Sports in brief
Published 12:00 am Sunday, January 25, 2015
Winter sports
Jansrud wins shortened World Cup downhill — Norwegian skier Kjetil Jansrud won a shortened version of the classic men’s World Cup downhill on the Streif course Saturday in Kitzbuehel, Austria. Fog on the upper part of the course forced organizers to delay the race by two hours, and then significantly lower the start gate as conditions failed to improve. Jansrud clocked 58.16 seconds — half the time usually needed on the 3.3-kilometer (2-mile) course — to edge Dominik Paris by 0.02. The Italian won the super-G on the same course Friday.
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Gut scores World Cup downhill victory — Lara Gut of Switzerland won a World Cup downhill on Saturday in St. Moritz, Switzerland, while Lindsey Vonn missed a chance to extend her wins record as she almost skied out and finished well behind. Gut raced down the new Engiadina course in 1 minute, 43.82 seconds in the final downhill before the world championships next month. Anna Fenninger of Austria was 0.32 behind Gut, and now has six runner-up finishes and no victories in defense of her overall World Cup title. Bend’s Laurenne Ross finished 12th overall at 1:45.14. A super-G is scheduled for today.
Wagner wins 3rd U.S. title — Ashley Wagner won her third U.S. figure skating title, bouncing back better than ever from last year’s miserable performance. Knowing she needed to up the difficulty of her jumps to compete with the world’s best, Wagner added two new combinations to her long program, and she landed both of them Saturday for a total of seven triples. Her 148.98 points for the free skate and 221.02 overall were U.S. Championships records, beating defending champ Gracie Gold by a whopping 15.48. When Wagner nailed her final triple lutz, she threw an arm in the air in celebration as her skate hit the ice. Fifteen-year-old Karen Chen was third Saturday at her first senior U.S. Championships but is too young for the senior world championships. Polina Edmunds, the third American in Sochi, was fourth.
Football
North takes 34-13 win over South in Senior Bowl — Nebraska’s Ameer Abdullah wanted to leave an impression on more than just the NFL watchers at the Senior Bowl. Abdullah rushed for 73 yards and added 40 receiving while leading the North to a 34-13 victory over the South on Saturday in the Senior Bowl, punctuating his college career in his home state. The Cornhuskers’ No. 2 career rusher won MVP honors in a game that showcases senior NFL prospects. Abdullah made the most of his 11 touches, including four catches. He said being ready for quarterbacks to check down to the backs was emphasized. Oregon State quarterback Sean Mannion was 9-for-14 passing with 79 yards. Also competing for the Beavers were defensive back Steven Nelson. Punter Kyle Loomis from Portland State also competed.
— From wire reports