Schild takes Austria's second Alpine cup
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Marlies Schild kept the Austrian women on course for a clean sweep of the 2007 Alpine ski World Cup titles on Sunday by taking the slalom crown with her sixth win of the season, in Sierra Nevada, Spain.
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Austria&#39;s Werner Franz made up for lost time with his first World Cup downhill win after 12 years on the circuit. The 32-year-old clocked 1min 57.51sec on Val d&#39;Isere&#39;s OK piste for his second World Cup win after a super-G four years ago.
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MARLIES SCHILD completed a double on Semmering&#39;s magic mountain today, winning a World Cup slalom in convincing fashion after victory in yesterday&#39;s giant slalom.
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Michaela Dorfmeister sealed Austria&#39;s first Alpine ski World Cup title of the season on Sunday with victory in the super-G in Alberta, Canada.
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With airport fire trucks blasting water cannons in salute, the crew of the Americaâs Cup champion Alinghi returned to Switzerland yesterday and was hailed by the countryâs president as a symbol of Swiss pride and diversity.Ernesto Bertarelli, the billionaire head of Alinghi, hoisted the silver trophy at the aircraft door. He was applauded by fans and a government delegation. âIâm enormously proud to be here in Geneva with you for the second time,â said Bertarelli, who made Switzerland the first European nation to successfully defend the title in yachtingâs premier event. Switzerland scored a major upset in 2003 by taking the Cup from the Kiwis, bringing sportâs oldest international trophy to Europe for the first time in more than 150 years. On Tuesday, Alinghiâs dramatic one-second win over Emirates Team New Zealand in Valencia, Spain, ended the closest Americaâs Cup regatta in 24 years, a 5-2 Swiss victory. Bertarelli declined to say whether the next Cup would be held in two or four years and whether it would be contested in Valencia.
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LAKE LOUISE, Canada  - American Bode Miller captured the first super-G of his World Cup career, his second victory in as many days following hot on the heels of his first ever downhill triumph.
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For the second time in three days at the world Alpine ski championships, Lindsey Kildow finished fourth. Janica Kostelic won the women's downhill on Sunday.
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ASPEN, Colorado  - Austria's Marlies Schild led after the first leg of a women's World Cup Alpine skiing slalom on Sunday.
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SEMMERING, Austria - Austrian Marlies Schild put together the fastest time on each run to win a World Cup slalom Wednesday night by more than a second while Vail&#39;s Sarah Schleper tied for fifth.
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Austria&#39;s Johann Grugger celebrates after winning the World Cup men&#39;s downhill race in Bormio, Italy, Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2004.
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LAKE LOUISE, Alberta  - Michaela Dorfmeister put  the Austrian women back on top with the team's first win of the  Alpine ski World Cup season on Sunday, providing the perfect  send-off as the circuit shifts back to Europe.
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CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy  - Austria's Renate  Goetschl stormed to her second World Cup super-G win of the  week with victory in the Dolomites on Friday.
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FLACHAU, Austria  - Canadian Thomas Grandi stretched a pre-Christmas explosion of form, winning his second race in 48 hours with a World Cup giant slalom victory.
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The skier from Canmore, Alta., won a giant slalom race Tuesday for his second World Cup victory in three days. He overtook Switzerland&#39;s Didier Cuche, who led after the first run, posting a combined two-run time of two minutes 15.90 seconds.
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SIERRA NEVADA, Spain  - Austria's Marlies Schild took the slalom World Cup on Sunday, once again destroying all comers with her sixth race win of the season.
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Austria won the team competition title Sunday and finished with the most final medals at the Alpine Skiing World Championships.
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SEMMERING, Austria  - Marlies Schild completed a  double on Semmering's Magic Mountain on Wednesday, winning a  World Cup slalom in convincing fashion after victory in  Tuesday's giant slalom.