Sport in Short: Skiing

WORLD CUP Men's downhill (Sierra Nevada, Sp): 1 A Assinger (Aut) 1min 55.64sec; 2 D Mahrer (Swit) 1:55.65; 3 H Trinkl (Aut) 1:55.71; 4 X Gigandet (Swit) 1:55.84; 5 A J Kitt (US) 1:56.06. British: 29 M Bell 1:57.84. World Cup downhill standings: 1 F Heinzer (Swit) 494; 2 A Skaardal (Nor) 338; 3 W Besse (Swit) 307; 4 Mahrer 306. World Cup overall: 1 Girardelli 1,205pts; 2 Aamodt 822; 3 Heinzer 722; 4 A Tomba (It) 692.

Women's giant slalom (Hafjell, Nor) 1 C Meier (Ger) 2min 22.06sec; 2 M Ertl (Ger) 2:22.10; 3 K Seizinger (Ger) 2:22.75; 4 A Berge (Nor) 2:22.76; 5 U Maier (Aut) 2:22.96; 6 C Merle (Fr) 2:23.00. World Cup giant slalom standings: 1 A Wachter (Aut) 325pts; 2 Merle 320; 3 Ertl 212; 4 Maier 197; 5 Meier 177. World Cup overall: 1 A Wachter (Aut) 1,110pts; 2 Seizinger 1,016; 3 Merle 886.