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Published on Monday, Jan 12, 2009
From Beacon Journal wire services
Reinfried Herbst of Austria won the men's World Cup slalom race on the Kuonisbaergli course in Adelboden, Switzerland, ahead of countryman Manfred Pranger on Sunday.
Defending overall champion Bode Miller was fourth after the morning run but struggled in the final five gates in the afternoon and placed 16th. Ted Ligety of the United States dropped from eighth to 15th, but refused to make excuses for his second run.
''That's what happens,'' he said. ''It gets dark early over here.''
Herbst had a stellar second run to finish in a combined time of 1 minute, 42.95 seconds after being 10th in the first leg. Pranger led after the first leg, but finished 0.18 seconds behind. Germany's Felix Neureuther was 0.32 back in third.
It was the fourth career World Cup win for the 2006 Olympic silver medalist, who competes only in slalom and was making just his fourth start of the season.
''When you are only focusing on one discipline it is difficult to keep your rhythm,'' the 30-year-old Herbst said. ''But I've been expecting this result. That's why I was super happy at the finish line.''
World Cup slalom leader Jean-Baptiste Grange was ninth and retained his lead in the discipline standings.
Austria's Benjamin Raich finished 11th to keep the lead in the overall standings ahead of Grange.
Pranger's last podium finish came four years ago, when he won his only two World Cup races — slaloms at Schladming and Kitzbuehel in Austria — inside a three-day span.
''I've been through some very difficult moments with injury,'' the 30-year-old Pranger said. ''I made some small mistakes near to the finish line and that is where I lost it, but I'm very happy with my result.''
Pranger hit the same trouble spot as Miller, but his recovery work was not nearly as spectacular as the American's.
Miller had his right ski high in the air and showed deft footwork to get it down and plant his left ski tip round the gate to make a left-handed turn. He finished 1.13 seconds behind Herbst.
Miller and Raich were among four skiers in the top 10 in the morning who fell way back in the second run. Neureuther said the light was poorer for the late starters once the bright sunshine started to disappear behind the mountains.
Neureuther climbed from 15th after the first run, and also benefited from skiing after a three-minute break for television commercials.
''They prepare the snow pretty well in that time and that was good for me,'' he said.
More winter sports: Riesch beats Vonn
• In the end, Lindsey Vonn put down a blistering second run in the women's World Cup Slalom in Maribor, Slovenia, but it wasn't enough to catch Maria Riesch of Germany, who won her fourth straight slalom.
• Magnus Moan of Norway edged compatriot Jan Schmid to win the Nordic combined World Cup event in Val Di Fiemme, Italy, and move into second place in the standings ahead of American Bill Demong.
• Christoph Sumann of Austria and Kati Wilhelm of Germany collected their first biathlon World Cup victories of the season in mass start races in Oberhof, Germany.
• Steven Holcomb captured the four-man bobsled title at the U.S. Bobsled National Championships in Lake Placid, N.Y., leading all four heats during the two-day meet.
• Gregor Schlierenzauer of Austria won his second World Cup ski jumping meet in as many days. Schlierenzauer had jumps of 203.5 and 202 meters for a total of 393.6 points in Bad Mitterndorf, Austria, giving him his fourth victory of the season and 15th overall.
• Long-distance specialist Sven Kramer clinched his third straight all-around title at the European speedskating championships by winning the 10,000-meter race in Heerenveen, Netherlands.
• Lindsey Jacobellis of the United States won the World Cup snowboardcross in Bad Gastein, Austria, to take the lead in the discipline standings. Damon Hayler of Australia won the men's event.
• Armin Zoeggeler extended his perfect record on the 2006 Turin Olympics luge track with his 43rd World Cup victory — his third straight this season.
• Karl Angerer of Germany led his four-man bobsled team to its second World Cup victory of the season in Koenigssee, Germany. Todd Hays was the top U.S. finisher in ninth.
Other: Broncos hire McDaniels
• New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels, formerly of Canton, has agreed to take over as coach of the Denver Broncos, ESPN reported. The network said the 32-year-old McDaniels will be introduced as Denver's new coach today. The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News also reported the hiring on their Web sites.
• Serena Williams seemed visibly upset by a mistake by the chair umpire, but used a late rally to pull out a 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-5 victory over Australian Samantha Stosur in the Sydney International.
• Patrick Allen won the Lumber Liquidators PBA National Bowling Stadium Championship in Reno, Nev., beating Walter Ray Williams Jr. 225-223 when Williams left a pocket 8-10 split on his second shot in the 10th frame.
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