Sporting Digest: Skiing
BRITISH ALPINE RACING SKI CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP (Fife) Special Slalom: Men: 1 O Hall; 2 D McMillan; 3 G Barton; 4 P Shore. Women: 1 K Harwood; 2 J Calvert; 3 K Liddell; 4 R Frankland.
WORLD CUP SKI JUMPING (Innsbruck): 1 A Goldberger (Aut) 233.4 pts (114.50 and 104 metres); 2 J Weissflog (Ger) 229.4 (106, 112.5); 3 N Kasai (Japan) 222.2 (102.5, 109.5); 4 J Sakala (Cz Rep) 218.1 (102, 108); 5 E Bredesen (Nor) 217.7 (104.5, 105); 6 H Kuttin (Aut) 209.2 (107.5, 97); 7 W Rathmayr (Aut) 207.9 (101, 102,5); 8 R Cecon (It) 207.7 (103.50, 101); 9 M Harada (Japan) 202.4 (98, 105.5); 10 R Ljoekelsoy (Nor) 200.6 (98, 102); 11 J Vaatainen (Fin) 198.8 (101, 98); 12 J Nishikata (Japan) 191.1 (102.5, 95); 13 M Kladnik (Sloven) 189.4 (99.5, 96.5); 14 S Horngacher (Aut) 181.1 (100, 92.5); 15 C Duffner (Ger) 179.5 (104, 89). Leading overall World Cup standings: 1 Weissflog 550 pts; 2 Goldberger 505; 3 Bredesen 500; 4 Sakala 302; 5 Nishikata 267; 6 T Okaba (Japan) 265; 7 L Ottesen (Nor) 209; 8 Kasai 185; 9 Harada 176; 10 Cecon 164.
MEN'S WORLD CUP DOWNHILL (Saalbach, Aut) Leading practice times: 1 P Ortlieb (Aut) 1min 57.41sec; 2 D Mahrer (Swit) 1:57.62; 3 F Heinzer (Swit) 1:57.70; 4 L Colturi (It) 1:57.94; 5 K Ghedina (It) 1:57.97; 6 P Vitalini (It) 1:58.07; 7 P Runggaldier (It) 1:58.46; 8 J E Thorsen (Nor) 1:58.58; 9 G Mader (Aut) 1:58.93; 10 C Ple (Fr) 1:58.94; 11 R Socher (Can) 1:59.04; 12 M Lichtenegger (Aut) 1:59.10; 13 T Moe (US) 1:59.11; 14 M Bell (GB) 1:59.16; 15 J-L Cretier (Fr) 1:59.33.
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