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Vonn tightens grip on World Cup

Ski Sunday Date: 1 March Coverage: Highlights on BBC Two, Red Button and BBC website 1710-1840 GMT

Lindsey Vonn
Vonn celebrates her latest victory in Bulgaria

Lindsey Vonn took a big step towards retaining her World Cup overall title by winning Sunday's super-G in Bansko.

The American, who has already won the super-G crown and on Saturday added the downhill title, beat Fabienne Suter by 0.18 seconds at the Bulgarian resort.

Her nearest World Cup rival Maria Reisch only finished fifth, stretching Vonn's World Cup lead to 391 points.

France's Julien Lizeroux produced a blistering second run to win a slalom in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia on Sunday.

Lizeroux, who won silver medals in the slalom and super-combined at the World Ski Championships last month, jumped from fourth after the first run to take top spot in an overall time of one minute 40.11 seconds.

It was Lizeroux's second victory this season after his success in Kitzbuehel in January.

Benjamin Raich missed a podium placing by 0.04 seconds but his fourth place moved the Austrian to within two points of Croat Ivica Kostelic in the World Cup overall standings.

Frenchman Jean-Baptiste Grange leads the World Cup slalom standings on 481 points, 49 points ahead of Kostelic.


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see also
Vonn retains world downhill crown
28 Feb 09 |  Winter Sports
Victorious Vonn sets new US mark
22 Feb 09 |  Winter Sports
Stechert stuns Vonn to break duck
21 Feb 09 |  Winter Sports
Paerson wins super-combined title
20 Feb 09 |  Winter Sports
Svindal wins super-combined gold
09 Feb 09 |  Winter Sports
Injured Vonn to miss giant slalom
11 Feb 09 |  Winter Sports
Vonn claims world super-G title
03 Feb 09 |  Winter Sports


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