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Alpine skiing-Fenninger keeps up late form with another win

By Manuele Lang OFTERSCHWANG, Germany, March 9 (Reuters) - Anna Fenninger kept her end-of-season momentum going to win a women's Alpine ski World Cup giant slalom race on Saturday. The 23-year-old Austrian, winner of a super-G in Garmisch-Partenkirchen a week ago, triumphed again with a combined time of two minutes 29.39 seconds.

Alpine skiing: Austria's Fenninger claims giant slalom win

Austria's Anna Fenninger claimed her second consecutive World Cup victory here on Saturday by winning the giant slalom with overall World Cup winner Tina Maze second. Having led after the first run, Fenninger, 23, backed up last Sunday's Super-G victory in Garmisch-Partenkirchen with a winning time here of 2min 29.30sec with Slovenia's Maze second at 0.44sec. Germany's Viktoria Rebensburg finished third at 0.96sec over the two runs. ryj/as

Alpine skiing-Fenninger wins Ofterschwang giant slalom

OFTERSCHWANG, Germany, March 9 (Reuters) - Austria's Anna Fenninger won a women's Alpine ski World Cup giant slalom on Saturday. Slovenia's Tina Maze was second and Germany's Viktoria Rebensburg was third. (Reporting by Manuele Lang; Editing by Clare Fallon)

Alpine Skiing: Ligety clinches giant slalom World Cup

Ted Ligety of the United States won the World Cup giant slalom at Kranjska Gora on Saturday, ensuring he takes the crystal globe for the overall season winner in the discipline. Second place behind the American went to Marcel Hirscher of Austria with France's Alexis Pinturault in third. It is the fourth time that Ligety has won the World Cup giant slalom title after his season victories in 2008, 2010 and 2011. He is also the reigning world champion in the giant slalom.

CORRECTED-Alpine skiing-Kranjska Gora win gives Ligety giant slalom Cup

(Corrects number of crystal globes won in 2nd para) By Patrick Lang KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia, March 9 (Reuters) - American Ted Ligety won the Kranjska Gora giant slalom for a fifth time on Saturday to secure the World Cup in the discipline. It was the triple world champion's fourth giant slalom crystal globe and the victory on the Podkoren slope, one of his favourites on the circuit, was his fifth of the season.

Alpine Skiing: Ligety clinches giant slalom World Cup

Ted Ligety of the United States won the World Cup giant slalom at Kranjska Gora on Saturday, ensuring he takes the crystal globe for the overall season winner in the discipline. Second place behind the American went to Marcel Hirscher of Austria with France's Alexis Pinturault in third. It is the fourth time that Ligety has won the World Cup giant slalom title after his season victories in 2008, 2010 and 2011. He is also the reigning world champion in the giant slalom. tba-ol/ak/as

Alpine Skiing: Men's World Cup giant slalom results

Men's World Cup alpine skiing giant slalom results here on Saturday:- 1. Ted Ligety (USA) 2:35.43 (1:22.16 + 1:13.27) 2. Marcel Hirscher (AUT) 2:35.88 (1:22.76 + 1:13.12) 3. Alexis Pinturault (FRA) 2:36.20 (1:22.36 + 1:13.84) 4. Felix Neureuther (GER) 2:36.24 (1:22.38 + 1:13.86) 5. Thomas Fanara (FRA) 2:36.65 (1:23.82 + 1:12.83) 6. Aksel Lund Svindal (NOR) 2:36.73 (1:23.15 + 1:13.58) 7. Benjamin Raich (AUT) 2:37.20 (1:23.49 + 1:13.71)

Alpine skiing-Ligety wins Kranjska Gora giant slalom and cup

KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia, March 9 (Reuters) - American Ted Ligety won an Alpine skiing giant slalom on Saturday and secured the season's World Cup title in the discipline. Austria's Marcel Hirscher was second in the race and France's Alexis Pinturault was third. (Reporting by Patrick Lang; Editing by Clare Fallon)

UPDATE 3-Alpine Skiing-World Cup Ofterschwang women's giant slalom results

March 9 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Ofterschwang Women's Giant Slalom after run 2 on Saturday Run 1 Run 2 Overall 1. Anna Fenninger (Austria) 1:11.84 1:17.55 2:29.39 2. Tina Maze (Slovenia) 1:11.87 1:17.96 2:29.83 3. Viktoria Rebensburg (Germany) 1:12.38 1:17.97 2:30.35 4. Eva-Maria Brem (Austria) 1:13.99 1:17.46 2:31.45 5. Anemone Marmottan (France) 1:14.87 1:17.01 2:31.88 6. Anne-Sophie Barthet (France) 1:14.14 1:17.97 2:32.11 7.

UPDATE 2-Alpine Skiing-World Cup Kranjska Gora men's giant slalom results

March 9 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the World Cup Kranjska Gora Men's Giant Slalom after run 2 on Saturday Run 1 Run 2 Overall 1. Ted Ligety (U.S.) 1:22.16 1:13.27 2:35.43 2. Marcel Hirscher (Austria) 1:22.76 1:13.12 2:35.88 3. Alexis Pinturault (France) 1:22.36 1:13.84 2:36.20 4. Felix Neureuther (Germany) 1:22.38 1:13.86 2:36.24 5. Thomas Fanara (France) 1:23.82 1:12.83 2:36.65 6. Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway) 1:23.15 1:13.58 2:36.73 7.
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