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Riesch tops Vonn in final World Cup downhill
Lindsey Vonn finished second to Maria Riesch of Germany in the final downhill of the season Wednesday, failing to clinch the World Cup overall title but maintaining a huge lead with three races to go. Vonn finished nearly a half-second behind Riesch, but the Olympic downhill champion holds a commanding 225-point lead over her friend and rival.
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Riesch tops Vonn in final World Cup downhill
Lindsey Vonn finished second to Maria Riesch of Germany in the final downhill of the season Wednesday, failing to clinch the World Cup overall title but maintaining a huge lead with three races to go.
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World stocks flat but pound takes another hit
World stock markets rose modestly Wednesday, though trading was listless as investors looked for direction, while the British pound continued to founder following weak industrial output figures.
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Capello sets England semi-final target at World Cup
England manager Fabio Capello has set his team a minimum target of reaching the World Cup semi-finals in South Africa this year.
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Riesch leaves Vonn trailing in World Cup downhill ski win
Germany's Maria Riesch romped to victory in the women's World Cup finals downhill race here on Wednesday leaving Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn of the United States in her wake.
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Riesch cruises to World Cup finals downhill win
Germany's Maria Riesch romped to victory in the women's World Cup finals downhill race on Wednesday with Olympic champion Lindsey Vonn of the United States claiming second and Sweden's Anja Paerson in third.
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Women's World Cup Downhill Results
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany (AP) -- Results Wednesday of the final women's World Cup downhill of the season: 1. Maria Riesch , Germany , 1 minute, 34.82 seconds. 2. Lindsey Vonn , United States , 1:35.30. 3. Anja Paerson , Sweden , 1:35.95. 4. Nadja Kamer , Switzerland , 1:36.04. 5. Julia Mancuso , United States, 1:36.13. 6. Johanna Schnarf , Italy , 1:36.17. 7. Nadia Styger , Switzerland, 1 ...
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Janka takes downhill to claim World Cup ski lead
Switzerland's Carlo Janka won the men's World Cup finals downhill on Wednesday to take the lead in the overall standings in his ding dong battle for supremacy with Austria's Benjamin Raich.
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