Second Slalom Win For France`s Lizeroux - Skiing - Other Sports - Sports

Italy`s Giuliano Razzoli was second and Germany`s Felix Neureuther was third.

France's Julien Lizeroux produced a blistering second run to win a slalom in Kranjska Gora on Sunday and secure his second World Cup victory.

Lizeroux, who won silver medals in the slalom and super-combined at the world championships in Val d'Isere last month, jumped from fourth after the first run to take top spot in an overall time of one minute 40.11 seconds.

It was Lizeroux's second victory this season after his success in Kitzbuehel in January.

"It's not easy to win a first World Cup race, but it's even harder to win the second," Lizeroux said.

"For once, I really skied a great first run. In the second, I took so many risks it was almost too much but it paid off."

Italian Giuliano Razzoli was the fastest in the morning but had to settle for second place, 0.34 seconds adrift. It was his best result in a World Cup slalom, bettering his third place in Zagreb in January.

Germany's Felix Neureuther took advantage of another collective failure by the Austrians to steal third place, 0.56 off the pace.

Austria had to be content with four men in the top eight after their top slalom specialist, Reinfried Herbst, straddled a gate on the second run having clocked the second fastest time in the opening run.

Benjamin Raich missed a podium placing by 0.04 seconds but his fourth place moved the Austrian to within two points of Croat Ivica Kostelic in the World Cup overall standings.

A disastrous 25th after the first leg, Kostelic clocked the fastest second run time to finish 11th.

Next weekend's programme in Kvitfjell, Norway, with a downhill and a super-G on the schedule, will favour speed specialists like Swiss Didier Cuche and local hope Aksel Lund Svindal, who are still within reach of the overall crystal globe.

The slalom World Cup title will be decided in the last race in Are.

Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Grange leads on 481 points, 49 points ahead of Kostelic while Austrian world champion Manfred Pranger is the only other contender on 389 points.

Official RESULTS/STANDING from the World Cup men's slalom in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia on Sunday.

                                    Run 1 Run 2 Overall
 1.  Julien Lizeroux (France)          48.91 51.20 1:40.11
 2.  Giuliano Razzoli (Italy)          48.74 51.71 1:40.45
 3.  Felix Neureuther (Germany)        49.27 51.40 1:40.67
 4.  Benjamin Raich (Austria)          48.90 51.81 1:40.71
 5.  Mario Matt (Austria)              49.66 51.07 1:40.73
 6.= Mattias Hargin (Sweden)           49.50 51.30 1:40.80
 6.  Manfred Pranger (Austria)         49.27 51.53 1:40.80
 8.  Marcel Hirscher (Austria)         48.92 51.96 1:40.88
 9.  Andre Myhrer (Sweden)             49.26 51.64 1:40.90
 10. Bernard Vajdic (Slovenia)         49.76 51.18 1:40.94
 11. Ivica Kostelic (Croatia)          50.42 50.66 1:41.08
 12. Michael Janyk (Canada)            49.63 51.47 1:41.10
 13. Brad Spence (Canada)              50.60 50.71 1:41.31
 14. Patrick Thaler (Italy)            50.44 50.96 1:41.40
 15= Marc Gini (Switzerland)           50.11 51.39 1:41.50 
 15. Akira Sasaki (Japan)              49.92 51.58 1:41.50
 17. Wolfgang Hoerl (Austria)          49.70 51.85 1:41.55
 18. Silvan Zurbriggen (Switzerland)   50.49 51.19 1:41.68
 19. James Cochran (U.S.)              50.22 51.49 1:41.71
 20. Kilian Albrecht (Bulgaria)        50.48 51.33 1:41.81
 21. Johan Brolenius (Sweden)          50.04 51.85 1:41.89
 22. Christof Innerhofer (Italy)       50.28 51.64 1:41.92
 23. Steve Missillier (France)         50.08 51.91 1:41.99
 24. Urs Imboden (Moldova)             50.36 51.80 1:42.16
 25. Markus Vogel (Switzerland)        50.28 52.27 1:42.55
 26. Patrick Bechter (Austria)         50.17 52.41 1:42.58
 27. Thomas Mermillod Blondin (France) 50.57 52.39 1:42.96
 28. Jukka Leino (Finland)             50.32 52.88 1:43.20
 29. Jean-Baptiste Grange (France)     49.60 53.71 1:43.31

  Reinfried Herbst (Austria)        48.89 DNF   DNF

 SLALOM standings               Points
 1.   Jean-Baptiste Grange (France)   481
 2.   Ivica Kostelic (Croatia)        432
 3.   Manfred Pranger (Austria)       389
 4.   Reinfried Herbst (Austria)      376
 5.   Julien Lizeroux (France)        339
 6.   Manfred Moelgg (Italy)          320
 7.   Benjamin Raich (Austria)        239
 8.   Mattias Hargin (Sweden)         229
 9.   Giorgio Rocca (Italy)           210
 10.  Marcel Hirscher (Austria)       208
 11.  Andre Myhrer (Sweden)           203
 12.  Giuliano Razzoli (Italy)        194
 13.  Mario Matt (Austria)            182
 14.  Bernard Vajdic (Slovenia)       169
 15.  Johan Brolenius (Sweden)        167
 15=. Bode Miller (U.S.)              167
 17.  Patrick Thaler (Italy)          160
 18.  Michael Janyk (Canada)          138
 19.  Silvan Zurbriggen (Switzerland) 132
 20.  Felix Neureuther (Germany)      131

 OVERALL standings
 1.  Ivica Kostelic (Croatia)         837
 2.  Benjamin Raich (Austria)         835
 3.  Jean-Baptiste Grange (France)    777
 4.  Aksel Lund Svindal (Norway)      751
 5.  Didier Cuche (Switzerland)       727
 6.  Carlo Janka (Switzerland)        635
 7.  Didier Defago (Switzerland)      619
 8.  Bode Miller (U.S.)               517
 9.  Ted Ligety (U.S.)                498
 10. Christof Innerhofer (Italy)      484
 11. Julien Lizeroux (France)         478
 12. Michael Walchhofer (Austria)     451
 13. Peter Fill (Italy)               442
 14. Marcel Hirscher (Austria)        439
 15. Manfred Moelgg (Italy)           434
 16. Daniel Albrecht (Switzerland)    427
 17. Klaus Kroell (Austria)           417
 18. Silvan Zurbriggen (Switzerland)  409
 19. Romed Baumann (Austria)          398
 20. Manfred Pranger (Austria)        389

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