BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4553 HINA ZAGREB, MARCH 9

HR-BULLETIN-Politika BRIEF NEWS BULLETIN IN ENGLISH NO. 4553 HINA ZAGREB, MARCH 9 IVICA KOSTELIC WINS LAST WORLD CUP SLALOM RACE IN FLACHAUFLACHAU, March 9 (Hina) - The best Croatian skier Ivica Kostelic won a small crystal globe at the last World Cup slalom race of the season in Austria's Flachau on Saturday. American Bode Miller was second 0.23 seconds behind Kostelic, and France's Jean Pierre Vidal third 0.85 seconds behind the winner. Croatian President Stjepan Mesic forwarded a greeting to Kostelic wishing him many professional and personal successes in life.IVICA KOSTELIC - "THIS IS THE GREATEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE"FLACHAU, March 9 (Hina) - Ivica Kostelic, 22, is the first Croatian who became the overall winner of one discipline at the World Cup in Austria's Flachau on Saturday by winning a small crystal globe at the last slalom race of the season. "This is one of the greatest moments in my life," said Kostelic who, after passing the last gate, dropped on his knees and kissed the s