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He breaks mark for most U.S. wins
Published on Monday, Jan 21, 2008
From Beacon Journal wire services
Bode Miller finally had something to cheer about Sunday at the Hahnenkamm World Cup races in Kitzbuehel, Austria.
Last week, he accused organizers of making the famous Streif downhill course much bumpier and more dangerous than it already was. He also criticized organizers for not respecting the 68-year history of the event by changing the slalom course.
But on Sunday, Miller won the combined title for the slalom and Saturday's downhill, which means he is now the most successful American skier ever, with 28 World Cup wins, overtaking Phil Mahre.
''It's a nice record, something you dream about as a kid,'' said Miller, 30. ''As a professional skier, you're more focused on winning each individual race. Before the season, it was my target to break that record, and it's a really good feeling if you reach your goals.''
Miller finished 14th in the slalom after taking second in the downhill, which earned him the classic combined title at the Hahnenkamm races.
Miller wants to improve on his technique.
''I have made too many errors,'' he said. ''But when you look at my split times at the Super-G and the downhill, you see that I should have won them both.''
Jean-Baptiste Grange, 27, of France, earned his fourth win of the season in the slalom race.
More on snow, ice: U.S. woman 2nd
• Maria Holaus of Austria got her first Women's World Cup victory at Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, and Julia Mancuso finished second again, leaving the American still looking for her first win of the season. Holaus took advantage of an early start position to win a sunny Super-G, covering the melting Olympia delle Tofane course in 1 minute, 24.63 seconds. Mancuso, the Olympic giant slalom champion, finished 0.23 second behind.
• American Michelle Roark put together a solid final run to win the women's World Cup moguls event at Whiteface Mountain in Lake Placid, N.Y. Olympic champion Dale Begg-Smith of Australia won the men's event.
• Janne Ahonen of Finland won a World Cup ski-jumping meet, clearing almost 2183/4 yards in rainy conditions in Harrachov, Czech Republic.
• Eric Frenzel of Germany won his first Nordic combined World Cup event (ski jumping and a cross-country sprint) and finished second in the sprint in Klingethal, Germany.
• Five-time Olympic biathlon (shooting and cross-country skiing) champion Ole Einar Bjoerndalen of Norway got his fifth win of the World Cup season in Anterselva, Italy.
• Rok Flander of Slovenia and Heidi Neururer of Austria won the final Snowboard World Cup parallel slalom race of the season in La Molina, Spain.
• Janis Minins of Latvia clinched his first World Cup victory in the four-man bobsled, earning the title of European champion in Cesana Pariol, Italy.
• Lee Kyou-hyuk of South Korea won consecutive titles and Jenny Wolf of Germany won her first overall gold at the sprint speedskating world championships in Heereveen, Netherlands.
Soccer: U.S. women win tourney
• Shannon Boxx scored on a looping header in the 77th minute Sunday and the U.S. Women's National Team beat China 1-0 to win the Four Nations Tournament in Guangzhou, China. Hope Solo, briefly dismissed from the U.S. team for criticizing the former coach's decision to drop her during the World Cup, started in goal for the second time in the tournament and had one save. Canada finished third after a long-range goal by Jodi-Ann Robinson in the fourth minute of stoppage time for a 1-1 draw with Finland. The Finns scored in the first half.
• Sulley Muntari scored in the 90th minute Sunday to give host Ghana a 2-1 win over Guinea in the opening match of the African Cup of Nations in Accra, Ghana.
Other: New sailing world record
• Francis Joyon had no heat, no companions and little sleep for nearly two months as he sailed around the globe. Now he has a stunning world record.
The Frenchman, 51, circled the planet alone in 57 days, 13 hours, 34 minutes, 6 seconds, in a trimaran, shattering the record set by Ellen MacArthur by two weeks and beating his own expectations.
''It's a bit of a shock'' to be among so many people again, Joyon said after hitting land at Brest France's Atlantic coast Sunday morning. He crossed an imaginary finish line in the water overnight, and said it was like ''landing on the moon'' when he reached shore.
Joyon skirted the southern reaches of the globe in his 95-foot, 9-ton trimaran IDEC, a craft he built with parts gathered from other boats.
''I had a hard time beating your record. I hope that you won't be in a hurry to beat mine,'' Joyon said with a smile to MacArthur.
''I'm really happy for him, proud of him,'' said MacArthur, who joined fans and rivals in welcoming Joyon to shore.
MacArthur, then 28, beat Joyon's previous record when she circled the globe in 2005 in 71 days, 14:18:33, on her boat Castorama. That was just one day faster than Joyon's previous time, also in the vibrant red IDEC.
From Beacon Journal wire services
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