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Skiing

Hermann Maier proved a master again on the World Cup circuit, winning a super-G by a substantial margin for his fourth consecutive victory.

The Austrian star attacked the steep, treacherous Birds of Prey course and beat teammate Stephan Eberharter by 0.94 of a second in the season’s inaugural super-G at Beaver Creek, Colo.

The eighth racer on the course, Maier skied smoothly but powerfully, brushing several gates and finishing in 1 minute 16.51 seconds. That was 1.13 seconds quicker than the previous seven racers.

Maier is making a strong bid to recapture the World Cup overall title he claimed two years ago but relinquished to Norway’s Lasse Kjus last season. On Sunday, Kjus wound up third in 1:17.64.

Daron Rahlves of Truckee, Calif., rebounding from a crash in the downhill, was the top American, finishing 14th in 1:18.35.

World Sports

Canada’s Jeremy Wotherspoon gained revenge against Olympic champion Hiroyasu Shimizu of Japan in the 500 meters at the World Cup Speedskating at Berlin, winning in a time of 35.83 to Shimizu’s 35.96.

Shimizu had beaten the world record-holder Saturday at the same distance and broke Wotherspoon’s track record, clocking 35.67 seconds.

Germany’s Monique Garbrecht won the 500 in 38.96 and Japan’s Eriko Sanmiya took the 1,000 in 1:118.30. Each finished second in the race they didn’t win.

World champion Armin Zoeggeler of Italy won his third consecutive singles race in the World Cup Luge at Altenberg, Germany.

Zoeggeler, undefeated this year in the World Cup, used the fastest second heat to win in 1:51.363 seconds.

Germany’s Jen Mueller was second for the third consecutive time at 1:51.520, followed by Austria’s Markus Prock at 1:51.540.