Saturday, March 3, 2012

Zettel favored to match Vonn's tally of 2 golds

Kathrin Zettel already has one gold from the World Championships and will be favorite to take a second as she turns to her best event when she skis the giant slalom on Thursday.

The 22-year-old Austrian has won three of six World Cup GS races this season and showed she is in good form with an unexpected run to a super-combined victory last Friday.

"I have the best chance in GS. I hope I can have a good day," said Zettel, who aims to match Lindsey Vonn's tally of two golds at these championships.

Zettel leads a strong Austrian challenge that got a late boost when World champion Nicole Hosp declared herself ready to race just five weeks …

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