Herbst and Riesch take slalom titles
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March 14, 2010, Sunday
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REINFRIED Herbst won the World Cup slalom title yesterday to give Austria's men some consolation after a disappointing season.
Herbst's ninth place in the final race of the season at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, was enough to clinch the crown, edging out Frenchman Julien Lizeroux by a slender 22-point margin.
Switzerland's Silvan Zurbriggen finished third in the overall standings.
Lizeroux led the race at one stage, which would have given him the title, but eventually finished fourth after his time was bettered by the later skiers.
Germany's Felix Neureuther won the race, his second victory of the season and career, with Manfred Pranger of Austria second and Andre Myhrer of Sweden third.
The outcome was a relief for Austria, which failed to win a men's downhill this season for the first time since 1991-92 and came away from the Vancouver Olympics without a men's Alpine skiing medal. "It's amazing to win and it was very important to win this for Austria and for our coaches," Herbst, 31, said.
In the women's, Olympic champion Maria Riesch of Germany won her second straight slalom World Cup title with a third-place finish in the final race of the season.
Marlies Schild of Austria won the race by a big margin, with teammate Kathrin Zettel placing second.
But Riesch's third place was enough to give her the slalom title with 493 points, just three ahead of Zettel. The German, who also won the combined gold medal at the Olympics, could have lost the title if Zettel had won.
Schild, the Olympic silver medalist, had a comfortable lead after the first run and increased it to a massive 1.20 seconds over Zettel, despite the latter having the fastest second heat. Schild clocked an aggregate time of 1:49.57. Riesch was 1.90 seconds behind in third.
Riesch finished second in the overall standings this season behind good friend Lindsey Vonn of the United States. Vonn clinched her third straight title by winning Friday's super-G race.
Herbst's ninth place in the final race of the season at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, was enough to clinch the crown, edging out Frenchman Julien Lizeroux by a slender 22-point margin.
Switzerland's Silvan Zurbriggen finished third in the overall standings.
Lizeroux led the race at one stage, which would have given him the title, but eventually finished fourth after his time was bettered by the later skiers.
Germany's Felix Neureuther won the race, his second victory of the season and career, with Manfred Pranger of Austria second and Andre Myhrer of Sweden third.
The outcome was a relief for Austria, which failed to win a men's downhill this season for the first time since 1991-92 and came away from the Vancouver Olympics without a men's Alpine skiing medal. "It's amazing to win and it was very important to win this for Austria and for our coaches," Herbst, 31, said.
In the women's, Olympic champion Maria Riesch of Germany won her second straight slalom World Cup title with a third-place finish in the final race of the season.
Marlies Schild of Austria won the race by a big margin, with teammate Kathrin Zettel placing second.
But Riesch's third place was enough to give her the slalom title with 493 points, just three ahead of Zettel. The German, who also won the combined gold medal at the Olympics, could have lost the title if Zettel had won.
Schild, the Olympic silver medalist, had a comfortable lead after the first run and increased it to a massive 1.20 seconds over Zettel, despite the latter having the fastest second heat. Schild clocked an aggregate time of 1:49.57. Riesch was 1.90 seconds behind in third.
Riesch finished second in the overall standings this season behind good friend Lindsey Vonn of the United States. Vonn clinched her third straight title by winning Friday's super-G race.
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