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FEBRUARY 9 2007 13:49h

Paerson Leading After Combination Downhill

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Anja Paerson drove an excellent downhill race and is in the lead before the World Championship in Are slalom race.

Home skier Anja Paerson is in the lead after the combination downhill race and has a great advantage over the second American Lindsey C Kildow. Another American is third, Julia Mancuso. Best world slalom skier Marlies Schild is in the ninth place with 1.91 seconds of backlog, while Nicole Hosp is fifth with 1.22 seconds behind. Ana Jelusic is not in the combination race. Slalom is scheduled for 16 o’clock.

Top 10, combination downhill race, World Championship, Are:

1    Paerson Anja  SWE   1:11.00  

2    Kildow Lindsey C  USA   1:11.86  

3    Mancuso Julia  USA   1:11.95  

4    Bent Nike  SWE   1:11.97           

5    Hosp Nicole  AUS   1:12.22  

6    Jacquemod Ingrid  FRA   1:12.33  

7    Riesch Maria  GER   1:12.35  

8    Janyk Britt  CAN   1:12.83  

9    Schild Marlies  AUS   1:12.91  

10  Zahrobska Sarka  CZE   1:12.95