MARIBOR, Slovenia Jan. 12, 2008 – Twenty-six-year-old Elisabeth Goergl of Austria won a World Cup giant slalom Saturday for her first career victory, ending Denise Karbon’s stranglehold on the GS circuit so far this season.
Goergl, who led after the first leg, finished in a two-run combined time of 2 minutes, 38.49 seconds.
Manuela Moelgg of Italy took second, 0.49 seconds behind, and Denise Karbon of Italy finished third. Karbon was attempting to match Anja Paerson’s record of five straight World Cup giant slalom wins.
Rounding out the top five were Kathrin Hoelzl of Germany in fourth (2:40.69) and Finland’s Tanja Poutiainen fifth (2:40.74).
Lindsey Vonn led the United States with a 13th-place finish Saturday. Vonn posted the third-fastest second run time to move up from 16th position after the opener. Julia Mancuso finished 20th despite nearly missing a gate in the first run.
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