SQUAW VALLEY, Calif.
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. -- Olympic slalom gold medallist Mikaela Shiffrin won the giant slalom at the
U.S. Alpine Championships by nearly 2 seconds on Thursday. The 19-year-old
Shiffrin, who is based in Eagle-Vail, Colo., won her third U.S. title overall,
after slalom championships in 2011 and 2012. She completed Thursdays two runs in
2 minutes, 30.93 seconds. The race was open to women from other countries, and
Marie-Michele Gagnon of Lac-Etchemin, Que., finished second, 1.88 seconds
behind. Julia Mancuso, a four-time Olympic medallist who lives in Squaw Valley,
was third. Shiffrin became the youngest slalom champion in Olympic history last
month at the Sochi Games, then returned to the World Cup circuit to wrap up a
second consecutive slalom season title. All nine of her World Cup career race
wins have come in slalom.
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.Y. - Sitting behind a microphone in his New York Mets uniform, Bobby Abreu
couldnt help but get choked up as he bid goodbye to the game he loves.
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. Halak is slated to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. The Islanders
now have a two-month window in which to negotiate a new contract with the keeper
before he is free to negotiate with the other 29 NHL clubs. SOCHI, Russia --
Greg Westlake scored the games only goal while Corbin Watson made seven saves
for his second straight shutout Tuesday as Canada defeated the Czech Republic
1-0 in sledge hockey at the Sochi Paralympics. Westlake broke the scoreless tie
at 7:33 of the second period, ripping a shot upstairs from in tight for his
second goal of the tournament. Canada had a number of chances to extend the lead
but was forced to hang on late as the Czechs made one final push in the dying
seconds. "Theyre a big team. Theyre physical," said Westlake. "Theyve got a lot
of men on their team. "Its a lot of cycling against the Czechs. They have a big
goalie so you have to pick your spots. If youre not shooting the puck well its
going to be a low-scoring game." Canada has surrendered just one goal on 18
shots through three round-robin victories while outscoring its opponents 15-1.
"It was a fun game to play and it was a necessary game to play because we get
better and we needed a team to push us going into the medal round," said
Westlake. Czech goalie Michal Vapenka stopped 17 shots in defeat as his team was
eliminated from the competition. "We had some scoring chances, there was just no
finish," said Canadian head coach Mike Mondin. "The kid in net is a good goalie.
"Hes a big guy so theyre trying to go high and we shot a lot of them over the
net." Canada clinched first place in its pool and will take on the United States
in one of Thursdays semifinals. The Americans, who won gold four years ago in
Vancouver, dropped a hard-fought 2-1 decision to the host Russians earlier
Tuesday to finish second in their group. Russia will meet Norway in the other
semifinal. Canada won Paralympic gold back in 2006 but had a disappointing
fourth-place finish in 2010. Elsewhere on Tuesday, biathlete Mark Arendz battled
pouring rain and dense fog to win a bronze medall in the mens 12.
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5-kilometre standing category. Its the second medal of the Games for the native
of Hartsville, P.E.I., who captured silver earlier in the week. He finished in
30 minutes 31 seconds. Russias Azat Karachurin won gold in 29:30.0 while Norways
Nils-Erik Ulset captured silver. "To get a medal is awesome and that was the
goal," said Arendz. "There were mistakes out there both in shooting and on the
course so it was not a perfect race, but any time you are on the podium I have
to be happy because this is strong field." Arendzs medal was Canadas seventh so
far in the competition (one goal, two silver, four bronze). Host Russia
continues to lead with a whopping 34 medals, 23 ahead of second-place Ukraine.
Canada and the United States are tied in third. Arendz, who shot 19-of-20, said
the poor visibility made the race extra challenging. "It was the same conditions
for everyone," he said. "I wasnt perfect in shooting so I know there are still
mistakes that need to be cleaned up." In para-alpine skiing, Braydon Luscombe of
Duncan, B.C., was the top-placing Canadian, finishing second in the standing
division with a time of 52.17 seconds. Josh Dueck of Kimberley, B.C., placed
fifth in the sitting category in 59.93 seconds. Standing athlete Kirk
Schornstein of Spruce Grove, Alta., was 17th and Mac Marcouxopf Sault Ste.
Marie, Ont., and guide Robin Femy of Mont-Tremblant, Que., did not finish their
run in the visually impaired category. Sit-skiers Caleb Brousseau of Terrace,
B.C., Calgarys Kurt Oatway and standing athlete Matt Hallat of Coquitlam, B.C.,
also did not finish. In the womens slalom, standing skier Calgarys Alexandra
Starker was the top-placing Canadian in 1:06.59. Torontos Erin Latimer was
eighth. In wheelchair curling, Canada improved to 5-1 and moved into a
first-place tie with Russia with an 8-5 victory over China.
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