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A second high-ranking Holy See official told a Vatican court on Friday that Pope Francis had authorised spending hundreds of thousands of euros in ransom payments to try to free a nun who was kidnapped by al-Qaida-linked militants in Mali.
Petra Vlhova overcame a disappointing season to clinch gold in the final women's slalom race of the campaign in Soldeu. The Slovakian finished in a combined time of 1:51.38 to pip Leona Popovic and Mikaela Shiffrin to the top spot.
Switzerland's Marco Odermatt broke the men's record for most points in a World Cup season that had stood for 23 years when he won the giant slalom in Soldeu on Saturday.
Slovakia's Petra Vlhova won the final women's slalom of the Alpine skiing season in Andorra on Saturday as Mikaela Shiffrin finished third to tie another record and collect the World Cup champion's crystal globe.
Freestyle skier Megan Oldham of Parry Sound, Ont., scored 90.00 points in her opening run and held on for a bronze-medal finish in women's slopestyle at a World Cup event on Saturday in Tignes, France.
Petra Vlhova’s experience shone through as she took victory from Leona Popovic in the last women’s World Cup slalom of the season at Soldeu, Andorra, while Mikaela Shiffrin was officially crowned the Slalom World Cup champion. Vlhova denied Popovic her first World Cup win, with the Slovakian emerging victorious in the 11th and final round of the campaign with a total time of 1:51.38 – just 0.43s ahead of her nearest opponent. Ad Having watched Popovic take the lead in the penultimate run of the day, Vlhova saved the best for last despite appearing in trouble at the top.
Marco Odermatt clinched victory in the final giant slalom World Cup race of the year to rack up a record-breaking season’s point total in Soldeu. The Swiss skier has compiled a total of 2,042 points this World Cup season, breaking Hermann Maier's record. Ad And in his final giant slalom test of the term, Odermatt claimed his seventh gold in a combined time of 2:19.64 and grabbed overall giant slalom victory in a feat he could not believe.
Mathilde Gremaud claimed her first World Cup win in four years with victory in the freeski slopestyle in Tignes. The Swiss star beat Johanne Killi of Norway as Megan Oldham completed the podium in France. Ad In the men's, Birk Ruud of Norway kept up his dominance in the slopestyle with his third victory of the season.