Slovenian Tina Maze wins Alpine combined; Lindsey Vonn DNF

Tina Maze pulled off an impressive feat on soft snow – a cartwheel in ski boots. Her skiing wasn’t too bad, either. Maze captured gold in the Alpine combined Monday, earning her third medal of the world championships in Beaver Creek, Colorado, on a warm afternoon when Lindsey Vonn failed to finish the slalom. Leading after the downhill portion, the Slovenian standout used a clean slalom run to finish in a combined time of 2 minutes, 33.37 seconds. Nicole Hosp of Austria was second, 0.22 seconds behind, and fellow Austrian Michaela Kirchgasser earned third. Vonn struggled in the downhill with the icy surface bothering her surgically repaired right knee. Later, in the slalom, she straddled a gate just before the first interval, ending her day. – AP