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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 2017 SPORTS Shiffrin misses WCup record, Velez Zuzulova wins race ZAGREB: Mikaela Shiffrin’s seven-race straddled.” Velez Zuzulova held on to her winning streak in women’s World Cup first-run lead and beat Petra Vlhova by 0.24 slaloms came to end yesterday, leaving the seconds for a Slovak 1-2 finish. Sarka American one short of the record for most Strachova of the Czech Republic was 0.52 consecutive victories in the discipline. seconds behind in third. Shiffrin’s rare early exit in the first run “It was a fight from start to finish. It was allowed Veronika Velez Zuzulova to claim my big dream to win this crown. Finally it her fifth career win. The Slovak had ended happened,” Velez Zuzulova said after win- runner-up to Shiffrin in the previous three ning the “Snow Queen Trophy.” Velez slaloms. With a win Tuesday, Shiffrin would Zuzulova closed the gap on Shiffrin in the have matched the best mark of eight slalom standings after five of this season’s straight victories set by Swiss great Vreni nine races to just 10 points. Schneider in 1988-89 and Croatian skier However, the result didn’t affect Janica Kostelic in 2000-01. But the Olympic Shiffrin’s lead in the overall World Cup and two-time world champion was quick standings because her closest competitor, to consider the positives. defending champion Lara Gut, usually sits “I was never thinking about the streak out slaloms. Shiffrin still leads the Swiss in the beginning until people started talk- skier by 215 points. ing about it,” Shiffrin said shortly after Many of the top slalom skiers struggled straddling a gate about 25 seconds into on the Sljeme hill. Three of the top-seven her first run. “To be honest it is a bit of a ranked starters failed to complete their relief because nobody is going to talk runs as Wendy Holdener of Switzerland about it anymore.” and Nina Loeseth of Norway skied out. Never showing much interest in chasing Shiffrin, who won the race the last two records, Shiffrin still felt sorry about her times it was held in 2013 and 2015, was early exit - though not for herself. 0.07 seconds off Velez Zuzulova’s leading “It’s huge for US ski racing to have time when the mishap occurred. somebody who has something like a big “Straddling is always your own mistake,” streak going on. People start to gain inter- the American said. “Maybe something ST. LOUIS: Artem Anisimov #15 of the Chicago Blackhawks handles the puck as Colton Parayko #55 of the St Louis Blues defends during the est,” Shiffrin said. “But for me, I am not about the surface, a little bump here and third period of the 2017 Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic at Busch Stadium on Monday in St Louis, Missouri. —AFP doing this for those records. I am doing there caught your edge. But in general, I this for myself. I try to find peace in my feel like if I am skiing well, there is own heart. I am on my way there.” absolutely no reason I would have strad- It was the first time in more than four dled. I only have myself to blame. Even years that Shiffrin failed to finish a slalom with bumpy snow or a little bit of weird Blues beat Blackhawks, race. Her previous DNF came in sunlight, it is my fault.” Semmering, Austria, in December 2012, With Shiffrin out, Resi Stiegler became one week after she had earned her first of the top American finisher in seventh for 26 career victories. her best World Cup result since placing Devils defeat Bruins In total, Shiffrin had won the previous second in a slalom in Ofterschwang, 12 slaloms she competed in, but missed Germany, five years ago. Also, American five races because of a knee injury last sea- teammate Megan McJames finished 20th son. “It is what it is. Sometimes you don’t to earn her first career points in the disci- ST LOUIS: The Blues and Blackhawks took to the four minutes to go, and Ryan Miller made 24 The Canucks improved to 6-2-1 over their last ski exactly the way you want to,” Shiffrin pline. The women’s World Cup continues outdoors Monday, with Vladimir Tarasenko scor- saves for his 350th career victory to lead nine. The 36-year-old Miller joined John said. “I was trying to go forward but I got a with a giant slalom and another slalom in ing twice in the third period and Jake Allen stop- Vancouver. Bo Horvat also scored to help the Vanbiesbrouck (374) and Tom Barrasso (369) as little bit tentative in some sections and Maribor, Slovenia, this weekend. — AP ping 22 shots to lead St. Louis to a 4-1 victory Canucks win four straight for the first time since the only US-born goalies to reach 350 wins. Mikko over Chicago in the Winter Classic at Busch opening the season 4-0-0. Henrik Sedin added Rantanen and Tyson Barrie scored, and Calvin Stadium. The Blues went ahead 2-1 when two assists, while Daniel Sedin picked up an assist Pickard stopped 21 shots as the Avalanche lost Tarasenko made a backhand pass that hit the on the winning goal for the 600th of his career. their fourth straight ninth in their last 10. — AP skate of Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson and slipped by Corey Crawford at 12:05 of the third. Tarasenko then scored on a NHL results/standings wrist shot over Crawford’s shoulder at 13:58, giv- ing him 18 goals this season. Michal Kempny Vancouver 3, Colorado 2; New Jersey 3, Boston 0; St. Louis 4, Chicago 1. scored for Chicago, and Crawford had 31 saves. Western Conference Ottawa 20 13 4 94 98 44 It was 46 degrees Fahrenheit (7.7 degrees Central Division Boston 20 16 4 95 97 44 Celsius) when play began before a sellout crowd WLOTLGFGAPTS Tampa Bay 19 15 4 109 105 42 of 46,556, the sixth largest for a Winter Classic. It Chicago 23 12 5 109 98 51 Toronto 17 12 7 108 103 41 was the 21st regular-season outdoor NHL game. Minnesota 23 9 4 113 76 50 St. Louis 20 13 5 108 111 45 Florida 16 14 8 92 104 40 DEVILS 3, BRUINS 0 Dallas 16 15 7 97 113 39 Detroit 16 16 5 93 107 37 PA Parenteau scored his fifth goal in eight Nashville 16 14 6 102 100 38 Buffalo 13 15 8 78 101 34 games and Cory Schneider made 22 saves, lead- Winnipeg 17 19 3 103 117 37 Metropolitan Division Colorado 12 24 1 76 125 25 ing slumping New Jersey to the victory. Sergey Columbus 26 5 4 123 73 56 Pacific Division Kalinin added an insurance goal early in the San Jose 23 13 1 94 80 47 Pittsburgh 25 8 5 133 107 55 third period and set up Taylor Hall’s empty-net- Anaheim 19 12 8 107 109 46 NY Rangers 26 12 1 135 97 53 ter as the Devils won for only the third time in 13 Edmonton 19 12 7 110 101 45 Washington 22 9 5 99 78 49 games (3-9-1). Tuukka Rask had 23 saves for the Calgary 20 17 2 105 111 42 Philadelphia 20 14 5 116 120 45 Bruins, who lost to New Jersey for only the sec- Los Angeles 18 15 4 92 91 40 Carolina 16 13 7 94 98 39 Vancouver 18 18 3 97 116 39 ond time in eight games (6-2). New Jersey 15 16 7 89 114 37 Arizona 11 21 5 82 121 27 Eastern Conference NY Islanders 15 15 6 104 113 36 CANUCKS 3, AVALANCHE 2 Note: Overtime losses (OTL) are worth one point in the ZAGREB: From left, second placed Petra Vlhova, from Slovakia, fellow-country- Sven Baertschi scored twice, including the Atlantic Division Montreal 22 9 6 113 86 50 standings and are not included in the loss column (L) woman Veronika Velez Zuzulova, the winner, and third placed Sarka Strachova, of tiebreaking goal on a power play with less than the Czech Republic, celebrate after an alpine ski, women’s World Cup slalom in Zagreb, Croatia, yesterday. — AP Bengals’ Pacman Jones Seahawks enter the playoffs jailed over confrontation with a whimper, not a roar CINCINNATI: Bengals cornerback Adam Jones, who played for the Bengals in “Pacman” Jones was jailed early yesterday, Sunday’s season-ending home victory over RENTON: For the fifth straight season, the touchdown, the biggest concern was “We’re not pleased with it. It’s not any- and faced assault, disorderly conduct and Baltimore, has repeatedly had legal issues Seattle Seahawks have won 10 games and Seattle’s inability to run the ball against the where near where we want it to be,” Carroll other charges including that he spit on a since making his NFL debut with Tennessee are headed to the playoffs, the longest such worst defense in the NFL. San Francisco was said. For all the issues that have surfaced late nurse after being arrested in Cincinnati’s after going to college at West Virginia streaks in franchise history. giving up more than 170 yards per game on in the season for Seattle, the Seahawks may downtown entertainment district. University. The Atlanta native was acquitted So why does this division title and playoff the ground, yet the Seahawks managed only have drawn the best possible matchup to Court records show Jones, who has a in 2013 on an assault charge in Hamilton appearance feel so underwhelming? It’s 87 yards on 25 carries.