Maria Riesch wins opening women’s World Cup slalom

By STEPHAN NASSTROM, AP Sports Writer Nov 14, 8:21 am EST

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LEVI, Finland (AP)—Maria Riesch of Germany won the opening women’s World Cup slalom Saturday, edging Lindsey Vonn of the United States by 0.08 seconds

Riesch, the defending world slalom champion, finished with a two-run time of 1 minute, 48.71 seconds on the Black Course.

Tanja Poutiainen of Finland was 1.16 behind in third place and kept the overall World Cup lead. Poutiainen won the opening giant slalom race of the season last month in Austria.

Vonn, who was ninth in Austria, earned her first career slalom win in Levi last year and went on to win the overall title, as well as the downhill and super-G trophies.

Former overall champion Anja Paerson, who had the fourth fastest time in the opening run, nearly straddled a gate late in the second run. The Swede regained her rhythm, but the mishap cost her several seconds. She wound up 24th among the 29 finishers, 3.70 seconds behind Riesch.

Updated Nov 14, 8:21 am EST
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