Vonn leaves crowd in a Maze
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January 27, 2013, Sunday
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LINDSEY Vonn spoiled Tina Maze's home celebrations in Maribor when she upstaged the Slovenian world champion to win a women's World Cup giant slalom yesterday.
Back to her best, the American beat the World Cup runaway leader by 0.08 seconds with a combined time of two minutes 22.20 seconds to snatch only the third giant slalom win of her career.
It was Vonn's 59th World Cup victory and a huge boost to her confidence ahead of the world championships in Schladming, Austria, next month, when Maze will defend her crown in the discipline.
The Slovenian disappointed the crowd, who were hoping to see their favorite win after she comfortably dominated the first run.
Maze still has a chance in today's slalom as a consolation prize and has increased her overall World Cup lead, leaving Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch 748 points adrift.
Austria's Anna Feninger continued her fine recent form to finish third, 0.57 off the pace.
In Kitzbuehel, Austria, Dominik Paris became only the second Italian to win the most prestigious downhill on the World Cup circuit yesterday.
Joint winner of the Bormio classic earlier this season, the 23-year-old Paris outshone the favorites in 1:57.56 to emulate compatriot Kristian Ghedina, crowned in 1998.
The victory underlined the strength of the Italian speed team, which has bagged four of the six downhills held this season, with Christof Innerhofer winning in Beaver Creek and in Wengen a week ago.
Erik Guay was second, 0.13 seconds adrift, the best result for a Canadian on the Streif piste in 30 years.
Hannes Reichelt salvaged Austrian pride by finishing third, 0.36 behind the winner.
Aksel Lund Svindal, the fastest in practice and winner of Friday's super-G, looked a clear favorite at the start but could manage only 10th, 1.16 back.
The Norwegian surrendered the downhill World Cup lead to Paris by six points while losing vital ground in the race for the overall title to Austria's Marcel Hirscher.
Hirscher will be the favorite at home in today's slalom.
Back to her best, the American beat the World Cup runaway leader by 0.08 seconds with a combined time of two minutes 22.20 seconds to snatch only the third giant slalom win of her career.
It was Vonn's 59th World Cup victory and a huge boost to her confidence ahead of the world championships in Schladming, Austria, next month, when Maze will defend her crown in the discipline.
The Slovenian disappointed the crowd, who were hoping to see their favorite win after she comfortably dominated the first run.
Maze still has a chance in today's slalom as a consolation prize and has increased her overall World Cup lead, leaving Germany's Maria Hoefl-Riesch 748 points adrift.
Austria's Anna Feninger continued her fine recent form to finish third, 0.57 off the pace.
In Kitzbuehel, Austria, Dominik Paris became only the second Italian to win the most prestigious downhill on the World Cup circuit yesterday.
Joint winner of the Bormio classic earlier this season, the 23-year-old Paris outshone the favorites in 1:57.56 to emulate compatriot Kristian Ghedina, crowned in 1998.
The victory underlined the strength of the Italian speed team, which has bagged four of the six downhills held this season, with Christof Innerhofer winning in Beaver Creek and in Wengen a week ago.
Erik Guay was second, 0.13 seconds adrift, the best result for a Canadian on the Streif piste in 30 years.
Hannes Reichelt salvaged Austrian pride by finishing third, 0.36 behind the winner.
Aksel Lund Svindal, the fastest in practice and winner of Friday's super-G, looked a clear favorite at the start but could manage only 10th, 1.16 back.
The Norwegian surrendered the downhill World Cup lead to Paris by six points while losing vital ground in the race for the overall title to Austria's Marcel Hirscher.
Hirscher will be the favorite at home in today's slalom.
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