Reiter Edges Tomba

Austrian Mario Reiter spoiled Alberto Tomba’s return to the circuit and outskied dominant teammate Thomas Sykora in the giant slalom at Kitzbuehel, Austria, for the fourth victory of his World Cup career.

Reiter, second after the first run, had a total time of 1 minute, 36.09 seconds. Tomba, returning after skipping some events to heal injuries and prepare for the World Alpine Championships next month, finished 19-hundredths of a second behind.

Sykora, seeking his fifth straight slalom victory and sixth this season, finished seventh.

Ever more the female version of compatriot Alberto Tomba, Italy’s Deborah Compagnoni won for the fourth time this season, beating German Katja Seizinger handily in a giant slalom race at Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy.

The victory, by nearly .6 seconds, was the 11th on the women’s World Cup circuit for the 26-year-old skier from Santa Caterina. It also was her third consecutive giant slalom victory, giving her team its third triumph in as many days at Cortina.

Olympic downhill ski champion Tommy Moe of Girdwood, Alaska, severed a tendon in his hand and will miss up to six weeks of competition, including the World Alpine Ski Championships which open next week, the U.S. Ski Team said.

Moe underwent surgery in an Innsbruck, Austria, hospital to repair the severed tendon, according to Thomas Karlsson, coach of the U.S. men’s team. He said Moe was hurt Saturday night after competing in the Hahnenkamm, the most prestigious downhill race in skiing. Moe was 30th in the race.

Veronica Brenner and Nicholas Fontaine of Canada each won their aerials events in the World Cup freestyle competition at Breckenridge, Colo.