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Hosp, Raich claim first slalom wins of season in Aspen

Nicole Hosp celebrates in the finish area after skiing the fastest time during the women's FIS Ski World Cup Slalom in Aspen, Colorado, on Sunday. PHOTO: EPA

Austria's Nicole Hosp raced to her first women's World Cup slalom victory of the season on Sunday, beating Finland's Tanja Poutiainen by 1.19 seconds.

Hosp had a two-run time of 1 minute, 34.36 seconds on Ruthie's Run, winning a day after pulling out of a downhill because of dangerous conditions.

"It was a very difficult choice to make," Hosp said. "After the race yesterday, I had a feeling that it was the wrong decision because I didn't have the guts to go. But I thought my health was much more important to me."

Meanwhile, Benjamin Raich played down his overall lead in the World Cup standings after winning the slalom on Sunday for his first victory of the season.

"The lead is good but not very important at the moment," said Raich, who was fourth in Saturday's giant slalom. "There are so many races ahead before the end of the season."

Last year's overall champion led after the opening run and was third fastest in the second run to complete the steep Franz Klammer course in a combined time of 1 minute, 34.46 seconds.
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