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Herbst flies to second slalom victory
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December 22, 2009, Tuesday
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REINFRIED Herbst made it two wins in two slalom races this season with a victory yesterday on the Gran Risa course in Italy.
The Austrian also won the season's first slalom in Levi, Finland, last month.
"A second World Cup win is wonderful. It has been a good display by Austria," Herbst told reporters.
Moving up from second after the first leg, Herbst won in a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 49.31 seconds. Silvan Zurbriggen of Switzerland had the fastest second leg and finished runner-up, 0.08 seconds behind, and first-run leader Manfred Pranger ended up third, 0.17 back.
Olympic slalom champion Benjamin Raich was third after the opening leg but fell midway down the second run.
Still, Raich maintained a 12-point lead over Carlo Janka in the overall World Cup standings. Switzerland's much-hyped Janka, who previously boasted that the slalom course was one of the easiest on the circuit, sloppily missed a gate early on in the first leg to be eliminated.
Herbst has a perfect 200 points in the slalom standings, while Zurbriggen is second with 102. It was the seventh career World Cup victory for Herbst, who won a silver medal in slalom at the 2006 Turin Olympics.
Herbst let out a series of screams and fist pumps after crossing the finish, then celebrated some more after Pranger - who won the slalom at last season's world championships in Val d'Isere, France - crossed behind him.
Local favorite Manfred Moelgg of Italy finished fourth and Michael Janyk of Canada was fifth.
Janyk comes from Whistler, British Columbia, the resort that will host the Alpine events at the Vancouver Olympics in February.
Croatian coach Ante Kostelic, whose son Ivica is out following knee surgery, set a tricky course for the first run with a quick series of gates on a roll midway down, causing trouble for several of the favorites.
Among those who didn't make it down in the opening leg were 2007 slalom world champion Mario Matt, German standout Felix Neureuther and promising Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher, who posted his first victory in a giant slalom eight days ago.
Olympic combined champion Ted Ligety also struggled with the setting and failed to qualify for the second run in 39th.
American Bode Miller, recovering from a sprained ankle, decided not to race after struggling to make an impact in the Super-G, downhill and giant slalom which took place in nearby Val Gardena and Alta Badia over the past three days.
After a short break for Christmas, the men's circuit resumes with the physically demanding downhill in Bormio on December 29.
The Austrian also won the season's first slalom in Levi, Finland, last month.
"A second World Cup win is wonderful. It has been a good display by Austria," Herbst told reporters.
Moving up from second after the first leg, Herbst won in a two-run combined time of 1 minute, 49.31 seconds. Silvan Zurbriggen of Switzerland had the fastest second leg and finished runner-up, 0.08 seconds behind, and first-run leader Manfred Pranger ended up third, 0.17 back.
Olympic slalom champion Benjamin Raich was third after the opening leg but fell midway down the second run.
Still, Raich maintained a 12-point lead over Carlo Janka in the overall World Cup standings. Switzerland's much-hyped Janka, who previously boasted that the slalom course was one of the easiest on the circuit, sloppily missed a gate early on in the first leg to be eliminated.
Herbst has a perfect 200 points in the slalom standings, while Zurbriggen is second with 102. It was the seventh career World Cup victory for Herbst, who won a silver medal in slalom at the 2006 Turin Olympics.
Herbst let out a series of screams and fist pumps after crossing the finish, then celebrated some more after Pranger - who won the slalom at last season's world championships in Val d'Isere, France - crossed behind him.
Local favorite Manfred Moelgg of Italy finished fourth and Michael Janyk of Canada was fifth.
Janyk comes from Whistler, British Columbia, the resort that will host the Alpine events at the Vancouver Olympics in February.
Croatian coach Ante Kostelic, whose son Ivica is out following knee surgery, set a tricky course for the first run with a quick series of gates on a roll midway down, causing trouble for several of the favorites.
Among those who didn't make it down in the opening leg were 2007 slalom world champion Mario Matt, German standout Felix Neureuther and promising Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher, who posted his first victory in a giant slalom eight days ago.
Olympic combined champion Ted Ligety also struggled with the setting and failed to qualify for the second run in 39th.
American Bode Miller, recovering from a sprained ankle, decided not to race after struggling to make an impact in the Super-G, downhill and giant slalom which took place in nearby Val Gardena and Alta Badia over the past three days.
After a short break for Christmas, the men's circuit resumes with the physically demanding downhill in Bormio on December 29.
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