CRANS MONTANA SWITZERLAND 09 MAR 08 PELLISSIER Marion France competing in the Audi FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup


CRANS MONTANA SWITZERLAND 09 MAR 08 PELLISSIER Marion France competing in the Audi FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup super combined event It is the 32nd of the original 36 races of the women s 2008 World Cup schedule with two races having been canceled It is the third and final combined It is the 29th World Cup at Crans Montana It is the last race before World Cup finals when fields will be reduced It is the 38th career World Cup win for Anja Paerson She is ninth all time on the Cup win list and fourth among women It is her first combined win and she has now won in all five alpine disciplines and joins Pernilla Wiberg Petra Kronberger and Janica Kostelic as the only women to accomplish the feat It is her third win of the season but first since winning back to back in St Moritz in December It is the 18th career World Cup podium for Maria Riesch and her fourth in combined It is her third combined podium of the season She wins her first World Cup title in combined with the placing She is the first German since Hilde Gerg in 2002 to win a Cup title It is the ninth World Cup podium of the season for Lindsey Vonn and second of the weekend having won the DH It is her fourth career podium in combined She has never completed a Cup combined lower than sixth It is the third best of three combined results this season for Emily Brydon The fifth best result of the season in any discipline for Stacey Cook The placing of 25th matches the low in a completed scoring race this season for Julia Mancuso It is the third career scoring result for Emily Desforges all in combined and two from this season


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