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Austria's Katrin Zettel wins giant slalom

Sun, 01/17/2010 - 10:23 by shalini.bahadur

Maribor, Slovenia -- Austria's Kathrin Zettel won her first World Cup title of the season Saturday by taking the women's giant slalom in Slovenia.

Zettel compiled a combined time of 2 minutes, 36.22 seconds, edging Germany's Maria Riesch by 0.23 seconds.

Anja Paerson of Sweden was third. American Lindsey Vonn was in second place after the first run but hit a bump near the end of the second run and went off the course. "I just hit a rut," Vonn said. "I couldn't really see anything. I'm just so mad."

Zettel needed all her skills on the packed snow at Maribor but came away with her first win after seven podium appearances in the season.

Copyright 2010 by United Press International.

Finn narrowly wins World Cup giant slalom

Sun, 10/25/2009 - 12:01 by shalini.bahadur

Soleden, Austria -- Finland's Tania Poutianen narrowly won the women's giant slalom in Saturday's season-opener of World Cup skiing at Soleden, Austria.

Poutianen turned in a combined two-run time of 2:24.96, edging Austrian Kathrin Zettel by .01 seconds.

Denise Karbon took third place and American Lindsey Vonn came in ninth. Karbon sizzled in the first run with a 1:11.52, but her second run was around 2 seconds slower. Both of Poutianen's and Zettel's runs were in the 1:12 range.

Austrian Nicole Hosp, who won the overall title three years ago, was lost for the season when she injured her knee in a crash on the second run of the day.

The men's giant slalom at Soleden takes place Sunday.