Alpine skiing: Crawford shock leader of men's combined after Super-G

[ASFN Admin]

CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (Reuters) - Canadian James Crawford stunned the field when he took pole position in the men's combined event at the world alpine skiing championships as he clinched the super-G with a time 0.08 seconds ahead of Frenchman Alexis Pinturault on Monday. Down in 32nd position on the starting grid, Crawford produced a flawless run to finish ahead of a stack of more heralded rivals before the afternoon's slalom leg of the event. Pinturault finished 0.22 seconds ahead of third-placed Austrian Vincent Kriechmayr, who is bidding for his third gold medal of the championships after he claimed the downhill and super-G golds last week.

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