WINTER SPORTS : Tomba Wins, Then Donates Purse Money

Alberto Tomba warmed up for the Winter Olympics by winning a World Cup slalom at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

The three-time Olympic gold medal winner won by more than a second over Tomas Fogdoe, covering the two runs in 1 minute 32.47 seconds. It was Tomba’s fourth slalom victory this season and his second in a row.

Sunday’s slalom was the first race in the Bavarian resort since Austrian star Ulrike Maier was killed during a women’s downhill eight days ago. A men’s downhill planned for Saturday was canceled. Tomba donated his prize money--$17,000--to a foundation named after Maier to help victims of skiing accidents on the World Cup circuit.

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Czechoslovakia established itself as one of the favorites for the gold medal in hockey at the Winter Olympics by defeating Canada, 5-1, to win the pre-Olympic Sweden Hockey Games at Stockholm. The Czechs finished with a 3-0 record. Canada, Sweden and Russia were 1-2.

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Hilde Gerg, 18, a rising star on the German ski team, recorded a surprising World Cup victory in a super-giant slalom at Sierra Nevada, Spain. Gerg beat Italy’s Isolde Kostner by 0.5 seconds.