A downhill race is scheduled for the Saslong on Saturday, when experience will be key and outright speed the deciding factor.
moguls
Olympic champion Janne Lahtela of Finland scored his second season win in as many men's moguls events at a World Cup freestyle meet in this north Italian winter resort Friday.
Canada's Jennifer Heil rallied from ninth place in qualifying to victory in the women's final, edging Shannon Bahrke of the US and Austria's Margarita Marbler.
In the men's event, Lahtela, who had won the season opener at the home course of Ruka, piled up 28.01 points to beat fellow Finn Mikko Ronkainen, who had 26.50, and American Toby Dawson, with 26.13.
Heil, second to Norway's Kari Traa in the previous World Cup event, took first place down the steep 3-Tre course with 34.91 points.
Bahrke was second with 24.71. Marbler, who led qualifying, placed third with 34.70. Traa finished fourth.
With a perfect total of 200 points in two races, Lahtela led the overall standings of the specialty ahead of Ronkainen (140) and Jeremy Bloom of the US (120).
Heil led the women's overall with 180. Traa was second with 150 and Bahrke third with 125.
Friday's events made up for the moguls meet canceled at Tignes, France.
The meet at the course which hosted men's and women's World Cup Alpine slaloms earlier this week continues Saturday with men's and women's moguls.
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