Golden Fox: Hosp Takes Slalom, Overall Win

adds details of second run, statments from Hosp

Ljubljana, 13 January - Nicole Hosp of Austria took a commanding victory in the women's slalom meet in Maribor on Sunday to extend her lead in the overall World Cup standings and take the prestigious Golden Fox trophy.

Maribor Austria's Nicole Hosp celebrates her victory in Sunday's World Cup slalom event. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor
Austria's Nicole Hosp celebrates her victory in Sunday's World Cup slalom event.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor Austria's Nicole Hosp (middle) celebrates her victory in Sunday's World Cup slalom event with the runner up, Slovakia's Veronika Zuzulova (left), and third-placed finisher Marlies Schild (right). Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor
Austria's Nicole Hosp (middle) celebrates her victory in Sunday's World Cup slalom event with the runner up, Slovakia's Veronika Zuzulova (left), and third-placed finisher Marlies Schild (right).
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor Austria's Nicole Hosp celebrates her victory in Sunday's World Cup slalom event. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor
Austria's Nicole Hosp celebrates her victory in Sunday's World Cup slalom event.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor Austria's Nicole Hosp (middle) celebrates her victory in Sunday's World Cup slalom event with the runner up, Slovakia's Veronika Zuzulova (left), and third-placed finisher Marlies Schild (right). Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor
Austria's Nicole Hosp (middle) celebrates her victory in Sunday's World Cup slalom event with the runner up, Slovakia's Veronika Zuzulova (left), and third-placed finisher Marlies Schild (right).
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor Austria's Nicole Hosp on the way to victory in the World Cup slalom meet. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor
Austria's Nicole Hosp on the way to victory in the World Cup slalom meet.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor Veronika Zuzulova of Slovakia finished second in the World Cup slalom meet. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor
Veronika Zuzulova of Slovakia finished second in the World Cup slalom meet.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor Austria's Marlies Schild takes on the Maribor slalom course. She took third in the World Cup meet. Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Maribor
Austria's Marlies Schild takes on the Maribor slalom course. She took third in the World Cup meet.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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