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O + +VAIL B-NP +, O +Colorado B-NP +1996-12-07 I-NP + +Svetlana B-NP +Gladishiva I-NP +of B-PP +Russia B-NP +won B-VP +the B-NP +women I-NP +'s B-NP +World I-NP +Cup I-NP +Super I-NP +G I-NP +race I-NP +on B-PP +Saturday B-NP +. O + +Pernilla B-NP +Wiberg I-NP +of B-PP +Sweden B-NP +finished B-VP +second B-NP +and O +Carole B-NP +Montillet I-NP +of B-PP +France B-NP +came B-VP +in B-PP +third B-NP +, O +according B-PP +to B-PP +provisional B-NP +results I-NP +. O + +-DOCSTART- -X- -X- O + +GOLF B-NP +- O +THIRD B-NP +ROUND I-NP +OF B-PP +JCPENNEY B-NP +CLASSIC I-NP +WASHED B-VP +OUT B-PRT +. O + +TARPON B-NP +SPRINGS I-NP +, O +Florida B-NP +1996-12-07 I-NP + +Heavy B-NP +rains I-NP +on B-PP +Saturday B-NP +washed B-VP +out B-PRT +the B-NP +third I-NP +round I-NP +of B-PP +the B-NP +$ I-NP +1.5 I-NP +million I-NP +JCPenney I-NP +Classic I-NP +at B-PP +the B-NP +Innisbrook I-NP +Hilton I-NP +Resort I-NP +. 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B-NP +Ingeborg I-NP +Helen I-NP +Markein I-NP +( O +Norway B-NP +) O +58 B-NP + +10= B-NP +Megan B-NP +Gerety I-NP +( O +U.S. B-NP +) O +51 B-NP + +10= B-NP +Warwara B-NP +Zelenskaja I-NP +( O +Russia B-NP +) O +51 B-NP + +10= B-NP +Florence B-NP +Masnada I-NP +( O +France B-NP +) O +51 B-NP + +13= B-NP +Picabo B-NP +Street I-NP +( O +U.S. B-NP +) O +50 B-NP + +13= B-NP +Stefanie B-NP +Schuster I-NP +( O +Austria B-NP +) O +50 B-NP + +15. B-NP +Miriam I-NP +Vogt I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +47 B-NP + +16. B-NP +Bibiana I-NP +Perez I-NP +( O +Italy B-NP +) O +45 B-NP + +17. B-NP +Hilde I-NP +Gerg I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +42 B-NP + +18. B-NP +Barbara I-NP +Merlin I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +38 B-NP + +19= B-NP +Kate B-NP +Pace I-NP +Lindsay I-NP +( O +Canada B-NP +) O +23 B-NP + +19= B-NP +Svetlana B-NP +Gladishiva I-NP +( O +Russia B-NP +) O +23 B-NP + +19= B-NP +Regine B-NP +Cavagnoud I-NP +( O +France B-NP +) O +23 B-NP + +Overall B-NP +women I-NP +'s B-NP +World I-NP +Cup I-NP +standings I-NP +leaders I-NP +after B-PP + +Saturday B-NP +'s B-NP +downhill I-NP +and I-NP +super I-NP +G I-NP +races I-NP +: O + +1. B-NP +Katja I-NP +Seizinger I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +414 B-NP +points I-NP + +2. B-NP +Pernilla I-NP +Wiberg I-NP +( O +Sweden B-NP +) O +353 B-NP + +3. B-NP +Hide I-NP +Gerg I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +276 B-NP + +4. B-NP +Anita I-NP +Wachter I-NP +( O +Austria B-NP +) O +180 B-NP + +5. B-NP +Isolde I-NP +Kostner I-NP +( O +Italy B-NP +) O +157 B-NP + +6. B-NP +Heidi I-NP +Zurbriggen I-NP +( O +Switzerland B-NP +) O +153 B-NP + +7. B-NP +Warwara I-NP +Zelenskaja I-NP +( O +Russia B-NP +) O +151 B-NP + +8= B-NP +Renate B-NP +Goetschl I-NP +( O +Austria B-NP +) O +146 B-NP + +8= B-NP +Carole B-NP +Montillet I-NP +( O +France B-NP +) O +146 B-NP + +10. B-NP +Svetlana I-NP +Gladishiva I-NP +( O +Russia B-NP +) O +137 B-NP + +11. B-NP +Florence B-NP +Masnada I-NP +( O +France B-NP +) O +133 B-NP + +12. B-NP +Deborah I-NP +Compagnoni I-NP +( O +Italy B-NP +) O +120 B-NP + +13. B-NP +Martina