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Updated at 10:16 a.m., Sunday, December 7, 2008

Skiing: Italy's Fanchini wins World Cup super G

Associated Press

LAKE LOUISE, Alberta — Nadia Fanchini of Italy won the season-opening super giant slalom today on the women's World Cup circuit.

She was timed in 1 minute, 20.97 seconds, with Fabienne Suter of Switzerland and Andrea Fischbacher of Austria sharing second in 1:21.25. Anja Paerson of Sweden was fourth in 1:21.31.

Canadians Emily Brydon and Kelly VanderBeek of Kitchener were sixth and seventh.