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November 30, 2009, Monday
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KATHRIN Hoelzl earned her first World Cup victory with two strong charges down an icy, bumpy giant slalom course she found to her liking in Aspen, Colorado, on Saturday.
Hoelzl turned in the fastest first run by nearly half a second and used that advantage to beat runner-up Kathrin Zettel of Austria.
"Today, it was pretty icy - I think too icy for many of the girls," Hoelzl said. "But my (equipment) is perfect on ice."
Federica Brignone was third, the first podium finish for the 19-year-old daughter of Maria Rosa Quario, who won four World Cup slaloms from 1979-83.
"She gives me advice about life," the Italian said, "not about skiing."
Hoelzl finished with a total time of 2 minutes, 9.63 seconds in the first North American stop on the circuit. Zettel was 0.24 back, the only competitor within a second of the winner.
Reigning Olympic giant slalom champion Julia Mancuso of the United States was 13th in 2:12.79.
Hoelzl's 2008 world championship in the giant slalom was seen as something of a fluke, in part because she'd never won a World Cup race. Now the German has taken care of that gap on her resume.
Among the top racers who faltered was two-time overall champion Lindsey Vonn of the US, who failed to qualify for the second run.
Maria Riesch of Germany finished 14th, and Tanja Poutiainen of Finland wound up 26th of the 27 women who completed the second run.
Poutiainen won the season's first World Cup giant slalom, edging Zettel at Soelden, Austria, last month.
In Lake Louise, Alberta, Didier Cuche of Switzerland won the season-opening downhill on the World Cup circuit on Saturday.
Cuche, third in last season's overall standings, earned his 11th World Cup victory.
He won by nearly a half-second and was timed in 1:50.31. He was followed by Italy's Werner Heel in 1:50.75 and Switzerland's Carlo Janka in 1:50.93.
Canada's John Kucera, who won the super-giant slalom at Lake Louise three years ago and was second in the event last season, finished sixth. He was impressed with Cuche's performance at age 35. "He's skiing well," Kucera said. "He's strong in three disciplines and he's going to be a favorite in every single race this year."
Hoelzl turned in the fastest first run by nearly half a second and used that advantage to beat runner-up Kathrin Zettel of Austria.
"Today, it was pretty icy - I think too icy for many of the girls," Hoelzl said. "But my (equipment) is perfect on ice."
Federica Brignone was third, the first podium finish for the 19-year-old daughter of Maria Rosa Quario, who won four World Cup slaloms from 1979-83.
"She gives me advice about life," the Italian said, "not about skiing."
Hoelzl finished with a total time of 2 minutes, 9.63 seconds in the first North American stop on the circuit. Zettel was 0.24 back, the only competitor within a second of the winner.
Reigning Olympic giant slalom champion Julia Mancuso of the United States was 13th in 2:12.79.
Hoelzl's 2008 world championship in the giant slalom was seen as something of a fluke, in part because she'd never won a World Cup race. Now the German has taken care of that gap on her resume.
Among the top racers who faltered was two-time overall champion Lindsey Vonn of the US, who failed to qualify for the second run.
Maria Riesch of Germany finished 14th, and Tanja Poutiainen of Finland wound up 26th of the 27 women who completed the second run.
Poutiainen won the season's first World Cup giant slalom, edging Zettel at Soelden, Austria, last month.
In Lake Louise, Alberta, Didier Cuche of Switzerland won the season-opening downhill on the World Cup circuit on Saturday.
Cuche, third in last season's overall standings, earned his 11th World Cup victory.
He won by nearly a half-second and was timed in 1:50.31. He was followed by Italy's Werner Heel in 1:50.75 and Switzerland's Carlo Janka in 1:50.93.
Canada's John Kucera, who won the super-giant slalom at Lake Louise three years ago and was second in the event last season, finished sixth. He was impressed with Cuche's performance at age 35. "He's skiing well," Kucera said. "He's strong in three disciplines and he's going to be a favorite in every single race this year."
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