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Coach: Hirscher straddled gate during Zagreb win [Jan 22, 2012] World Cup leader Marcel Hirscher straddled a gate while winning the Jan. 5 night slalom in Zagreb, Croatia, the Austrian ski federation said Sunday. Austrian coaches studying footage of Hirscher's run after the race saw that during his second run, one of his skis hit a gate and then passed it on the wrong side, head coach Mattias Berthold said Sunday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Kostelic wins Wengen slalom [Jan 15, 2012] Croatia's Ivica Kostelic won the World Cup slalom here on Sunday, his 22nd victory on the circuit and one that brought him to within 30 points of Austrian Marcel Hirscher in the standings. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hirscher trumps Kostelic for Zagreb slalom [Jan 09, 2012] Austria's Marcel Hirscher won Thursday's World Cup slalom here ahead of Germany's Felix Neureuther and home hero Ivica Kostelic. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Kostelic eyes 1st win on home hill [Jan 09, 2012] ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic hopes this January will prove just as good as the last one, starting with a night slalom on his home hill on Thursday. The Croat won seven races and racked up 999 World Cup points in January last year, earning him an insurmountable lead in the overall standings. Kostelic says "it will be hard to ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Hirscher wins World Cup night slalom, takes lead in overall standings [Jan 09, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia - Marcel Hirscher won a men's World Cup night slalom in difficult conditions Thursday and moved to the top of the overall standings. [via YahooNews] More >>

Hirscher beats local hero Kostelic in Zagreb [Jan 09, 2012] ZAGREB (Reuters) - Marcel Hirscher surged back to the top of the overall World Cup standings after securing his third win of the season in the Zagreb floodlit slalom on Thursday. The 22-year-old Austrian captured the third slalom victory of his career in a combined time of one minute 51.84 seconds to lead the overall table on 525 points. Hirscher, who won another slalom in Alta Badia last month ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Kostelic eyes 1st win on home hill [Jan 07, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) ? Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic hopes this January will prove just as good as the last one, starting with a night slalom on his home hill on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Ligety to defend World Cup lead in Swiss classic [Jan 07, 2012] Ted Ligety, of the U.S., competes during the first run of a men's World Cup slalom alpine ski event in Zagreb, Croatia, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Photo: Giovanni Auletta / AP [via YahooNews] More >>

Video: Watch Hirscher's winning run [Jan 05, 2012] Watch the men's slalom at the 2012 Alpine World Cup stop in Zagreb, Croatia, LIVE on Jan. 5 at 8:30 a.m. ET. January 5, 2012: Ted Ligety skis to the sixth fastest time in the opening leg of men's slalom from Zagreb, Croatia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Austria?s Marcel Hirscher wins World Cup night slalom, takes lead in overall standings [Jan 05, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia ? Marcel Hirscher won a World Cup night slalom Thursday in difficult conditions and took first place in the overall standings. The Austrian led after the first run on the Crveni Spust course, which rapidly deteriorated because of warm weather. He finished in a combined time of 1 minute, 51.84 seconds to beat Felix Neureuther of Germany by 0.29 seconds. In the standings, Hirscher ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Marcel Hirscher wins World Cup night slalom [Jan 05, 2012] Austria's Marcel Hirscher competes during the first run of a men's World Cup slalom alpine ski event in Zagreb, Croatia, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Photo: Marco Trovati / AP [via YahooNews] More >>

Marcel Hirscher wins World Cup night slalom [Jan 05, 2012] Austria's Marcel Hirscher competes during the first run of a men's World Cup slalom alpine ski event in Zagreb, Croatia, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. Photo: Marco Trovati / AP [via YahooNews] More >>

Ivica Kostelic looks for first World Cup win on Sljeme hill in Croatia [Jan 04, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic hopes this January will prove just as good as the last one, starting with a night slalom on his home hill on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Kostelic looks for first win on home hill [Jan 04, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic hopes this January will prove just as good as the last one, starting with a night slalom on his home hill on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Kostelic eyes 1st win on home hill [Jan 04, 2012] Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic hopes this January will prove just as good as the last one, starting with a night slalom on his home hill on Thursday. The Croat won seven races and racked up 999 World Cup points in January last year, earning him an insurmountable lead in the overall standings. [via YahooNews] More >>

Overall champion Kostelic hopes January is his month again, starting on home hill in Croatia [Jan 04, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia ? Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic hopes this January will prove just as good as the last one, starting with a night slalom on his home hill on Thursday. The Croat won seven races and racked up 999 World Cup points in January last year, earning him an insurmountable lead in the overall standings. Read full article >> [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Kostelic eyes 1st win on home hill [Jan 04, 2012] Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic hopes this January will prove just as good as the last one, starting with a night slalom on his home hill on Thursday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Croatia's Kostelic eyes first win on home hill [Jan 04, 2012] Defending overall World Cup champion Ivica Kostelic hopes this January will prove just as good as the last one, starting with a night slalom on his home hill on Thursday. The Croat won seven races and racked up 999 World Cup points in January last year, earning him an insurmountable lead in the overall standings. [via YahooNews] More >>

Schild picks up 32nd slalom victory [Jan 04, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia, Jan. 3 (UPI) -- Austrian skier Marlies Schild won her fifth World Cup slalom race of the season in Croatia Monday with a 1.4-second margin of victory. [via YahooNews] More >>

Slalom world champion Marlies Schild takes fifth straight victory [Jan 03, 2012] ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) -- Marlies Schild of Austria stretched her winning streak to five consecutive World Cup slalom races, cruising to a victory Tuesday in a night event. [via YahooNews] More >>