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Show ... WaDDIldl Cmip Slldfliiag Girardelli claims giant slalom title Marc Girardelli of Luxembourg added the World Cup giant slalom title to his slalom championship when he skied to victory Sunday in the World Cup giant slalom in Aspen. Girardelli, who had finished second in the Aspen giant slalom the past two years, overcame his bridesmaid's role as well as a rather slow first run to claim the victory from Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden. Max Julen of Switzerland was third. American skiers made their best showing of the year in men's World Cup skiing as six finished in the top 30. Tiger Shaw finished 15th to lead the U.S. team. Paul Mahre took a page from the book of his more famous brothers by coming out of the 72nd start position to finish 20th. John Buxman was 22nd, John Walsh 27 th, Jesse Hunt 28th, Steve Hegg 29 th, Bill Johnson 37 th, Alan Lauba 39th, Kraig Sourbeer 40th, and Mike Brown 41st. On Saturday, in the men's downhill at Aspen, the Swiss team continued its dominance of the event when Peter Mueller and Karl Alpiger finished one-two. It was Mueller's first win in three years at Aspen. West Germany's Sepp Wildgruber finished third. For the U.S. skiers, Doug Lewis turned in the best performance with a 15th place finish. Andy Chambers was 19th, Bill Johnson 2 1st, Mike Brown 25th, Alan Lauba 38th, Steve Hegg 44th, Tris Cochrane 51st, Paul-Mahre Paul-Mahre 53rd, Andy Luhn 55th, Kraig Sourbeer 56th, Andreas Rickenbach 57 th, Jace Romick 58th, Sam Collins 59th, and Peter Field 60th. . In women's World Cup action in Sunshine, Canada, Maria Walliser of Switzerland also shed her bridesmaid's brides-maid's role with a first-place trophy on Friday in the combined downhill after finishing in the top five six times this season. She edged her teammate, Michela Flgini, by 31 hundredths of a second. Laurie Graham of Canada was third. For the U.S. women, Holly Flanders finished 12 th, while Cindy Oak came in 13 th. Debbie Armstrong was tied for 17th, Lynda McGehee finished 32nd, Park City's Tori Pillinger 37th, Sondra Van Ert 39th, Anouk Patty 41st, and Adele Allender 42nd. In the women's downhill on Saturday, Canadian Laurie Graham skied to her first World Cup downhill victory in two years. Graham, who said she "always does well at the end of the season," outdistanced ' Michela Figini of Switzerland for the crown. Maria Walliser, also of Switzerland, finished third. Debbie Armstrong finished with a rush to claim eighth for the Americans and Holly Flanders was 10 th. Cindy Oak was 25 th, Lynda McGehee 29th, Adele Allender 35th, Sondra Van Ert 36th, Tori Pillinger 38th and Anouk Patty 39th. As the World Cup heads for Park City next Tuesday and Wednesday, the overall men's World Cup standings show Girardelli of Luxembourg Luxem-bourg at the top with 252 points. Pirmin Zurbriggen of Switzerland is second with 207 points, Andreas Wenzel of Liechtenstein is third with 172 points, Mueller of Switzerland is fourth with 142 points and teammate Franz Heinzer is fifth with 137 points. Bill Johnson tops the American team in 55th place with 18 points, while Doug Lewis is 58th with 16 points. In the men's downhill standings, Helmut Hoeflehner of Austria is in front with 107 points. Mueller is second with 91 points, while Peter Wirnsberger of Austria and Alpiger of Switzerland are tied for third with 80 points. Heinzer of Switzerland is fifth with 73 points. Johnson and Lewis are 21st and 22 nd with 15 and 13 points respectively to pace the Americans. In the men's slalom, Girardelli is first with 125 points, while Ingemar Stenmark of Sweden is second with 78. Andreas Wenzel of Liechtenstein is third with 70 points, while Paolo De Chiesa of Italy and Bojan Krizaj of Yugoslavia are fourth and fifth with 70 and 69 points respectively. In the men's giant slalom, Girardelli is on top with 120 points, while Zurbriggen, Thomas Buergler and Martin Hangl of Switzerland, and Hans Enn of Austria are next with 88, 83, 69 and 67 points respectively. Johnson and Lewis rank 48th and 50th respectively for the Americans. In the men's World Cup combined point standings, Wenzel is in first with 76 points, while Heinzer has 55, Mueller 52, Peter Luescher of Switzerland 39 and Markus Was-maier Was-maier of West Germany 33. In the women's overall World Cup standings, Michela Figini, Brigette Oertli, and Maria Walliser, all of Switzerland are one-two-three with 259, 211, and i97 points respectively. respective-ly. Marina Kiehl of West Germany is fourth with 168 points, just ahead of Olga Charvatova of Czechoslovakia who has 167 points. Tamara McKinney leads the U.S. skiers in ninth place with 107 points, while Eva Twardokens and Debbie Armstrong Arm-strong are in 15th and 19th with 72 and 59 points respectively. In the women's World Cup downhill, Figini is first with 115 points. Walliser is second with 81, Oertli third with 76, Graham of Canada fourth with 73 points and Elisabeth Kirchler of Austria fifth with 71 points! Holly Flanders leads the U.S.in 13th with 29 points. Debbie Armstrong is 23rd with 16 points. In the women's slalom standings, Erika Hess of Switzerland is first with 73 points, Christelle Guignard and Perrine Pelen of France are tied for second with 65 points, and .Charvatova and Paoletta Magoni of Italy are tied for fourth with 60 points each. McKinney leads the way for the U.S. in seventh with 57 points. In the giant slalom standings, Figini and Kiehl are tied for first with 110 points. Walliser and Kirchler are next with 87 and 65 . points respectively, while Vreni Schneider of Switzerland is fifth with 64 points. Twardokens heads the U.S. pack in ninth with 51 points. McKinney and Armstrong are 13th and 14 th with 41 and 37 points respectively. In the combined point standings, Oertli is in first with 74 points, Figini is second with 60 points, Walliser third with 50, Charvatova fourth with 47, and Hess fifth with 44 points. . |