Tomba Wins Again

As a five-time overall World Cup champion, Marc Girardelli isn’t easily impressed. After finishing nearly 2 seconds behind Alberto Tomba he was.

“Right now, he seems to be from another world,” Girardelli said after Tomba won a men’s World Cup slalom at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany for his seventh victory of the season.

Tomba extended his overall World Cup lead to 400 points after collecting 100 points for the victory on the demanding Gudiberg course, where he now has won three years in a row. He was timed in 1 minute, 38.67 seconds.

With his 40th career victory, Tomba tied Swiss ace Pirmin Zurbriggen on the all-time list. Ingemar Stenmark leads with 86, while Girardelli has 43.

At Haus Im Ennstal, Austria, Olympic giant slalom champion Deborah Compagnoni of Italy won for the first time this season, prevailing in a World Cup giant slalom race. Compagnoni was timed in 2 minutes, 35.39 seconds.