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Victory is his second in four days
Published on Monday, Dec 03, 2007
From Beacon Journal wire services
Daniel Albrecht of Switzerland won the World Cup giant slalom at Beaver Creek, Colo. on Sunday for his second victory in four days.
Albrecht, who was 11th after the opening leg, delivered a stunning second run to complete the Birds Of Prey course in a combined time of 2 minutes, 24.30, just .05 ahead of Austrian Mario Matt.
Didier Cuche of Switzerland, who led after the opening run, trailed Albrecht by .11 to finish third.
Albrecht posted his first career World Cup victory on Thursday.
Olympic combined champion Ted Ligety tied for fourth with Massimiliano Blardone, missing the podium by just .04. Blardone, who won the GS in Beaver Creek last season, was second after the opening leg.
Ligety was seeking his second career World Cup victory. His sole World Cup victory came in a GS in March 2006 in South Korea.
Bode Miller, who won the giant slalom in Beaver Creek two years ago, messed up in the opening leg. Just 45 seconds into the run, he lost his edge and went down on his hip on a turn. Miller hiked up to re-ski the gate but finished more than 10 seconds off the pace.
The American angrily left the finish area without putting on a coat or returning his race bib.
World Cup overall and giant slalom champion Aksel Lund Svindal, the winner of the season-opening GS in October, remained hospitalized after a downhill training crash Tuesday left him with facial fractures and groin injuries.
More winter sports: Schild wins
Martina Schild of Switzerland battled biting cold and a slick track Sunday to win the season-opening women's super-G in Lake Louise, Alberta in 1 minute, 16.21 seconds for her first World Cup victory. Germany's Maria Riesch, who won a downhill in Lake Louise last year, was second in 1:16.41. Sweden's Jessica Lindell-Vikarby was third, collecting her first podium finish with a time of 1:16:43.
There is a good chance overall World Cup skiing champion Aksel Lund Svindal will be sidelined for the season because of a serious crash during downhill training earlier this week.
Francois-Louis Tremblay of Canada won the 500 meters in the short track speedskating World Cup in Turin, Italy to prevent South Korea from sweeping the men's events. Tremblay finished in 41.886 seconds at the Palavela arena that was used for the 2006 Turin Olympics. Sung Si-bak of South Korea was second in 42.139, and J.P. Kepka of the United States was third in 42.071. Ahn Hyun-soo of South Korea won the 1,500 in 2:19.458, and South Korea also took the 5,000 relay. South Koreans also won both of Saturday's finals. In the women's 500, Wang Meng of China won in 43.326.
Daisuke Takahashi won figure skating's NHK Trophy in Sendai, Japan to close out the Grand Prix series.
Golf: Nelsons win again
Larry Nelson won the Del Webb Father-Son Challenge in Orlando, Fla., for the second time with a different son, teaming with Josh, 29, for a second straight 12-under 60 and a two-shot victory Sunday. Nelson, a three-time major champion, also won the Father-Son Challenge three years ago with Drew, his oldest son. He joined Raymond Floyd as the only players to win the tournament with different sons. Floyd won three times with Raymond Jr. and twice with Robert.
Trevor Immelman shot an even-par 72 and won the Nedbank Challenge in Sun City, South Africa by 1 stroke despite three straight bogeys over the closing holes and a late challenge from Justin Rose. Immelman, who won the $1.2 million first prize, finished at 16-under 272. Rose shot 73 after a double-bogey on the 18th at the Gary Player Country Club.
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Sebastien Loeb won a fourth consecutive auto racing World Rally Championship when he finished third in the season-ending Wales Rally in Cardiff, Wales.
Kenya's Samuel Wanjiru set a course record in his marathon debut by winning the Fukuoka International Marathon in Fukuoka, Japan in 2 hours, 6 minutes, 39 seconds Sunday to edge Ethiopia's Deriba Merga.
Texas Tech coach Bob Knight is feeling better, a day after leaving a game at halftime because he was feeling ill, his son said Sunday. ''He is OK,'' said assistant coach Pat Knight, his father's designated successor. ''It's just flu-like symptoms. Nothing serious.'' Knight isn't expected to miss any practices or games.
Bo Pelini is the new coach at Nebraska, leaving the defensive coordinator post at LSU for a job many Cornhusker fans thought he should have been given four years ago. Interim athletic director and former head coach Tom Osborne announced Pelini's hiring Sunday, after introducing Pelini to the players.
Louisville coach Steve Kragthorpe released defensive coordinator Mike Cassity, and offensive coordinator Charlie Stubbs resigned on Sunday just days after the Cardinals stumbled to a 6-6 season. Jeff Brohm, a former Louisville star whose brother, Brian, just finished his career with the Cardinals, was promoted to offensive coordinator.
From Beacon Journal wire services
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