GARMISCH-PARTENKIRSCHEN, Feb 18 (Hina) - Croatia's best skier Janica Kostelic won her eighth women's World Cup slalom this season on Sunday. After this race, held in Garmisch-Partenkirschen, Germany, Kostelic retained the lead in the
overall standings with 1171 points.
GARMISCH-PARTENKIRSCHEN, Feb 18 (Hina) - Croatia's best skier
Janica Kostelic won her eighth women's World Cup slalom this season
on Sunday. After this race, held in Garmisch-Partenkirschen,
Germany, Kostelic retained the lead in the overall standings with
1171 points.#L#
Kostelic, who clocked 1:19.96, was followed by France's Christel
Saioni with a time of one minute 20.94. Karin Koellerer of Austria
came as third in one minute 21.07 seconds.
It has actually been the ninth victory of Croatia's teen-age skier
this season if her victory in the combined event is taken into
consideration.
(hina) ms