Anja paerson

Anja paerson - Kirchgasser was runner-up after being 12th in the first leg, while fellow Austrian Elisabeth Goergl placed fourth after trailing in 23rd-fastest in super-G. Olympic champion Julia Mancuso of the U.S. Anja Paerson won the super-combined event on Friday, adding another gold medal after a victory in the super-G on Tuesday.

The mens downhill, the marquee event at the Alpine skiing world championships, was postponed Saturday because of poor visibility, the latest meteorological glitch to disrupt the race series. The unstoppable Anja Paerson made history Sunday as the only skier to win world championships in each of Alpine skiings five disciplines, an accomplishment that took her six years. Lindsey Vonn won her third straight World Cup downhill Friday in Haus im Ennstal, Austria, and regained the lead in the overall standings from Maria Riesch of Germany. Lindsey Vonn become the first American downhill skier to earn a World Cup victory on three straight days and the first woman to do so since 1997. News about Anja Paerson, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times Anja paerson .