Norwegian skier Loeseth wins WCup slalom for 1st victory (The Associated Press)

Nina Loeseth ended a 16-year World Cup victory drought for the Norwegian women’s slalom team on Tuesday, posting the fastest time in both runs on the Deborah Compagnoni course. Loeseth finished in 1 minute, 57.65 seconds to secure her first victory in dominating fashion, beating second-place Sarka Strachova of the Czech Republic by a big margin of 1.12. Veronika Velez Zuzulova of Slovakia, who was 13th after the opening run, was third, 1.37 behind.