Svindal wins a World Cup downhill, leads overall standings (The Associated Press)

Aksel Lund Svindal was due some good luck and a win on the historic Lauberhorn hill. Svindal won a tricky World Cup downhill in challenging weather on Saturday, finally winning Switzerland’s classic Alpine ski race at the 10th attempt to retake the overall standings lead. The Norwegian stunned the appreciative crowd of 22,000 by being 1.52 seconds faster than early leader Klaus Kroell of Austria down the shortened 2.7-kilometer course.