Reinfried Herbst of Austria won the men’s World Cup slalom opener on Sunday, and American Bode Miller was disqualified in his first race of the season.
Herbst posted a two-run time of 1 minute, 49.79 seconds down the Black Course to beat runner-up Ivica Kostelic of Croatia by 0.28 seconds. It was Herbst’s sixth career World Cup victory, all in slalom.
“In the first run I skied well, I had everything under control and made no big mistakes,†Herbst said. “In the second run I was … Details
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 at the World Cup circuit’s northernmost venue above the Arctic Circle.
U.S. Team snowboarder Michelle Gorgone of Boston launched the 2010 Race to the Cup alpine snowboard series with a gold medal performance at Copper Mountain yesterday. “It was a good day today and a great way to start the season,” Gorgone said. “I just tried to ride smart and consistent without pushing myself too hard.”
Gorgone was followed on the podium by Japan’s Tomoka Takeuchi and Canadian Kimiko Zakreski …Â Details