The record for oldest man to win a World Cup race got another week added on when Didier Cuche outperformed the field in a fog shortened “sprint” at Garmisch Saturday (Jan 28) for his second straight downhill win, his third win of the season and 20th of his career.
The finish, with Erik Guay second, reversed the order of last season's World Championship race on an adjoining course. Historically Garmisch has been good to Canadian Guay and that trend held, getting his first podium of the season. Austria again missed the top spot but had Hannes Reichelt in third.
All three had to wait until the 46th skier came down to get comfortable as Bode Miller was dropped back
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German Maria-Hoefl Riesch just edged American Lindsey Vonn for the win in a World Cup super combined in St. Moritz, Switzerland today (Jan. 29).
With just a three-hundredths of a second advantage, Hoefl-Riesch spoiled Vonn’s chance at completing a three-win hat trick here this weekend, forcing Vonn to wait for her 50th career World Cup win.
“It would have been nice to have a hat trick. I’m really happy for Maria — but I’d rather she beat me by a second,” said Vonn.
see also: Lindsey Vonn also dominates St. Moritz
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For the second week in a row the World Cup men's tour has been forced by weather to cancel a super G race. The Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany event scheduled for Sunday (Jan 29) was postponed several time this morning before being shelved completely by a thick fog layer. Last week the super G at Kitzbuehel was lost to weather as well.
American ski racer Lindsey Vonn gave herself a shot at yet another World Cup hat trick this weekend with a dominant showing today (Jan. 28) in the downhill at St. Moritz, Switzerland.
Vonn demonstrated the patience and tactics that made her an Olympic champion today on the action-packed, mile-and-a-half-long Engiadina course. Trailing by nearly a quarter of a second at the first split timer, Vonn slashed into the middle section of the hill building on her 
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