I-NP +Ertl I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +119 B-NP + +14. B-NP +Alexandra I-NP +Meissnitzer I-NP +( O +Austria)118 B-NP + +15. B-NP +Urska I-NP +Horvat I-NP +( O +Slovenia B-NP +) O +108 B-NP + +16= B-NP +Claudia B-NP +Riegler I-NP +( O +New B-NP +Zealand I-NP +) O +100 B-NP + +16= B-NP +Sabina B-NP +Panzanini I-NP +( O +Italy B-NP +) O +100 B-NP + +18. B-NP +Barbara I-NP +Merlin I-NP +( O +Italy B-NP +) O +92 B-NP + +19. B-NP +Stefanie I-NP +Schuster I-NP +( O +Austria B-NP +) O +89 B-NP + +20. B-NP +Miriam I-NP +Vogt I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +76 B-NP + +Super B-NP +G I-NP +standings I-NP +: O + +1. B-NP +Pernilla I-NP +Wiberg I-NP +( O +Sweden B-NP +) O +180 B-NP + +2. B-NP +Hilde I-NP +Gerg I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +130 B-NP + +3. B-NP +Svetland I-NP +Gladishiva I-NP +( O +Russia B-NP +) O +114 B-NP + +4. B-NP +Warwara I-NP +Zelenskaja I-NP +( O +Russia B-NP +) O +100 B-NP + +5. B-NP +Florence B-NP +Masnada I-NP +( O +France B-NP +) O +82 B-NP + +6. B-NP +Katja I-NP +Seizinger I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +74 B-NP + +7. B-NP +Isolde I-NP +Kostner I-NP +( O +Italy B-NP +) O +65 B-NP + +8. B-NP +Carole I-NP +Montillet I-NP +( O +France B-NP +) O +60 B-NP + +9. B-NP +Martina I-NP +Ertl I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +58 B-NP + +10. B-NP +Anita I-NP +Wachter I-NP +( O +Austria B-NP +) O +49 B-NP + +11. B-NP +Heidi I-NP +Zurbriggen I-NP +( O +Switzerland B-NP +) O +43 B-NP + +12= B-NP +Madlen B-NP +Brigger-Summermatter I-NP +( O +Switzerland B-NP +) O +42 B-NP + +12= B-NP +Barbara B-NP +Merlin I-NP +( O +Italy B-NP +) O +42 B-NP + +12= B-NP +Katharina B-NP +Gutensohn I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +42 B-NP + +15. B-NP +Stefanie I-NP +Schuster I-NP +( O +Austria B-NP +) O +39 B-NP + +16. B-NP +Leatitia I-NP +Dalloz I-NP +( O +France B-NP +) O +33 B-NP + +17. B-NP +Bibiana I-NP +Perez I-NP +( O +Italy B-NP +) O +30 B-NP + +18= B-NP +Miriam B-NP +Vogt I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +29 B-NP + +18= B-NP +Marianne B-NP +Brechu I-NP +( O +France B-NP +) O +29 B-NP + +20. B-NP +Alexandra I-NP +Meissnitzer I-NP +( O +Austria B-NP +) O +27 B-NP + +Nation B-NP +'s B-NP +Cup I-NP +standings I-NP +: O + +1. B-NP +Austria I-NP +1,973 I-NP +points I-NP + +2. B-NP +Germany I-NP +1,135 I-NP + +3. B-NP +Switzerland I-NP +972 I-NP + +4. B-NP +Italy I-NP +887 I-NP + +5. B-NP +France I-NP +853 I-NP + +6. B-NP +Norway I-NP +746 I-NP + +7. B-NP +Sweden I-NP +673 I-NP + +8. B-NP +Slovenia I-NP +432 I-NP + +9. B-NP +Russia I-NP +288 I-NP + +10. B-NP +United I-NP +States I-NP +164 I-NP + +-DOCSTART- -X- -X- O + +ALPINE B-NP +SKIING-WOMEN I-NP +'S B-NP +WORLD I-NP +CUP I-NP +DOWNHILL I-NP +RESULTS I-NP +. O + +VAIL B-NP +, O +Colorado B-NP +1996-12-07 I-NP + +Provisional B-NP +results I-NP +from B-PP + +Saturday B-NP +'s B-NP +women I-NP +'s B-NP +World I-NP +Cup I-NP +downhill I-NP +race I-NP +: O + +1. B-NP +Renate I-NP +Goetschl I-NP +( O +Austria B-NP +) O +one B-NP +minute I-NP +47.71 I-NP +seconds I-NP + +2. B-NP +Katja I-NP +Seizinger I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +1:48.53 