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From Staff and Wire Reports

Blanca Fernandez-Ochoa of Spain edged veteran Swiss and Austrian rivals to win the season’s second World Cup women’s slalom in Lech, Austria. Fernandez-Ochoa won the race with the fastest time in the first run, clearing the 51 gates in 41.55 seconds. She was second fastest over the second run in 45.14 for a 1:26.69 total.

Second was Vreni Schneider of Switzerland, who won the first race, rallying from eighth after the first run. Austria’s Petra Kronberger, edged out by Schneider on Saturday, was third.

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