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Spaniard Beatriz Recari Triumphs In Two-Hole Playoff To Win LPGA Kia Classic
Bringing a two-shot lead into the final round of the LPGA Kia Classic, Beatriz Recari most likely didn’t have eyes on winning the tournament in dramatic fashion. Slow and steady, banking on her impressive lead. That wasn’t the case however, as Recari finished Sunday’s round at Aviara in Carlsbad, California, tied for the lead with I.K. Kim. Both Recari and Kim three-putted the 18th hole to force a two-hole playoff. The two would repeat their performances on 18, during the first playoff hole, forcing another hole. That was when Recari sank an 18-foot birdie putt from the fringe to secure her second career LPGA title.
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Young American Mikaela Shiffrin Caps Extraordinary Season With Slalom Title
If you didn’t hear the name Mikaela Shiffrin during the past year, you were most likely buried under a rock, because the American teenager was all the rage in the world of alpine skiing. The freshly turned 18-year-old Colorado native capped an unbelievable year with a season title in the slalom discipline as a result of her World Cup victory in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
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Oakley Alpine Skiers Aksel Lund Svindal and Lindsey Vonn Secure World Cup Season Titles
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Aksel Lund Svindal and Lindsey Vonn are no strangers to Audi FIS Alpine World Cup season titles, but 2012-2013 has been remarkable in its own right for these two. A few deciding, races late in the season, were to be held in Lezerheide, Switzerland on Wednesday, however the weather had other plans. After numerous delays, Wednesday’s scheduled events were canceled due to fog. While many would be disappointed with the result, this meant that both Svindal and Vonn would claim season titles, in multiple disciplines, based on final point standings. The Norwegian, Svindal claimed the downhill and Super G World Cup titles, bringing his career title count to an impressive nine. While Svindal’s story is remarkable in itself, it is Vonn’s season that is grabbing headlines across the globe. Just five short weeks after a devastating season-ending knee injury, Vonn still had enough season points to retain the overall downhill title. Vonn beat Slovenia’s Tina Maze by a single point.
Ichiro Suzuki
Kasugai, Nishikasugai, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Alex Ovechkin
Moscow, Russia
Cameron Zink
Carson City, NV
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Belgrade, Serbia
Craig Alexander
Cronulla, Sydney, also known as the inner west of Sydney. I have been called a “westy” on more than one occasion. And Boulder, Colorado.
Bubba Watson
Bagdad, Florida
Sam Stosur
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Chrissie Wellington
Feltwell, Norfolk in the UK. Known for tractors, turnips and not a lot else.
Kerri Walsh
Santa Clara, California
Mirinda Carfrae
Logan City, Queensland, Australia
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