Sport in Short: Skiing

WORLD CUP Women's Giant Slalom (Maribor, Slov): 1 C Merle (Fr) 2min 29.44sec; 2 A Wachter (Aut) 2:30.74; 3 V Schneider (Swit) 2:30.87; 4 M Ertl (Ger) 2:31.44; 5 S Panzanini (It) 2:31.61; 6 P Wiberg (Swe) 2:31.76. Overall Giant Slalom standings: 1 Wachter 225pts; 2 Merle 180; 3 U Maier (Aut) 152; 4 Panzanini 125; 5 Schneider 120; 6 Ertl 100. Overall World Cup standings: 1 Wachter 391; 2 Wiberg 319; 3 Merle 273; 4 Maier 267; 5 K Seizinger (Ger) 263; 6 M Vogt (Ger) 200.