B-NP + +3. B-NP +Isolde I-NP +Kostner I-NP +( O +Italy B-NP +) O +1:48.91 B-NP + +4. B-NP +Alexandra I-NP +Meissnitzer I-NP +( O +Austria B-NP +) O +1:49.13 B-NP + +5. B-NP +Megan B-NP +Gerety I-NP +( O +U.S. B-NP +) O +1:49.26 B-NP + +6. B-NP +Miriam I-NP +Vogt I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +1:49.28 B-NP + +7. B-NP +Stefanie I-NP +Schuster I-NP +( O +Austria B-NP +) O +1:49.38 B-NP + +8. B-NP +Ingeborg I-NP +Helen I-NP +Marken I-NP +( O +Norway B-NP +) O +1:49.41 B-NP + +9. B-NP +Florence B-NP +Masnada I-NP +( O +France B-NP +) O +1:49.51 B-NP + +10. B-NP +Regina I-NP +Haeusl I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +1:49.53 B-NP + +11. B-NP +Heidi I-NP +Zurbriggen I-NP +( O +Switzerland B-NP +) O +1:49.65 B-NP + +12. B-NP +Warwara I-NP +Zelenskaja I-NP +( O +Russia B-NP +) O +1:49.66 B-NP + +13. B-NP +Barbara I-NP +Merlin I-NP +( O +Italy B-NP +) O +1:49.76 B-NP + +14. B-NP +Hilde I-NP +Gerg I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +1:49.84 B-NP + +15. B-NP +Martina I-NP +Ertl I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +1:49.85 B-NP + +16. B-NP +Pernilla I-NP +Wiberg I-NP +( O +Sweden B-NP +) O +1:49.88 B-NP + +17. B-NP +Svetlana I-NP +Gladishiva I-NP +( O +Russia B-NP +) O +1:50.03 B-NP + +18. B-NP +Anita I-NP +Wachter I-NP +( O +Austria B-NP +) O +1:50.10 B-NP + +19. B-NP +Spela I-NP +Bracun I-NP +( O +Slovenia B-NP +) O +1:50.40 B-NP + +20. B-NP +Regine I-NP +Cavagnoud I-NP +( O +France B-NP +) O +1:50.51 B-NP + +21. B-NP +Kate I-NP +Pace I-NP +Lindsay I-NP +( O +Canada B-NP +) O +1:50.54 B-NP + +22. B-NP +Bibiana I-NP +Perez I-NP +( O +Italy B-NP +) O +1:50.65 B-NP + +23. B-NP +Hilary I-NP +Lindh I-NP +( O +United B-NP +States I-NP +) O +1:50.69 B-NP + +24. B-NP +Catherine I-NP +Borghi I-NP +( O +Switzerland B-NP +) O +1:50.72 B-NP + +25. B-NP +Carole I-NP +Montillet I-NP +( O +France B-NP +) O +1:50.91 B-NP + +26. B-NP +Brigitte I-NP +Obermoser I-NP +( O +Austria B-NP +) O +1:50.99 B-NP + +27. B-NP +Sybille I-NP +Brauner I-NP +( O +Germay B-NP +) O +1:51.04 B-NP + +28. B-NP +Grete I-NP +Stroem I-NP +( O +Norway B-NP +) O +1:51.07 B-NP + +29. B-NP +Patrizia I-NP +Bassis I-NP +( O +Italy B-NP +) O +1:51.13 B-NP + +30. B-NP +Alessandra I-NP +Merlin I-NP +( O +Italy B-NP +) O +1:51.16 B-NP + +The B-NP +results I-NP +were B-VP +declared I-VP +official B-ADJP +. O + +-DOCSTART- -X- -X- O + +NORDIC B-NP +SKIING-WORLD I-NP +CUP I-NP +BIATHLON I-NP +RESULTS I-NP +. O + +OESTERSUND B-NP +, O +Sweden B-NP +1996-12-07 I-NP + +Results B-NP +of B-PP +Saturday B-NP +'s B-NP + +World B-NP +Cup I-NP +biathlon I-NP +races I-NP +: O + +Men B-NP +'s B-NP +10 I-NP +kms I-NP + +1. B-NP +Vadim I-NP +Sashurin I-NP +( O +Belarus B-NP +) O +26 B-NP +minutes I-NP +17.2 I-NP +seconds I-NP +( O +no B-NP +penalty I-NP + +rounds B-NP +) O + +2. B-NP +Frode I-NP +Andresen I-NP +( O +Norway B-NP +) O +26:17.8 B-NP +( O +2 B-NP +) O + +3. B-NP +Ole I-NP +Einar I-NP +Bjorndalen I-NP +( O +Norway B-NP +) O +26:24.9 B-NP +( O +2 B-NP +) O + +4. B-NP +Sven I-NP +Fischer I-NP +( O +Germany B-NP +) O +26:28.2 B-NP +( O +1 B-NP +) O + +5. 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