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January 5, 2009, Monday
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GERMANY'S Maria Riesch chalked up her third slalom win in a row yesterday in Zagreb to oust American Lindsey Vonn from the top of the overall women's World Cup standings.
Vonn, who was fastest in the first run, missed out on victory when she made a big mistake with a few gates to go and failed to finish.
Riesch, a winner last month in the Spanish resort of La Molina and in Semmering, Austria, played it much safer to dislodge her friend and rival. With 607 points, she leads Vonn by 77.
"I have mixed feelings about this victory. I'm delighted to have won but also sad that my friend Lindsey should have been so close. The gap between her and the rest was so huge," said Riesch.
"For sure, the two of us would have been on the podium once again," she added.
The two are best of friends, having spent Christmas together and shared four World Cup podiums this season.
"Good things come three by three. The more I win, the more unbelievable it is and the closer I get to being beaten," added the German.
Italy's Nicole Gius was second, 0.44 seconds adrift, and Czech world champion Sarka Zahrobska was third, 0.63 seconds off the pace.
Gius, more of a giant slalom specialist, had not featured in a World Cup slalom top three for more than six years.
Zahrobska won the slalom in Aspen earlier in the winter.
The first leg had turned into a head-to-head between the season's two leading World Cup contenders, separated by 0.43 seconds with the rest more than a second off the pace.
Vonn, who started first after Austria's Nicole Hosp was injured in practice, punched the air in satisfaction after her morning run.
The American, winner of her first World Cup Alpine skiing slalom in Levi in November, realized she had put in a perfect run and it showed when Riesch was unable to match her time.
Vonn, who was fastest in the first run, missed out on victory when she made a big mistake with a few gates to go and failed to finish.
Riesch, a winner last month in the Spanish resort of La Molina and in Semmering, Austria, played it much safer to dislodge her friend and rival. With 607 points, she leads Vonn by 77.
"I have mixed feelings about this victory. I'm delighted to have won but also sad that my friend Lindsey should have been so close. The gap between her and the rest was so huge," said Riesch.
"For sure, the two of us would have been on the podium once again," she added.
The two are best of friends, having spent Christmas together and shared four World Cup podiums this season.
"Good things come three by three. The more I win, the more unbelievable it is and the closer I get to being beaten," added the German.
Italy's Nicole Gius was second, 0.44 seconds adrift, and Czech world champion Sarka Zahrobska was third, 0.63 seconds off the pace.
Gius, more of a giant slalom specialist, had not featured in a World Cup slalom top three for more than six years.
Zahrobska won the slalom in Aspen earlier in the winter.
The first leg had turned into a head-to-head between the season's two leading World Cup contenders, separated by 0.43 seconds with the rest more than a second off the pace.
Vonn, who started first after Austria's Nicole Hosp was injured in practice, punched the air in satisfaction after her morning run.
The American, winner of her first World Cup Alpine skiing slalom in Levi in November, realized she had put in a perfect run and it showed when Riesch was unable to match her time.
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