Sport in short: Skiing

MEN'S WORLD CUP SUPER GIANT SLALOM (Val d'Isere): 1 J E Thorsen (Nor) 1min 16.03sec; 2 F Heinzer (Swit) 1:16.40; 3 L Colturi (It) 1:16.41; 4 A Skaardal (Nor) 1:16.44; 5 P Ortlieb (Aut) 1:16.47; 6 J Polig (It) 1:16.76; 7 A Senigagliesi (It) 1:16.89; 8 D Marksten (Nor) 1:16.90; 9 G Mader (Aut) 1:16.94; 10= T Gentina (Fr), H Tauscher (Ger) 1:17.00; 12 T Stiansen (Nor) 1:17.20; 13 D Rey (Fr) 1:17.32; 14 A Assinger (Aut) 1:17.33; 15 F Piccard (Fr) 1:17.34. Selected: 16 O C Furuseth (Nor) 1:17.35; 18 A J Kitt (US) 1:17.53; 20 A Linberg (Nor) 1:17.57; 22 T Hellman (Swe) 1:17.62; 24 E Schlopy (US) 1:17.70; 25 T Kelly (US) 1:17.71; 25 F Nyberg (Swe) 1:17.71; 27 P Jaerbyn (Swe) 1:17.73; 29 K Rasmussen (US) 1:17.77. Did not finish: G Bell (GB). Leading overall World cup standings: 1= K-A Aamodt (Nor), F Tescari (It), Thorsen 100; 4= Heinzer, A Tomba (It), M Tritscher (Aut) 80; 7 D Marksten (Nor) 79; 8= A Bittner (Ger), Colturi, H Strolz (Aut), J Wallner (Swe) 60; 12 J Polig (It) 58; 13 M Girardelli (Lux) 57; 14 S Locher (Swit) 51; 15= T Barnerssoi (Ger), Skaardal 50; 17= R Kroell (Aut), Ortlieb 45; 19 P Accola (Swit) 44; 20= P Bianchi (Fr), L Kjus (Nor) 40.

WOMEN'S WORLD CUP GIANT SLALOM (Steamboat Springs, Col): 1 A Wachter (Aut) 2:00.61; 2 S Panzanini (It) 2:01.21; 3 D Compagnoni (It) 2:01.83; 4 S Eder (Aut) 2:02.22; 5 K Andersson (Swe) 2:02.26; 6 M Ertl (Ger) 2:02.34; 7 D Roffe (US) 2:02.46; 8 U Maier (Aut) 2:02.48; 9 B Perez (Ita) 2:02.68; 10 M Vogt (Ger) 2:02.84; 11 M Fjeldavli (Nor) 2:02.91; 12 C Meier (Ger) 2:02.94; 13 I Salvenmoser (Aut) 2:03.10; 14 A Berge (Nor) 2:03.15; 15 C Guignard (Fr) 2:03.20.

WORLD CUP NORDIC COMBINED EVENT (Vuokatti, Fin) Leading ski jump results (normal hill) section: 1 K Ogiwara (Japan) 225.5pts; 2 T Kono (Japan) 212.0; 3 A Levandi (Est) 208.2; 4 B E Vik (Nor) 206.1; 5 A Schaad (Swit) 197.9; 6 J Kogawa (Japan) 196.9; 7 J Mantila (Fin) 195.8; 8 M Kucera (Cz) 191.9; 9 K T Apeland (Nor) 188.2; 10 J-Y Cuendet (Swit) 184.6. Continues today with 15km cross-country skiing.