(CNN) -- U.S. star Ted Ligety won the men's World Cup giant slalom at Alta Badia, Italy, after finishing over two seconds quicker than his rivals.
Ligety's 14th World Cup win was his third in four giant slaloms completed so far this season.
The victory and the 100 points takes Ligety to within 106 points of World Cup overall leader Aksel Lund Svindal, who finished ninth.
Ligety all but wrapped up victory on his first run, moving well clear of Austria's Marcel Hirscher and France's Thomas Fanara.
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"I had a great first run and on the second leg I tried not to think of the big lead that I had," Ligety told reporters.
"You can easily lose your focus and even a two seconds lead can be slashed.
"But I am not unbeatable in giant slalom, just look at Val D'Isere last weekend. The piste there is really different and the gates are close to each other."
Lund Svindal sits on 614 points from 12 races with Ligety on 508 and Hirscher on 460 with another 24 events to follow.
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Meanwhile, Slovenia's Tina Maze won her fourth consecutive World Cup giant slalom at Courchevel.
Maze eased home by 00.22 seconds to extend her lead in the World Cup overall standings.
Reigning World Cup winner Lindsey Vonn of the U.S. failed to win a single point for the third race in a row.
Vonn is down in fourth place on 414 points with leader Maze well clear on 799.
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Skiing is a treacherous sport, demonstrated by this fall Vonn had at the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin. She was airlifted to hospital but returned two days later to compete and finished eighth. Her grit earned her the U.S. Olympic Spirit Award.
Vonn married fellow U.S. skier Thomas Vonn in 2007. Vonn also became her coach. The pair split in November 2011.
Lake Louise is Vonn's playground. She has dominated there in recent years, winning all three downhill events in December 2012, like she did the year before. Her request to race against the men there this year was rejected.
Vonn took time out of her preparations for an Alpine World Cup event in Val d'Isere to catch up with CNN's Alpine Edge show.
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Grace has everything you'd expect from a luxury chalet, with the requisite yoga room to the extensive bar, but the real selling point is the stunning views it offers of the Matterhorn.
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Kernow has a plethora of ways to keep you occupied with games consoles, giant TVs, a spa, a gym and study but it is heaven for wine buffs with a purpose-built cellar that houses a private collection of over 2,500 bottles. That's a lot of vino.
Marco Polo has an extensive balcony complete with barbecue and heated seating but should you prefer to stay indoors a wellness center on the first floor has the prerequisite pool, hot tub and sauna complete with a full entertainment system.
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Chesa Falcun in the Klosters Valley has all the mod cons and comes with a personal chef and two chauffeurs, but its pièce de résistance is its covered outdoor hot tub -- perfect when the snow is falling.
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