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Innerhofer wins men's World Cup downhill

Italy's Christof Innerhofer authored a near-perfect run Friday to win men's alpine skiing World Cup downhill ahead of Norwegians Aksel Lund Svindal and Kjetil Jansrud.

Christof Innerhofer of Italy skis toward the finish during the FIS Alpine World Cup Men's Downhill in Beaver Creek, Colorado.

Innerhofer clocked 1min 41.69sec on the "Birds of Prey" piste to beat Svindal -- winner of last weekend's downhill and super-g races at Lake Louise -- by 23-hundredths of a second.

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