Schild wins World Cup slalom
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December 31, 2010, Friday
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MARLIES Schild of Austria won a women's World Cup night slalom on Wednesday for her third victory of the season and 26th overall.
Schild had a blistering first run on the Panorama course in Austria in front of a 14,000-capacity home crowd but had to overcome a major mistake in the second when she almost came to a standstill.
She finished in an aggregate time of 1 minute, 42.06 seconds to beat Olympic and world slalom champion Maria Riesch by 0.32, while fellow German Christina Geiger was 0.52 back in third for her first career podium finish.
"I had a problem with my left ski, which slid away twice. But it doesn't matter - a victory is a victory," Schild said.
"It was not easy. I knew I had a huge lead over Maria but I wanted to attack," said the Austrian, who led Riesch by 2.40 seconds after her flawless opening run.
"I was going almost too fast at the bottom part and had to hold back a bit," said Schild, who has won three of four slalom races this season to lead the discipline standings. "I was a bit anxious before the race because everybody expects me to win."
Riesch, who was only 17th after a disappointing opening run, extended her lead in the overall standings.
She now has 738 points, while Lindsey Vonn, who crashed in the first run, is second with 617.
In Italy, Austria's Michael Walchhofer added another victory to his farewell season on Wednesday, becoming the first skier to win the grueling World Cup downhill on the Stelvio course three times.
Schild had a blistering first run on the Panorama course in Austria in front of a 14,000-capacity home crowd but had to overcome a major mistake in the second when she almost came to a standstill.
She finished in an aggregate time of 1 minute, 42.06 seconds to beat Olympic and world slalom champion Maria Riesch by 0.32, while fellow German Christina Geiger was 0.52 back in third for her first career podium finish.
"I had a problem with my left ski, which slid away twice. But it doesn't matter - a victory is a victory," Schild said.
"It was not easy. I knew I had a huge lead over Maria but I wanted to attack," said the Austrian, who led Riesch by 2.40 seconds after her flawless opening run.
"I was going almost too fast at the bottom part and had to hold back a bit," said Schild, who has won three of four slalom races this season to lead the discipline standings. "I was a bit anxious before the race because everybody expects me to win."
Riesch, who was only 17th after a disappointing opening run, extended her lead in the overall standings.
She now has 738 points, while Lindsey Vonn, who crashed in the first run, is second with 617.
In Italy, Austria's Michael Walchhofer added another victory to his farewell season on Wednesday, becoming the first skier to win the grueling World Cup downhill on the Stelvio course three times.
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