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Switzerland's Janka wins downhill
Reuters Published in The Egyptian Gazette on 10 - 03 - 2010

GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany - Switzerland's Carlo Janka went back to the top of the overall World Cup standings by winning a thrilling downhill at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in which 0.07 seconds separated the top four on Wednesday.
The Olympic giant slalom gold medallist beat Austria's Mario Scheiber by 0.02 seconds to set off a cacophony of cowbells and rattles among the Swiss fans and overhaul Benjamin Raich, who did not race, in the standings Erik Guay of Canada and Patrick Kueng of Switzerland finished joint third.
Janka's win meant Austria's men completed the season without winning a downhill race. Swiss Didier Cuche won the World Cup downhill category with a race to spare in Kvitfjell last Saturday. Olympic downhill champion Didier Defago finished 13th, following his 14th place at Kvitfjell.
Janka is 54 points ahead of Austrian slalom specialist Raich with three races to go this week, all at Garmisch - the Super G, slalom and giant slalom.
"This is crazy, you surely need some luck to win that race with such a small margin," Janka, aiming to become the first Swiss to win the overall World Cup since Paul Accola in 1992, told reporters.

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