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ArabicPhotos: Austria's Marcel Hirscher wins the giant slalom World Cup event in Beaver Creek, Colorado, after Ted Ligety crashes out.
Hirscher ahead after Ligety slips at Beaver Creek
Photos: Advantage Austria in giant slalom race
'Not cool' – This is how Ted Ligety's attempt to win the Beaver Creek World Cup giant slalom ended on Sunday.
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One and done – The crash, in Ligety's first run, left him unable to complete a second run and out of the picture for victory in Colorado.
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Giant slalom masters – A day earlier, Ligety (left) and Austria's Marcel Hirscher had shared the podium after Hirscher took a surprise super-G victory.
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Career first – Hirscher told reporters he 'barely' trains for super-G -- Saturday's victory in the discipline was the first in his career at World Cup level.
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On track – However, Hirscher is one of the most successful male alpine skiers in history -- only he has ever won four overall World Cup titles in a row -- and this weekend's results help his bid for a fifth.
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Svindal's success – Norway's Aksel Lund Svindal, twice an overall World Cup champion, won Beaver Creek's downhill race on Friday -- his third straight World Cup win.
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