SPORTS Thursday 29 december 2016

BLACKHAWKS

DOWN

United States’s Mikaela Shif-
frin celebrates on the podium
after winning an alpine ski,
women’s World Cup Giant
Slalom, in Semmering, Austria,
Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016.
Associated Press
American skier

Shiffrin takes
2nd World Cup

GS win in 2 days

SEMMERING, Austria (AP) —
After waiting 26 months for
her second career World
Cup giant slalom win, Mi-
kaela Shiffrin needed just
one more day to add the
third.
On Wednesday, the Ameri-
can earned her second GS
win in two days. Her only
previous victory in the disci-
pline was in October 2014
— at the season-opening
race in another Austrian re-
sort, Soelden.
The victory raised her to-
tal of World Cup wins to
25, with 22 coming in her
favorite slalom discipline.
Among active skiers, only
American teammate Lind- Wheeler, Scheifele and Stafford lead Jets past Blackhawks
sey Vonn, who is currently
recovering from a broken
arm, has won more races
— 76.
In dense snowfall, Shiffrin
built on a narrow first-run
lead to beat 2013 world
champion Tessa Worley of
France by 0.15 seconds, Chicago Blackhawks’ Artem Anisimov (15) of Rus-
sia, celebrates with teammates Artemi Panarin (72)
while 2010 Olympic cham- of Russia, and Patrick Kane (88) after scoring a goal
pion Viktoria Rebensburg while Winnipeg Jets’ Mathieu Perreault (85) looks on
of Germany was 0.18 back during the second period of an NHL hockey game
in third for her first podium Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2016, in Chicago.
finish of the season. Associated Press
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