WENGEN, Switzerland, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- Ted Ligety of the United States won the first men's super-combined of his World Cup career Friday with a narrow victory over France's Alexis Pinturault.
Ligety trailed the Frenchman after the slalom part of the race by 1.22 seconds but came on strong in the downhill portion to win at Wengen, Switzerland, with a combined time of 2 minutes, 44.74, a scant 0.22 seconds ahead of Pinturault.