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KILLINGTON, Vt. -- Mikaela Shiffrin woke up this morning all nervous and edgy. By the end of the afternoon, it was hard to wonder why.With her 95-year-old grandmother among the thousands cheering her, Shriffin won her sixth straight World Cup slalom Sunday after building a healthy lead in the first run and holding off some hard chargers in the second.The overall World Cup leader had a combined time of 1 minute, 27.95 seconds. She was followed by Slovakias Veronika Velez Zuzulova, 0.73 seconds, and Switzerlands Wendy Holdener in 1:28.81.Norways Nina Loeseth, runner-up in Saturdays giant slalom, was fourth in 1:29.29 -- 0.01 seconds ahead of Slovakias Petra Vlhova. The top five finishers from the first run finished in the same positions.Shiffrin said she put a lot of pressure on herself about racing in the East. And Sunday began with a sense of dread.I told myself, maybe I just should not do this, she said, adding she did not shake the feelings until the second run. I was worked up and really nervous.But the skier who attended Burke Mountain Academy in northern Vermont had no shortage of fans behind her.Thank you so much for cheering so loud, she told those packing the two grandstands and lining the bottom of the course.Shiffrin spent the Thanksgiving holiday with her family, including her grandmother.It was amazing that Nana was here to watch, said Shiffrin, thanking her for the unconditional love and the incredible pies. Ive never been prouder of doing anything than winning a race in front of my Nana.Shiffrin also won the first slalom of the World Cup season in Finland. With a first in slalom and fifth in GS at Killington, she has extended her World Cup overall lead. She has 325 points to 168 for the runner-up, Switzerlands Holdener.This weekends World Cup races were the first for Killington and the first in 38 years in Vermont. There was a big crowd again Sunday, though perhaps slightly smaller than the 16,000 for Saturdays giant slalom. The grandstands were again filled, with spectators piled up dozens deep alongside the course.Velez Zuzulova called this her favorite race in North America.The crowds have never been like this in Aspen, she said of the Colorado stop on the womens circuit. They were making noise for me, too, she added. They were cheering for everybody.This was Velez Zuzulovas 26th World podium finish. She said her father, also her coach, had set the second-run course, and she felt it had been perfect for her. She was running 30th -- next to last -- in the second run and that meant much tougher conditions than when she started seventh in the first run.It was a fight right from the start, she said.Holdener, who had her ninth top-three finish, spoke of the challenge of catching Shiffrin.We are getting a step closer this year than last year, she said. Shes still really dominant. To get even closer, we need to build our confidence.Shiffrin is just 21 but already has 22 World Cup victories, tying her for 19th on the womens career list. She gets a kick at looking at the records, but says the important thing is to love what you do.When asked about her role for young female skiers -- many on hand this weekend -- she acknowledges thats becoming more important to her.As people tell me that theyre inspired by what Im doing, I start to inspire myself as well, she said. But youre skiing for yourself, not for anyone else. . You cant worry about other peoples approval.The womens World Cup circuit moves to Lake Louise, Alberta, for two downhills and a super-G on Dec. 2-4.Air Force 1 Just Do It . The visitors took a deserved lead in the 16th minute with midfielder Yohan Cabaye curling the ball beyond Adrian from inside the penalty area. Air Force 1 Just Do It Danmark . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. http://www.danmarkairforce1.com/air-presto-outlet-danmark.html . After Mondays hard-fought loss, the wait seemed longer than usual. Getting set to go their separate ways for a short Christmas break, the Raptors coach credited his team for their effort on a seemingly impossible three-game road trip, urging them to build on that success when they get back to work at the end of the week. Air Force 1 Udsalg .35 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Plouffe batted .254 with 14 home runs and 52 RBIs in 477 at-bats last season, his second as a regular in the lineup. Nike Sf Air Force 1 Danmark . -- In a span of seven Washington Redskins offensive plays, Justin Tuck sacked Robert Griffin III four times.He admits they rode their luck, but coach Graham Arnold has rated Sydney FCs comeback against Melbourne Victory as one of the clubs best wins hes seen.The Sky Blues sit five points clear at the top of the table after beating Victory 2-1 at Allianz Stadium to extend their perfect start to five games with the aim to make it six against Perth next weekend.They were fortunate in the first half when Besart Berisha missed a penalty and Marco Rojas a sitter, before Mitch Austin eventually opened the scoring 41 minutes in.But Arnold was full of praise for the way Sydney rebounded after the break, reverting to their possession-based style to set the scene for substitute David Carneys match-winning brace - though his equaliser came off a blatant handball.We didnt play our way in the first half, Arnold said.I just said to the boys at halftime that Id rather lose playing our way.In the second half we did exceptionally well. It was probably one of the best victories weve had since Ive been at the club.It came on the back of Arnolds bold decision to replace marquee winger Filip Holosko with Carney, who played out of position on the right.I wanted to get him high and wired in a one-versus-one situation, which is his strength, he said.Some people mayy question why on the right-hand side, but I wanted him to cut inside onto his left foot and try to create some havoc, and he did.ddddddddddddArnold knew Sydney got the rub of the green over their staunch Victorian rivals but backed referee Chris Beaths officiating.Chris handled the game quite well, he said.I could understand why Melbourne and Kevin may be a little bit upset, but at the same time next week that could turn around.Its football, its the way it is - it happens all over the world.The positive night threatened to become very different at one point when left-back Michael Zullo smashed his head into a pitchside table, in a worrying incident that could lead to a review of match-day practices.Fortunately for the 28-year-old his face hit the top of the table rather than the corner, and after several minutes receiving medical attention he was able to play on, providing a classy throw-in for captain Alex Brosque to assist Carneys first goal.I think the table woke him up, Arnold said.He fired up after that, he was aggressive and that was the best part of his game the next 40 minutes.He was outstanding. 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