SQUAW VALLEY, Calif. -- Olympic slalom gold medallist Mikaela Shiffrin won the giant slalom at the U.S. Alpine Championships by nearly 2 seconds on Thursday. The 19-year-old Shiffrin, who is based in Eagle-Vail, Colo., won her third U.S. title overall, after slalom championships in 2011 and 2012. She completed Thursdays two runs in 2 minutes, 30.93 seconds. The race was open to women from other countries, and Marie-Michele Gagnon of Lac-Etchemin, Que., finished second, 1.88 seconds behind. Julia Mancuso, a four-time Olympic medallist who lives in Squaw Valley, was third. Shiffrin became the youngest slalom champion in Olympic history last month at the Sochi Games, then returned to the World Cup circuit to wrap up a second consecutive slalom season title. All nine of her World Cup career race wins have come in slalom. John Matuszak Youth Jersey . And fellow Leaf, Jake Gardiner, hiking in Whistler. Antonio Brown Womens Jersey . At this point, even he isnt sure when it is going to stop. The right-hander dropped his fourth straight decision in Los Angeles 6-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night, leaving his status very much in doubt as the Dodgers prepare for the stretch drive. http://www.shoptheraidersonline.com/Elite-Art-Shell-Raiders-Jersey/ . And like the near entirety of last season, Jonathan Bernier and Torontos goaltending tandem is up to the task. Willie Brown Raiders Jersey .com) - Thursday marks the official debut of a new dirt racing surface at Meydan Racecourse. Fred Biletnikoff Raiders Jersey . -- The Chicago Bears say they have agreed to a one-year contract with centre Roberto Garza.KITZBUEHEL, Austria - Italian skier Dominik Paris won his first career World Cup super-G, and Alexis Pinturault of France dominated the combined event for his eighth victory on Friday.Two years after his victory in the classic Hahnenkamm downhill on the same course, Paris finished the Streif in 1 minute, 9.99 seconds to beat Austrians Matthias Mayer by 0.06 seconds and Georg Streitberger by 0.34,I had a good feeling but I didnt think I was going to win today, said Paris, who won silver in downhill at the 2013 world championships, and whose previous three World Cup wins all came in that discipline.I like this hill, he added. When you are in good shape you can take risks. And I attacked it all the way down.Paris hadnt won in his last 21 World Cups, his longest winning drought since his first victory in Bormio in December 2012.Norways Kjetil Jansrud was 0.78 back in seventh and remained in the lead of the discipline standings with 316 points, followed by Paris on 285.It wasnt a perfect run, said Jansrud, a winner of two super-Gs this season. No big mistakes but tactical mistakes. I didnt take enough risks.The super-G was a separate World Cup race, but also counted as the first portion of the combined event, which was completed by a floodlit slalom.Pinturault, who also won the event last year, finished in an aggregate time of 2 minutes, 1.36 seconds to defeat overall World Cup leader MMarcel Hirscher of Austria by 0.dddddddddddd69 and Ondrej Bank of the Czech Republic by 0.94.It wasnt easy after the tough super-G. I had to push really hard, the Frenchman said.Hirscher, who finished the super-G 2.78 off the lead in 44th, extended his lead in the overall standings. The three-time defending champion landed on 916 points, followed by Jansrud on 734 and Pinturault on 611.Apart from Jansrud, most favourites for the downhill skipped the slalom to save energy for Saturdays race, the marquee event of the three-day Hahnenkamm event.Mayer didnt compete in the slalom, either.Getting beaten by 0.06 is bitter, the Olympic downhill champion said. Tomorrow is another chance for a win. I will use the afternoon for my preparations.Ted Ligety, the world champion in super-G and super-combined, failed to finish. The American was the first starter and missed a gate after landing from a jump toward the end of his run.Ligetys teammate, Andrew Weibrecht, placed fifth in the super-G for his career-best World Cup result.Its a great run for me, said the Olympic super-G silver medallist , who finished 18th in the combined event. I was aggressive, stuck to my plan.The super-G was interrupted for 20 minutes following a nasty crash by Switzerlands Marc Gisin, who was taken to hospital by helicopter. The Swiss ski team said Gisin had a mild concussion but escaped other injuries. ' ' '