ARE, Sweden (AP) β Swedish skier Maria Pietilae-Holmner did just enough to protect her first-run lead and win a World Cup slalom race Saturday, beating overall leader Tina Maze by just .06 seconds.
After winning Friday’s giant slalom, Maze was eyeing a 27th World Cup win and put the pressure on in freezing conditions with a strong second run on the icy Olympia course.
But Pietilae-Holmner held her nerve to clinch her first win for nearly four years, and third of her career, winning in a combined time of 1 minute, 43.65 seconds.
The home fans in northern Sweden had even more reason to cheer as Frida Hansdotter finished .32 behind third for her 13th career podium.
Olympic slalom champion Mikaela Shiffrin of the United States just missed out on another podium, finishing fourth.
