CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland: Mikaela Shiffrin made up for the absence of sick American teammate Lindsey Vonn by winning Sunday’s World Cup combined event in Crans-Montana.
Vonn opted out of the combined with what she dubbed food poisoning, the speed queen also suffering whiplash from a crash in Saturday’s super-G.
Shiffrin made no mistake in the slalom of the combined to take a further step to the World Cup overall title after finishing seventh in the opening super-G, 1.30sec adrift of Italy’s Sofia Goggia.
The 21-year-old American, who claimed a third consecutive world slalom title in St. Moritz, timed a combined total of 2min 07.16sec, finishing 0.70sec ahead of Italy’s Federica Brignone, with Slovenia’s Ilka Stuhec in third (+0.85).
The victory, Shiffrin’s 29th in the World Cup and first in combined, left her — in the absence through injury of Swiss rival Lara Gut — in pole position for a first-ever overall title.
With just eight races until the end of the season (and 800 points on offer), Shiffrin enjoys a 298-point lead over Stuhec.
Alpine skiing: Shiffrin wins Crans-Montana combined
Alpine skiing: Shiffrin wins Crans-Montana combined
Havertz haunts former club as Arsenal rescue 1-1 draw at Leverkusen
- Havertz converted the late spot kick to cancel out Robert Andrich’s 46th-minute header
- The two sides will meet again in London for the return leg next Tuesday
LEVERKUSEN, Germany: Arsenal’s eight-game winning run in the Champions League came to an end as they needed an 89th-minute penalty from substitute Kai Havertz to rescue a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen in their last-16 first leg on Wednesday.
Former Leverkusen player Havertz converted the late spot kick to cancel out Robert Andrich’s 46th-minute header for the hosts, marking the first time this season that quadruple-chasing Arsenal had fallen behind in Europe’s elite competition.
The Premier League leaders, who had won all eight of their previous matches to top the table after the league phase, were toothless in attack despite hitting the woodwork in a bright start, and could not find a way back into the game until their late penalty, awarded for a foul on Noni Madueke.
The two sides will meet again in London for the return leg next Tuesday.
