U.S. SKIER GETS FIRST WORLD CUP WIN
Just 10 days after his first career World Cup podium, American Ryan Cochran-Siegle followed it up with a surprising victory on one of Alpine skiing’s most iconic courses.
Cochran-Siegle won Tuesday’s super-G on the Stelvio course in the Italian Alps by a huge margin for his first World Cup victory.
He had a precise and smooth run on one of the circuit’s most challenging slopes to finish 0.79 seconds faster than Vincent Kriechmayr of Austria.
“It’s definitely a shock to me,” said Cochran-Siegle, the first male American skier to win a World Cup super-G since Bode Miller did so in Hinterstoder, Austria, in 2006.
Cochran-Siegle also became the first American winner on the Stelvio since Miller won a downhill on the same slope 13 years ago to the day.
“I didn’t hold any expectations on this track, I just tried to ski the hill as well as I could,” the native of Burlington, Vt., said.
Adrian Smiseth Sejersted was 0.94 behind in third.
More skiing
Michelle Gisin earned her maiden World Cup win, becoming the first Swiss skier to win a women’s slalom in nearly 19 years.
Gisin trailed Mikaela Shiffrin by two-hundredths of a second after the opening run but posted the second-fastest time in the final as the American dropped to third, 0.57 behind.
Gisin’s win ended a streak of 28 slaloms that were won by either Shiffrin, who triumphed 19 times, or Petra Vlhova. That streak started in January 2017.
Soccer
Coronavirus outbreaks at English soccer clubs have raised concerns about games continuing, with the highest number of positive tests across Premier League clubs in a single week — reflecting a sharp rise in infections across the country.
There were 18 positives after 1,479 tests on players and club staff from Dec. 21-27, the Premier League said Tuesday, sparking calls to suspend the competition like last season.
Manchester United rose to second place — two points behind Premier League leader Liverpool — with a 1-0 victory over Wolverhampton.
Major League Soccer has invoked a clause in the agreement with its players that could lead to renegotiation of the collective bargaining agreement between the league and union.
The “force majeure” clause invoked by the MLS obligates the league and the MLSPA to negotiate modifications to the existing collective bargaining agreement in good faith for 30 days.
Baseball
The Dodgers acquired pitcher Garrett Cleavinger from the Phillies in a three-way trade involving Tampa Bay and Philadelphia.
The Dodgers will send minor league infielder Dillon Paulson and a player to be named or cash to Tampa Bay, while the Rays will send lefthanded pitcher Jose Alvarado to Philadelphia to complete the transaction.
• The Twins signed righthanded reliever Hansel Robles to a $2 million, one-year deal. Robles, 30, had 23 saves and a 2.48 ERA for the Angels in 2019 but lost some zip on his fastball and posted a 10.26 ERA in 18 games in 2020.
Notable
Trevor Zegras had two goals and three assists, and the United States beat the Czech Republic 7-0 to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals of the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton, Alberta.
Bobby Brink had two goals for the U.S., and Spencer Knight made 22 saves. The Americans improved to 2-1 in Group B and close out preliminary round play Thursday night against Sweden.
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews will miss the start of training camp because of an illness that has left him feeling “drained and lethargic.”
ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreit says he has tested positive for COVID-19 and will have to call the College Football Playoff semifinal between No. 2 Clemson and No. 3 Ohio State from home.