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Sports : U.S. Captures First Alpine Gold

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From Times staff and wire service reports

Californian Tamara McKinney gave the United States the first gold medal awarded at the World Alpine Ski Championships, recording a respectable third-place finish in the downhill today to win the women’s combined title.

McKinney, who had been second in Sunday’s combined slalom behind Swiss superstar Vreni Schneider, overtook Schneider with a surprisingly competent downhill, which is not her specialty.

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