Slovak skier Velez Zuzulova leads WCup slalom after 1st run (The Associated Press)

Veronika Velez Zuzulova of Slovakia built a commanding lead in the first run of a women’s World Cup slalom on Tuesday. In difficult conditions due to snowfall, Velez Zuzulova timed 52.15 seconds on the floodlit Hermann Maier World Cup Course to lead Wendy Holdener of Switzerland by 0.54, and Sarka Strachova of Czech Republic by 0.84. Nina Loeseth of Norway, who won in Santa Caterina, was 1.08 off the lead, while last year’s winner Frida Hansdotter, who leads the discipline standings, had 1.32 to make up in the second run.